Jim's Gem

Depends on the stitch. Not very often. I do use it to sew on my bindings. I have a favorite stitch I like to use on diagonal quilting and can't use the walking foot cause you can't go backwards with one of those.

wolph33

for binding I always use it-it is a mess without it-too much shifting

fabric_fancy

i don't use mine either.

tjradj

I always use a walking foot. The only time it's not on is if the zipper foot or the free motion foot is on.

Annaquilts

I use mine. It sounds like there is something wrong with her walking foot or machine. It should not pucker. Just the opposite. I use mine to put on bindings, do stitch in the ditch or sew straight lines to quilt the quilt.

Skittl1321

I don't think you would get puckers FMQing unless you basted poorly, since the machine is not feeding the fabric.

I've never had a pucker FMQ (and my basting isn't great), but I get them HORRIBLY, TERRIBLY when I straightline quilt, because the machine feeds the bottom at a different rate than the top. I'm buying a walking foot this weekend, because it is just not worth my time picking out rows and trying to do them again with less shifting.

I only stitch in the ditch to outline areas for FMQing, but the puckers I've been experiencing are just not pretty! (I guess I could have tried adjusting the presser foot pressure, but I'm not really sure how to decide how to adjust it, and don't really have the material availble for trial and error...)

irishrose

I SITDed with the 301 to outline the blocks on several quilts. No walking foot and no puckers. I would loosen your tension a little. The Elna needs a walking foot because it has a non adjustable tension. It's supposed to automatically judge how much pressure is needed, but it's too much for SITD.

bluteddi

I do not use a walking foot.....I keep thinking about getting one. To see so many ppl NOT using a walking foot makes me think twice about even needing it.... will follow posts....

sewingsuz

I use one alot when i have 3 thickness. Mine works great, i could not live without this.

shnnn

I hate my walking foot - it gets bound up and bounces sideways, so my straight lines wind up with jogs in them. But, once I finally gave up on it, I realized I don't really need it.