Thank you all for your replies. I have a feeling that at times I probably am causing some drag on the quilt and not allowing the feed dogs to do their thing. I do sew very slow when I use the walking foot, but on my Viking I do not have speed control, so I can't always sew as slow as I like. On my Janome I am able to control the speed which is probably why those stitches are a bit more consistent.
Originally Posted by koko
I have a Viking machine that has a pressure foot dial and for normal sewing it is supposed to be set at 4. When using the walking foot for quilting it is supposed to be set at 2.5. It makes a world of difference. I also lengthen my stitches just a tad too so I get nice even stitches.
That's interesting. I have played around with adjusting but not gone so low. I will give this a try. Thanks!
Originally Posted by RugosaB
I have an old Viking, 630, and it's funny you mentioned this. Just today, after having my machine for 20 years, I ordered my first walking foot, got the one from Husqvarna.
I tried it out, and it wasn't even making stitches, just thread lying there. It ended up I needed to loosen the tension on the bobbin. I've never fooled with the bobbin tension before either, but after I turned that little screw, no more problem with stitches.
When this foot came, it was packed with a little plastic pillow type thing, full of air for shipping. We had fun with it, it looked to me like this came all the way from Sweden. My one dog was sure interested in it, maybe it was air from near where a Swedish dog was!
Interesting about the bobbin tension. I am just so leery about adjusting it though. Your dog is a little cutie!!!!