Quilting with a Walking Foot
10-21-2014, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by GrammieJan
I just finished quilting a baby quilt using my walking foot, rather slowly. I had problems with dragging, so it was very difficult to SID because I had pieced baby strips and the pastel colors were too much alike for my poor vision (just recently learned I have glaucoma). Also, the walking foot did not feed very well for some reason, it has never failed me before, but then this is my first try using it on a quilt sandwich. It had a small folded lump at the end of strips where there was a horizontal section to stop at. I always make sure to put the bar in place. Maybe I did not have the sandwich stretched enough.
it is not a generic walking foot, but a Bernina foot, like the machine I was using.
it is not a generic walking foot, but a Bernina foot, like the machine I was using.
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10-21-2014, 05:31 AM
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I second HomekeepingGran's comments! I only quilt with my walking foot and Jacquie's Craftsy clslass "Creative quilting with Walking Foot" was great!! Gave me lots of new quilting design ideas using the WF. I also go at slow speed, slower than piecing. Sewing fast does not get me good results!
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10-21-2014, 05:33 AM
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I second HomekeepingGran's comments! I only quilt with my walking foot and Jacquie's Craftsy clslass "Creative quilting with Walking Foot" was great!! Gave me lots of new quilting design ideas using the WF. I also go at slow speed, slower than piecing. Sewing fast does not get me good results!
10-21-2014, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2
I find that my stitching is better at slower speeds, so is the accuracy of my piecing. Speed never gets you anywhere safely. You want to do your best.
10-21-2014, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by colorfulom
Great words of wisdom from Jacquie Gering in her Craftsy class on Creative Quilting With Your Walking Foot (my favorite Craftsy class so far!) - "it's called a walking foot, not a running foot." When in doubt, slow down.
10-22-2014, 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by colorfulom
Great words of wisdom from Jacquie Gering in her Craftsy class on Creative Quilting With Your Walking Foot (my favorite Craftsy class so far!) - "it's called a walking foot, not a running foot." When in doubt, slow down.
10-22-2014, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by colorfulom
Great words of wisdom from Jacquie Gering in her Craftsy class on Creative Quilting With Your Walking Foot (my favorite Craftsy class so far!) - "it's called a walking foot, not a running foot." When in doubt, slow down.
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