Originally Posted by AndiR
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!
Thank you so much for the tips. I want to try free motion, but I don't have enough confidence to try that yet. The use of the walking foot for binding is fantastic! That always gives me a fit and it makes sense that if it feeds evenly then the binding won't be puckered. Thank you, thank you.