I love my walking foot for quilting, but it also has other uses. My sister needed a pair of jeans hemmed, and I was in a hurry and figured I would leave that foot on. It worked wonderful, went through all the thicknesses of the denim like butter, no strain on the machine and didn't break the needle. I have also used it to hem regular slacks, and I don't get that extra little bit fabric bunched up or puckers at the end.