Curve Master 1/4" Presser Foot

I was a little skeptical about this foot, but after watching a youtube video on its use, I decided to try it. The foot comes with several adaptors, so should fit most machines. I have two different machines, one a low-shank and the other a high-shank, and I'm able to use this foot on both, using one of the adaptors for the high-shank machine. This foot makes sewing curves much easier - it seems like it wouldn't help, but it really does. The small package has the instructions printed on the back, and there was a bar code stuck across the back, so impossible to read, but again, back to that youtube video which solved the problem. If you do any sewing of curves, I recommend this foot.

I was having such a hard time piecing curves, so I decided to give this a try based on all the magical reviews. Well, it didn't work for me. First of all, it wouldn't even go on my machine correctly. My primary machine needed an adapter, so I put the adapter on, but after that, instructions say to screw it in properly. Screw it in where? There are no holes on the adapter for any hole to go into! It simply clamps on, but wouldn't fit properly, and when I tried sewing with it anyway, hoping the clamp would hold, it made this horrible sound and I was afraid I'd damage my machine.I then tried it on my secondary machine which is a snap-on, so no adapter is required. This time it did finally go on ... but it didn't do what it promised. The curved pieces still went in very unevenly. Supposedly there's a learning curve, but I tried and tried until I was about to throw it from frustration. It just doesn't work for me. And yes, I've watched all the videos, but if I was as skilled as those people in the videos, I wouldn't need this foot to begin with, I'd stick to a regular 1/4" foot with an edge, at least it'll be made of metal and will fit on my main machine.

Having never made a quilt before I jumped in with the double wedding ring. I know crazy right. This foot has really helped with all those curves. I just snapped it on my brother se 400 and went. I watched a YouTube video and followed the directions and was up and sewing curves in minutes. I'm not sure what others mean about a learning curve. This thing just does it for you. The only draw back I can see is that it is plastic. And cheap plastic at that. If someone would come out with a metal one I would pay twice as much. I sure hope it doesn't break before I finish my quilt.

I don't have a lot of experience with curved piecing and was attempting to finish a Judy Niemeyer quilt. After trying to piece the first few curved pieces, I got online to look for some tutorial videos. Someone posted a video using the Curve Master which made it look simple...almost too simple to be true. I decided to give it a try and couldn't believe that my first piece turned out perfectly just as shown on the video without using any pins! The foot snaps on my Janome without the adapter so it was quick and easy to use. Love it!!

Let me start by saying that I tend to work on sampler quilts that are fairly detailed. (I am currently working on a quilt with 144 different 6 inch blocks.) Two of these blocks have the 6 inches further divided into 16 blocks (Rocky Road to Dublin and Fool's Puzzle) which makes for VERY small CURVED pieced work (1.5x1.5 inch squares).I don't tend to like quilts with many curves (just as a personal aesthetic) so I don't deal with curves often. What I can say is that while I find them fiddly I generally don't have too many issues with pinning and sewing curves. However, the 2 blocks I mentioned before are killer!I was hoping this foot was going to be the answers to my prayers. Unfortunately no.Before use I watched YouTube videos. I didn't assume that I would be a pro using it the very first try. I tried my small curve sewing more than a few times before coming to my conclusion.Also, before writing this post I did a couple Drunkard's Path blocks at various sizes to see how the foot worked on curves other than the 1.5" sq blocks that I was working. Drunkard's Path blocks at 12", 9" and 6" square, work like a charm. So if you are one of those people that are working at I dare say the 'usual' quilt size I think this would work for you and speed up your process.Myself, I didn't get around to trying the foot in the 30 day return window, but I would have returned it simply because I don't find standard curves that difficult. I don't usually have to do many of them when I do and I'm not a person to do 'quilt in a day' type projects, so it wouldn't get used very often. Since I am over my return window, I'll pull it out if I have the need or maybe I'll sell it on Ebay.

I was having a heck of a time on a new quilting project with curved piecing: pinning-basting-ripping out and starting all over. There must be a better way, I thought, so I went Googling and found this Curve Master Presser Foot--I ordered it from Amazon marketplace. I was skeptical but it is indeed Fabulous--I tried it out this morning, fits perfectly on my Viking--and works exactly as described. I am so jazzed. It takes a couple of tries to get the idea--but after that, a breeze. Why have I not heard of this before? Fast shipping too.