I definitely would recommend buying both feet. The 1/4" foot is the easiest way to keep seams even for me and the walking foot keeps things from bunching up underneath the quilt. You will get a smoother stitching when using the walking foot for attaching binding, having batting between front and backings and anything you just want to keep the tension of the stitches the most even. I have a friend who uses nothing but the walking foot. Have fun testing them out! One hint: on my 1/4" foot I can't do decorative stitches because the hole for the needle to pass through is only a circle----not a wide opening. Be sure to change it when doing some of the fun stitches. Otherwise a broken needle!