Only using grids for machine quilting?
 

Does anyone use either diagonal or grid lines only when machine quilting their quilt on a home sewing machine? I just bought an even feed foot and I'm thinking of just using this type of patterns for my quilts - at least for starters.

Oh yes... I call it 'straight line quilting'. Simple and effective.

I only do straight line quilting. I just prefer it. I use that blue painters' tape and put it where I want to sew. Then I just stitch next to it. Works very well for me. Or sometimes I just stitch in the ditch....even easier. Or sometimes I just stitch about 1/4 inch from the ditch. :) I have made over 100 quilts, and I have done straight line quilting with all of them.

Dina

Yes, I do it all the time and they are turning out very well. I do use Warm and Natural batting which is 10 inch that you can quilt it up to that measurement. I usually use 2 1/2" up to 6 inches on the blocks...diagonal or on the sides and outline. Love my quilts making them complete at home.

I do it alot and I like how they turn out. Sometimes I set the lines on angle and the quilting looks like diamonds :)

You can do more than straight lines with a walking foot. Here's a link.

http://www.isewfree.com/free-quilt-p...quilt-designs/

And another

http://www.dsquilts.com/quilts.asp?P...20&ImageID=987

And another

http://blog.petitdesignco.com/2012/1...-quilting.html

Get this book: One Line at a Time by Charlotte Warr Andersen. She shows you how to do perfect designs to get with a walking foot. I prefer crosshatch (grid) quilting to the elaborate fancy quilting. I use the 4ft and 6 ft 2 1/2 wide straight edge (bought at Lowe's) to mark my lines. I use Crayola Ultra Clean fine line markers. I use the blue ones the most. I go criss cross, straight, diagonal, and big zig zag. I use spray basting and every inch of the quilt top and backing is stuck down. Not one inch to move out of place. I don't have tucks or wrinkles. I start in the center or at the corner and stitch on the line. I do all my quilts at home now using this method. No thread tails!

I received a walking foot as a holiday gift and have been playing with it for recent quilts. I have a guide on mine, so I can make parallel lines up to 3" apart and only need to mark the first line, which is a nice feature. I've done parallel lines of various width spacings, lines radiating out from a central star, orange peel with gentle curves, lines at 60 degree angles and now I'm working on a "plaid" by making a crosshatch with 3 colors of thread/widths of spacing.

I plan to do some free motion in the future, but for now I'm happy to play with the possibilities of the walking foot.

A chevron quilting pattern looks great, especially on Warm Wishes and block style patterns. I use it often on kids' quilts.