I don't know what the walking foot is for.

Can you explain it to me? What do I do with it?

Hugs

Caroline

You use it when you have layers of fabric to move them at the same time. Very useful for machine quilting :thumbup:

I am sure others will also answer with more details , but this is my understanding of it :wink: LOL

You know how your feed dogs have little teeth? These feed the bottom piece of fabric through the sewing machine. The walking foot does the same thing with the top piece of fabric so that your top and bottom fabrics on your quilt sandwich go through at the same rate and does not create puckers.

It's for helping many layers of fabric move evenly as you are sewing.

It has a little foot like the feed dog and a lever that rests on the presser foot bar. It helps move the top layer of fabric and keep the layers moving evenly.

Where have you been? I've been missing you. Was hoping your health is good.
Those with more experience will explain it better than I can but I will say:
You put the walking foot on the machine when you have your quilt sandwich ready to quilt. Check your user manual to see what stitches you can use when you have the walking foot on. YOU CAN NOT REVERSE on most machines. You have that brand new fancy machine so I don't know about that but I would say no reverse.
The walking foot keeps the top fabric moving at the same speed that the feed dogs are pulling the backing.
Without the walking foot the top will pull harder than the feed dogs and you get wrinkles and puckers.
How'd I do? I stole the information from another post I read today. I am going out now to look for the link and will edit.
This is a good one but not the one I had in mind. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-40867-1.htm
I found it! Read LoriS response in this post. It explains it perfectly. http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-48833-1.htm#1145506
Good luck.

Hi dsb,

Thank you... it's nice to be missed - LOL LOL.... Starting to feel a little better and even managed a bit of sewing the day before yesterday. It's very frustrating as I am so close to finishing my quilt top (she has been a hard slog) and I would love to have the energy to finish her.... just not quite there yet... but I have been lurking... just not for long as I am still getting tired by 10 pm ish!

Hugs

Caroline

10 pm is time for everyone to be tired and ready for sleep. !!

I use mine for all piecing. It is my foot that is on the machine about 90% of the time. I only take it off if I need a specality foot. My piecing is better now because both the top and bottom layer of fabric move at the same time through the machine.

works for me