mltquilt

Never used my walking foot for piecing but do use it for quilting my quilts and sewing on binding. Also use it when top stitching on a bag which usually is two pieces that already have been quilted.

mltquilt

cmw0829

I've never used it for piecing but my machine has dual feed (Janome 7700) and I was thinking of getting the accufeed 1/4" foot to use with it. A lady on my Janome board posted a video showing how she got greater accuracy with it.

At class last Tuesday, the lady in front of me was using her walking foot for piecing.

Skittl1321

My machine.feeds "regular".fabric.very evenly without the.walking foot. It is for lots of layers, very slippery/stretchy or stripes, not cotton prints.

QuiltnNan

no, i don't use it for piecing. generally the pins hold it as it should

nursie76

The only time I have used my walking foot for piecing is when I forgot to take it off. LOL Normally the only time I use it is when I am quilting or putting the binding on something. Now I have a Bernina 830 that has dual feed, so I have a 1/4 inch foot and the dual feed, and I use it for all my piecing.

Rose Marie

Cant imagine using the walking foot for piecing. Very unfriendly for piecework.
My Viking has some kind of fabric sensor feed built in.
I just use my regular foot and needle down for piecwork. I dont even pin.

leatheflea

I use mine for piecing if its already on there. I see no reason to keep changing out the foot if I can do multiple tasks with one foot.

Candace

Walkingfeet are big, noisy, slow, clunky, and obscure vision a bit, so I use mine for quilting on my vintage machines only. Though on my Bernina 830 it has dual feed built in so I use that while piecing

cattailsquilts

I have a Pfaff with IDT, which is is a built-in walking foot. I use it whenever I'm doing anything that isn't using the decorative stitches. So yes, I use my walking foot when piecing.

grann of 6

Yes, I have that on all my Vikings and love it, but sewing with fleece or flannel, you still get a little shifting and stretching of the top layer. The multi-purpose walking foot is a godsend for that. I keep it on one machine all the time. I think once you get used to using the walking foot, you will find you can't be without it. We all get used to doing things a certain way, and are hesitant to try new ways.