JoJo, I didn't know it could work! Oh, well, I really like the two #37 feet I already have, so I'll just stick with them. Judy

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Judy, my dealer gave me the 57 foot when I bought my 9mm Bernina. I asked her about it because I had heard that it would damage your feed dogs. She swears it will not and even warranties that if there is ever a problem she will fix it for free. I've been using it now for over a year with no ill effects. She's been doing it for years and years and has never had a problem.

I purchased the 37 foot also because I'm a foot addict and one can never have enough feet! I like them both.

JoJo

It all depends on the size of your feed dogs. My 435 has 9mm feed dogs and the #57 won't work. I really like the #37 and have one for my 210 and 435 Berninas. Judy in Torrance

I have both 37 and 57 feet, I mainly use the 57 for regular piecing and love it, but the 37 is more than adequate and if you need bobbins, I'd say get bobbins first, they're more useful.

I have got the equivalent foot for my Janome - the one with the bar on the edge. I find I have to adjust the needle position slightly to get a scant 1/4" seam that I prefer, but I think that is common with a lot of machines anyway. I find the foot with the 'edge' really useful, and use it all the time I am doing a 1/4" seam. It is easier on the eyes!

I know what you mean- those gadgets are so much fun. Since I have purchased the Bernina Volume I & II books I have really learned what those feet are capable of doing. Volume III is waiting for me for my birthday.

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Hoo boy, I know! It is fun having an array of tools in the toolbox. Reading all the posts here has gotten me excited again, and I definitely will be adding this foot to my collection. I'll just have to decide when --this sale or the summer sale.

It's not so much a matter of being able to afford it, but I try to control myself because this hobby could so easily become a money pit! More fabrics, more feet, more notions . . . That's why I set a budget and try really hard to stick to it. [/quote]

For me, part of the fun of quilting is collecting all of the tools and gadgets. Bernina feet is a major part of this. It's not a question of "is it worth it" for me, as much as "how can I use that one". Like, take a class, buy a foot! I love it. Now about fabric....

I have the 37 and the 57 and use both about equally. The guide on the side does NOT touch the feed dogs and when it arrives it is set at a generous 1/4 inch, you just need to tighten the screw in the back!

Jean in Windsor, ON

I have a 1/4 inch foot for my Pfaff with the bar and one with out. I use them both, depending on what I'm sewing and love them both for different things. I didn't think I would need the foot with the bar before I got it, but once I did, and started using it, I wouldn't be with out it.

If you really need something to help guide your fabric for an accurate seam you can always use post it notes (a small stack of the kind that have the sticky on one side not the kind that pop up from every other side) and measure from your needle the 1/4 inch. Or put anything else that is sticky and easily removed on the bed of your machine for your seam allowance.

It may not be as convienent to put on and take off as a foot would be, but if you can't afford the foot now, and need something, it would be better than nothing.

Diane in Colorado Springs

I didn't like the foot at first, I have one for my 630 and the 57d for my 830... now I hate to piece without it, I've come to love it!

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I use the #37 foot and was able to slide a bar in the back of it tightening it with a screw. I think I got the bar with my machine.
It works fine for me. Denise

Thanks for the responses everyone.

"Easier on the eyes" is one of the reasons I'm attracted to the foot (my eyes tend to dry and blur easily), but I will definitely do more research regarding whether it is an accurate 1/4" and whether it wears down the feed dogs. I may wait on the foot until the summer when my dealer usually runs a big early bird sale. The earliest "birds" can get up to 40% off just about everything in the store (that's how I got my machine!!)