Sewing hopping foot with ruler guide

A hopping foot assembly for a sewing machine having a needle, the hopping foot assembly comprising:

• a hopping foot base shaped to include a needle opening that extends axially therethrough relative to an axis,
• a hopping foot arm that extends from the hopping foot base and configured to be coupled to the sewing machine to fix the hopping foot base relative to the sewing machine, and
• a rotating ruler guide coupled to the hopping foot base and configured rotate about the axis relative to the hopping foot base, wherein the rotating ruler guide is configured to engage an edge of a ruler that defines a path and rotate to maintain engagement with the edge of the ruler during use of the sewing machine,
• wherein the rotating ruler guide comprises:
• a guide-attachment body shaped to include a top side surface, a bottom side surface opposite the top side surface, and a plurality of lateral edge surfaces that extend between and interconnect the top and bottom side surfaces, the guide-attachment body configured to engage the ruler so as to align the needle with the path, and
• a plurality of guide-attachment tabs that each extend from one of the plurality of lateral edge surfaces of the guide-attachment body, the plurality of guide-attachment tabs includes a first tab that extends from a first edge surface included in the plurality of lateral edge surfaces, a second tab that extends from a second edge surface included in the plurality of lateral edge surfaces, a third tab that extends from a third edge surface in an opposite direction as the first tab, and a fourth tab that extends from a fourth edge surface in an opposite direction as the second tab.

A hopping foot assembly for a sewing machine having a needle, the hopping foot assembly comprising:

• a hopping foot base shaped to include a needle opening that extends axially therethrough relative to an axis,
• a hopping foot arm that extends from the hopping foot base and configured to be coupled to the sewing machine to fix the hopping foot base relative to the sewing machine, and
• a rotating ruler guide coupled to the hopping foot base and configured rotate about the axis relative to the hopping foot base, wherein the rotating ruler guide is configured to engage an edge of a ruler that defines a path and rotate to maintain engagement with the edge of the ruler during use of the sewing machine, wherein rotating ruler guide comprises:
• a guide-attachment body,
• a guide-attachment clip coupled to the guide-attachment body and configured to pivot relative to the guide-attachment body about a pivot axis that is perpendicular to the axis, the guide-attachment clip shaped to define a groove that mates with the edge of the ruler to couple the rotating ruler guide to the ruler, and
• a spring located between the guide-attachment body and the guide-attachment clip and configured to bias the guide-attachment clip into engagement with the edge of the ruler.

A hopping foot assembly for a sewing machine having a needle, the hopping foot assembly comprising:

• a ruler, and
• a hopping foot base shaped to define a needle opening that extends axially therethrough relative to an axis to allow the needle to extend into and out of fabric during use of the sewing machine,
• a hopping foot arm that extends axially from the hopping foot base relative to the axis and configured to be coupled to the sewing machine to fix the hopping foot base relative to the sewing machine, and
• a rotating ruler guide coupled to the hopping foot base and configured rotate about the axis relative to the hopping foot base,
• wherein the rotating ruler guide is configured to engage an edge of the ruler that defines a path and rotate to maintain engagement with the edge of the ruler to allow a user to follow the path with the needle of the sewing machine during use of the sewing machine.