I love this foot. Aside from aesthetically being a beautiful little machine, it works really well. It’s amazingly easy to use, despite the complex appearance – and fun! The ruffler is practically perfect.

With that, let’s understand the bits and bobs on it. The ruffler attaches with the fork (B) over the needle clamp. This can be quite fiddly to get on, but it helps to have the needle bar as high as possible. Once it’s screwed in, check out the flat lever in the front (E). The numbers are how many stitches between pleats, and * means no pleats. The screw on top (C) is the depth of the pleat (some rufflers have a secondary numbered switch for precise depth). The lever on the side, (F) can also be adjusted for a deeper pleat. So if you want a very, very ruffled ruffle, choose 1 on the lever and tighten that top screw down. If you want just a hint of ruffle, use 12 and loosen the top screw.

Finally, the fabric guides on the foot will give you a perfect 1/4 inch seam. There’s a few options with feeding fabric through, so if you are brave you can make your ruffle and sew it to the base fabric all in one step. I would suggest though just starting with a single layer.

Once you have played with your settings and are happy, it’s pretty easy to finish up the block we started last week. Use the teal strips already hemmed and the grey previously cut to continue.

Adjust pleat depth to desired position (I made this as far in as I could easily tighten the screw) and set the stitch lever to 6. Place grey under foot and through second fabric guide left to right and under the separator labeled J. Pull teal above bottom guides and below flat spring labeled H. Sew entire length of grey. Trim teal even with grey.

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