Machine Sewing Made Easier.
The Cotton Patch supplies the Pfaff GrandQuilter, perfect for patchwork and quilting. We also recommend the Bernina Aurora 440QE sewing machine with its BSR foot. Click here for details.
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The Pfaff GrandQuilter is an excellent standalone machine or can be used in conjunction with the Grace Machine Quilter. |
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Sewing Machine Accessories
Enhance your patchwork and quilting experience with these two superb feet. Both are patented designs so you won't find anything quite like them on any other machine. The Big Foot now comes as standard with the Anniversary Edition.
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The Big Foot is a giant darning foot designed to give more control with free-motion quilting and embroidery. It is a patented design so you won't find anything quite like it on another machine. We have been selling the Big Foot for several years-usually to customers who have seen it demonstrated at classes or shows. The Big Foot is now included with all Anniversary Edition sewing machines together with all the other accessories that make things easier for Patchwork and Quilters such as the satin stitch foot, quarter inch foot and walking foot. The Big foot normally retails at £25 so this makes the Anniversary Edition, at just £340, even better value for money! |
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sewing machine we are offering the Big Foot at the special price of just
£19.95 plus postage. The Big Foot has several variations and will fit
most brands of sewing machine. When you order please state what type of
fitting you have (for example, low shank, high shank, Viking, Bernina) plus
the make and model of your machine.
If you have a Bernina you will require a long shank adapter. This allows the Low Shank fitting to fit onto the adapter and can also be used for other low shank feet. The adapter costs £11.95 (W8036). |
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...and if it's not Big , it must be...Little!
The Little Foot is a clear plastic (Lexan ®) foot for sewing accurate 1/4" seams. The right edge is 1/4" from the centre while the left edge is approximately 3/8" from the centre giving you better control as it covers most of the feed dogs. It also has 1/4" notches in front and behind the needle position, designed to help with starting , stopping and pivoting. |
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Little Foot will fit a wide range of machines with a snap-on foot version for certain machines, including the Anniversary Edition. When you order your machine please state what type of fitting you have (for example, low shank, high shank, Viking, Bernina) plus the make and model of your machine. We will send the version to fit your machine. Little Foot, £14.95 |
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Wouldn't your machine quilting be easier if you had a larger surface area to work over? If your answer is "yes" then you need the Sew Steady Portable Table. Click here for further details.
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The Tilt'able™ is a moulded sewing platform which can be used with all portable sewing machines in order to tilt the machine forward toward the user. Doing this allows the user to maintain a better posture when sewing. The benefits of using the Tilt'able are in terms of less fatigue, back and shoulder ache and an enhanced view of the needle. For more information on the ergonomic advantages of this product click here. |
Tips for Comfortable Sewing
Sewing can be an enjoyable hobby and is an excellent outlet for creativity. Being so involved in that creativity and not taking breaks can mean that joints and muscles start aching. There are a number of reasons why this happens:
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Rounding
the shoulders and leaning forward takes the head out of alignment with the spine
leading to pain in the shoulders and neck.
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Machine
sewing with one hip forward on the foot pedal and one foot back can skew the
pelvis causing lower back pain.
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Being
immobile for long periods leads to muscles becoming sore.
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Repetitive
strain injury can occur from doing the same movements again and again.
Take
a look at how you set up your sewing area and assess whether you:
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Sit
at the sewing machine square on so that your hips, legs and knees are balanced
and in alignment.
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Use
an adjustable office-type chair with lumbar support and adjustable seat and
height mechanisms to get a comfortable fit.
Click
here for more information about our Horn
Hobby Chair.
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Tilt
your sewing machine so that you don’t have to bend over it to see where
you’re sewing. Click
here for more information about the Tilt’able™
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Take
a 10 minute break every hour to stretch your muscles – try gentle exercises
such as shoulder rotations forward and backward, gentle twisting from the hip
and stretching to the side.
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If
you have been focusing on your machine sewing your eyes may be tired and also
need some gentle limbering up – try eye rotations up and down, to the side and
diagonally. Another useful exercise
it to hold a finger about 12 inches from your face to focus on and then focus on
the far distance (repeat several times).
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Select
an area that is well-lit and investigate the options for replacing bulbs with
Daylight Bulbs or Lamps. Click
here for more information on Daylight Products.