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Old 12-22-2010, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by stormatsea45
I have one and use it for certain things. Always for SID quilting, grid work, putting on binding, pot holders, and any other time when I'm afraid that the regular presser foot will push the top layer of fabric more than I want. That's the whole idea behind walking feet or even feed is that both layers of fabric are fed into the machine at an even rate, thus keeping all the layers the same and not twisting, pushing, or moving the top one in a direction that you don't want it to go. I know that some people use one for piecing, but I personally don't like it for that, I'd rather use my quarter inch foot.
Those of us with Pfaff's use a 1/4 inch foot with their "walking foot". This is one of the reason's I will always own a Pfaff. I haven't sewn on anything that compares to it yet.
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