Machine quilting with a Pfaff 7570 Creative
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I would like to try machine quilting on my Pfaff Creative. The book I'm reading on machine quilting says to use a walking foot -- I looked in my Pfaff manual, and saw nothing about a walking foot. I called a local Pfaff dealer, and the person told me that I should have one "built in" to my machine. I don't know what this means. Does it mean I can just go ahead and quilt with the regular presser foot? I don't have to do anything different? Any advice appreciated.
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Pfaff machines are built with IDT. If you look at the presser foot on your machine you will see a black handle looking thing that hooks underneath where the presser foot is. That is the built in walking foot. If you are going to do stitch in the ditch you don't have to do anything different. I would probably use a 1/4" foot. If you don't understand let me know.
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IDT (or dual feed foot) is great for piecing, but a walking foot is still the best way to quilt as it feeds 3 layers, not 2. You will have better results quilting with a walking foot over a dual feed foot.
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Originally Posted by Candace
IDT (or dual feed foot) is great for piecing, but a walking foot is still the best way to quilt as it feeds 3 layers, not 2. You will have better results quilting with a walking foot over a dual feed foot.
http://www.pfaff.com/global/4156.html
I have the 7550 and when I engage the built-in walking foot, I never have puckers. It works well with the Stitch-in-the-ditch foot too.
#7
Originally Posted by Candace
IDT (or dual feed foot) is great for piecing, but a walking foot is still the best way to quilt as it feeds 3 layers, not 2. You will have better results quilting with a walking foot over a dual feed foot.
#9
Originally Posted by Candace
IDT (or dual feed foot) is great for piecing, but a walking foot is still the best way to quilt as it feeds 3 layers, not 2. You will have better results quilting with a walking foot over a dual feed foot.
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