When I first got my 15-91, I realized I might have a problem. You see, I noticed there was no markings on my needle plate that I could use as guide to make sure I was sewing 1/4”, etc. And considering all my quilt patterns specified sewing a 1/4” seam… I took out my ruler hoping I could use the pressor foot as a guide, but no luck, the pressor foot was only 1/8” in width on the right side.
My mother suggested using painter’s tape but I ended up deciding to go check out etsy. To be clear, I think tape is a FANTASTIC idea, I just figured I couldn’t possibly be the first person to run into this problem.
Sure enough, I found someone selling a needle plate with measurements for the 15-91 on etsy and promptly ordered it. It took 10 days, but it has finally arrived!
Removing the old plate was fairly straight forward. I just used the tool that came with the machine to remove the screws from the old plate and pulled it out. The only awkward part was trying to find room for my hand to remove the back screw. As the needle plate seller recommended, I cleaned out the edges a bit before putting the new plate in and adding the screws back.
The new needle plate seems to fit well although you will notice it is not precisely in the same position as the old plate. The most important thing though is that the feed dogs are smoothly raising and lowering without any issue. And the for the final test, I took out one of my quilting rulers to check the distance from the needle to the measurements on the plate.
Perfect! Not only does the needle plate fit, but the measurements are accurate.