Sewing hopping foot with ruler guide

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

• a circular hopping foot base shaped to include an outer surface and an inner surface that defines 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 outer surface of 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 to allow a user to follow the path with the needle of the sewing machine during use of the sewing machine.