Originally Posted by STAR
I would want to go slow just so I don't mess up! here is a list of a few things that I'm not sure of
needle up/down (is that where you can lift up the needle to get your piece underneath it?)
walking foot and darning foot
I don't have the needle up function either but I think it's where you can set it to automtically leave the needle in the fabric when you stop sewing - you should always start with needle down, if you don't have this function, you have to manually put the needle down every time;
You need a walking foot for quilting striaght lines and putting on binding - it 'walks' up an down over the sandwich so the layers don't shift. The darning foot is what I called the 'Big Foot' - it's a big, round job that you use for free motion quilting (don't EVER admit to being able to do darning, mending or putting on buttons - I tell my family I can't do THAT kind of sewing! :lol: )