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.

For close to $50, I expected a better product from Martelli. I was afraid the cheap plastic shanks would shatter on my high speed Juki, and the adapter shank for the Pfaff did not fit my machine as advertised. There was a tiny metal rod free floating in the package which I finally figured out was part of the main foot, and very unstable once inserted. The instructions on the back of the package were extremely vague, with blurry pics. I returned this product, and ordered individual Dream Stitch curved feet for each of my machines, which was less expensive, more sturdy and worked great.

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!!

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.

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 like shortcuts, and I have watched a few demos on "you tube" of that incredible curve presser foot. I could not believe that you could sew two reverse curves together without pinning the fabric. Amazon was my next click. I received this magical item on time (thk you seller) and I just tried it. After the second trial, i was able to sew the curve as planned, no pinning and perfect finish. Incredible! The only drawback i see is that the presser foot is made of mediocre plastic and looks pretty flimsy - made in China of course - may not last long, but I might be able to make a quilt with a lot of circles as I wanted.

I watched the videos about this foot and was so excited that it could save me from hours of pinning curves, so I ordered it immediately.I got it, attached it to my Juki TQ 2010, and set up my iPad next to me to work along with the video. I'm not sure why, but those first couple of anchor stitches forced the fabric down into the feed dogs and made a mess. After tearing out two different bird's nests, I finally got it going. With all due respect to people who created this foot and the many people who've used it successfully, it was a flop for me. I think part of my problem was, because of my vision, not being able to see the edge on the foot that you're supposed to keep the fabric bumped against (as you can see in the photo, it's clear plastic).Which brings me to this: I gave up and got out my 1/4" foot with the little dropped edge on it, which functions just like the clear plastic foot. Using their video, with my own metal foot, I immediately starting making successful curves. So yes, I spent the money on something that didn't work for me, but in the end, I learned that I could, indeed, do it with my own resources and am now sewing curves pin-free. I'll give the Curve Master to someone one day and hope it works for them.