# US 2014/0150273 A1 · Method and device for sewing designs > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0150273 A1 - Document ID: US20140150273A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/096,975 - Filed: 2013-12-04 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-05 - Inventors: Betty A. Bland - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140150273A1 ## CPC - D05B 21/00: Sewing machines with devices for automatically controlling movement of work-carrier relative to stitch-forming mechanism in order to obtain particular configuration of seam, e.g. program-controlled for sewing collars or for attaching pockets - D05B 97/02: Hand-guided apparatus - D05B: SEWING (appliances for the tailoring trade A41H; sewing tables A47B29/00; sewing in bookbinding B42B2/00; sewing machines modified for knitting D04B39/08) ## Abstract The present disclosure is directed to a device and method for guiding a hopping foot across material in a desired pattern using a manually positionable longarm sewing machine, the device having a rigid guide arm with opposing first and second planar sides, a plurality of notches formed in the edges of the guide arm, and at least one attachment point for mounting on the material. The attachment point can be a circular opening, and an anchor point in the form of a temporary disc affixed to the material is sized and shaped to be slidably received within the circular opening to provide a pivot point for rotation of the guide arm, and the notches are sized and shaped to slidably receive the hopping foot of the longarm sewing machine to guide the hopping foot across the surface of the material. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for guiding a hopping foot across the surface of material in a desired pattern using a manually positionable longarm sewing machine, the device comprising: a rigid guide arm having opposing first and second sides, one of which comprises a planar working surface structured to bear against the surface of the material, the guide arm having an elongate configuration with opposing edges, the guide arm including: a plurality of notches formed in at least one edge of the opposing edges, at least one of the notches structured to engage the hopping foot on the sewing machine; and at least one attachment point on the guide arm; and an anchor member structured to be releasably coupled to the material and to be releasably coupled to the guide arm to provide a pivot point for the guide arm to rotate about the anchor member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the guide arm is formed of transparent material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the anchor member comprises at least one engagement device for releasably engaging the material without damaging the material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The device of claim 3 wherein the at least one engagement device comprises at least one prong extending from a bottom surface of the anchor member and having an “L” shape comprising an extension leg and an engagement foot extending at an angle from the extension leg. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the at least one attachment point on the guide arm comprises a circular opening in at least one end of the guide arm, and the anchor member comprises a disc-shaped body sized and shaped to be slidably received in the circular opening of the guide arm to provide a pivot point for the guide arm to rotate across the surface of the fabric. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the guide arm comprises indicia formed on the top surface and associated with each notch to provide an indication of the distance of the notch from the at least one attachment point. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the guide arm comprises an elongate body and the at least one attachment point comprises a first opening adjacent a first end of the elongate body and a second opening adjacent a second end of the elongate body. ### Claim 8 An system, comprising: a template having at least one engagement point on the template; and an anchor member structured to be releasably coupled to the fabric material and to be releasably engaged with the engagement point on the template to provide a pivot point for the template to rotate about the anchor member when the anchor member is attached to the fabric material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8 wherein the anchor member comprises at least one engagement device for mechanically and releasably engaging the fabric material without damaging or adhering to the material with adhesive. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8 wherein the at least one engagement device comprises at least one prong extending from a bottom surface of the anchor member and having an “L” shape comprising an extension leg and an engagement foot extending at an angle from the extension leg. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8 wherein the at least one engagement point on the template comprises a circular opening in the template, and the anchor member comprises a disc-shaped body sized and shaped to be slidably received in the circular opening of the template to provide a pivot point for the template to rotate on top of the surface of the fabric. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8 wherein the at least one attachment point on the template comprises a circular opening in the template, and the anchor member comprises a disc-shaped body sized and shaped to be slidably received in the circular opening of the guide arm to provide a pivot point for the template to rotate on top of the surface of the fabric. ### Claim 13 An anchoring apparatus for anchoring a template having an engagement point to a fabric material, the apparatus comprising: an anchor member structured to be releasably coupled to the fabric material and to be releasably engaged with the engagement point on the template to provide a pivot point for the template to rotate about the anchor member when the anchor member is attached to the fabric material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the anchor member comprises at least one engagement device for mechanically and releasably engaging the fabric material without damaging or adhering to the material with adhesive. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the at least one engagement device comprises at least one prong extending from a bottom surface of the anchor member and having an “L” shape comprising an extension leg and an engagement foot extending at an angle from the extension leg. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the at least one engagement point on the template is a circular opening in the template, and the anchor member comprises a disc-shaped body sized and shaped to be slidably received in the circular opening of the template to provide a pivot point for the template to rotate on top of the surface of the fabric. ### Claim 17 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8 wherein the at least one attachment point on the template comprises a circular opening in the template, and the anchor member comprises a disc-shaped body sized and shaped to be slidably received in the circular opening of the guide arm to provide a pivot point for the guide arm to rotate on top of the surface of the fabric. ### Claim 18 A template, comprising: an elongate body having first and second mutually opposing ends and first and second elongate sides, a front face and a mutually opposing planar back face; a first arm extending in a first direction from the first side of the body, the first arm having a first side edge formed at an obtuse angle to the first side of the body and a second side edge formed at an acute angle to the body; and a second arm extending in a second direction from the first end of the body, the first arm having a first side edge formed at an acute angle to the second side of the body and a second side edge formed at an obtuse angle to the body; a first foot formed on the first arm; a second foot formed on the second arm; a third foot formed on the second end of the body. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The template of claim 18, further comprising an engagement point formed on the template that comprises an opening formed through the body of the template in communication with the front and back faces of the body.