Originally Posted by BettyGee
I just need more practice with it to get to a point where I can do more than straight seams and stiitching in the ditch.
Betty, that's usually the only time I use my walking foot - straight lines or very gentle curves. For curvier patterns like meandering or spirals or leaves or whatever, it's SO slow using a walking foot as you would have to pivot every time you want to change direction. Then it would be much easier to free-motion quilt using a darning foot. (Although it does take more practice to FM quilt.)
The other great time to use a walking foot is when attaching binding - everything feeds in much nicer and no more puckered edges on your quilt!