Do I have to use a walking foot to quilt?
#4
I tried on my machine and it puckered as I sewed. I didn't like the look. I always have better results with the walking foot. My Janome has the Acufeed foot that is like a walking foot. It works great for quilting.
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I have found that if I *heavily* starch the backing (1:1 solution of Sta-Flo and water), spray starch the top as much as I can, and use basting spray for the layering -- then I can get away without using a walking foot. These things control fabric slippage and stretching enough for me. I wouldn't even try to do straight line quilting on my domestic machine without a walking foot unless I had done all 3 of these things.
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I quilted two baby quilts with a regular pressure foot and the did fine. I did use low loft batting and pin basted heavily to minimize layer shifting. So it can be done. But that being said, a walking foot will be worth the cost in the long run and it will make it lots easier and you will get better overall results.
#10
If you are doing free motion quilting you use a darning foot and lower the feed dogs. Not great for in-the-ditch, but nice to do creative quilting. I don't like the walking foot, but now I use a Sweet 16 sit down quilting machine so don"t need walker, just a Line Tamer ruler.
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