Originally Posted by kimg
I have a question. My machine is a Pfaff and has the IDT. I have read that I do not need to have a walking foot in order to do FMQ. Can someone tell me which foot I should use instead? I am trying to learn. I have done some SITD and straight line quilting, and now it is time to branch out. I am not sure I will ever mater FMQ. I have been looking at Leah Day's videos. I just love her calm and detailed manner. Let me know if you have any tips for a newbie to FMQ.
I love Leah Day's site, also. She is just great. You would use a darning foot for FMQ. Leah has quite a bit about that on her site. With FMQ you either lower your feed dogs or cover them. The walking foot uses the feed dogs on the machine for the underside of your quilt sandwich and has it's own feeding mechanism for the upper side. The whole idea of FMQ is to be able to move your quilt freely in any direction - you can't do that with a walking foot.