Free motion darning foot
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My first attempt at free motion quilting was yesterday. I used a darning foot. The darning foot went down and up with the needle. It was such a different sewing experience! It came out pretty good and I feel encouraged to keep at it.
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The darning (or quilting) foot "rides" on the fabric, so it does not sit firmly on the fabric like a regular foot. You need to be able to move the fabric freely underneath the foot. However, you still need to bring the foot down with the lever as far as it will go. (I tried to do FMQ without the foot being engaged and the machine screamed at me. I didn't understand why because the foot LOOKED just fine.)
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
The darning (or quilting) foot "rides" on the fabric, so it does not sit firmly on the fabric like a regular foot. You need to be able to move the fabric freely underneath the foot. However, you still need to bring the foot down with the lever as far as it will go. (I tried to do FMQ without the foot being engaged and the machine screamed at me. I didn't understand why because the foot LOOKED just fine.)
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
The darning (or quilting) foot "rides" on the fabric, so it does not sit firmly on the fabric like a regular foot. You need to be able to move the fabric freely underneath the foot. However, you still need to bring the foot down with the lever as far as it will go. (I tried to do FMQ without the foot being engaged and the machine screamed at me. I didn't understand why because the foot LOOKED just fine.)
#7
How can you stand the foot bouncing up and down? That drove me nuts so I tore the foot apart and removed the spring, put a tiny piece of wood in the slot to hold it stationary, and now it doesnt bounce around any more... just glides along on top of the material but only very slightly.
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Originally Posted by LMB
How can you stand the foot bouncing up and down?
#9
Okay thanks, I used mine today but since the foot didn't touch the bottom I wanted to make sure thats the was it works. I did ok for the first time but its going to take lots of practice.
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