Bernina Walking foot - worth the $$??
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Bernina Walking foot - worth the $$??
Hi All-
Was going to buy a new machine this weekend, but then decided I can live with what I have. I want to purchase a walking foot for my Bernina but they are kinda pricey..what are your thoughts on this foot? I mainly want it for sewing on bindings, but I will tell you that I think the regular foot is fine..thoughts before I go shell out the $$.
JC
Was going to buy a new machine this weekend, but then decided I can live with what I have. I want to purchase a walking foot for my Bernina but they are kinda pricey..what are your thoughts on this foot? I mainly want it for sewing on bindings, but I will tell you that I think the regular foot is fine..thoughts before I go shell out the $$.
JC
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I have a Bernina 1230 and a walking foot.
I'd say the walking foot is really nice to have if you want to quilt with it -- either straight line or wavy line. For that purpose, I think it is worth the money.
I don't bother to use the walking foot for sewing on binding because I don't seem to need it. My Bernina seems to feed well, and the only thing I do is hold the binding slightly taut while I sew. I prefer doing this to using the walking foot because the foot is bulky and not that easy to put on and take off.
I'd say the walking foot is really nice to have if you want to quilt with it -- either straight line or wavy line. For that purpose, I think it is worth the money.
I don't bother to use the walking foot for sewing on binding because I don't seem to need it. My Bernina seems to feed well, and the only thing I do is hold the binding slightly taut while I sew. I prefer doing this to using the walking foot because the foot is bulky and not that easy to put on and take off.
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I have a Brother. In the past three years I bought two walking feet from online that supposedly fit my machine, for about $20 each. They never worked. So I broke down and bought one at a Brother store for $77. It works like a charm and runs smooth as silk. To me it's worth the money.
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