Originally Posted by Momma_K
Ok, I'm not all that new to quilting but...what is the difference between a regular foot and a walking foot? I know the darning foot and button hole but not so much a Walking foot? Can anyone help??
A walking foot feeds the top fabric at the same rate as the feed dogs feed the bottom fabric, it is especially useful on plaids, quilted items where the layers tend to shift, and on velvets and slippery fabrics. The tendency with a regular foot is for the presser foot to push the top layer towards you while the feed dogs pull the bottom fabric away from you causing misalignment. Hope this helps, its a great item and I keep mine on my 401 all the time. I use it for both straight and zig zag stitches. :-)