I use a quarter inch foot I bought that has a guard on it. Bernina #57. It is a real help. As far as using the walking foot for piecing, no I only use it for when the fabric layers are too heavy to slide under the foot easily. The foot is intended to feed the fabric evenly both top and bottom which allows matching up plaids or prints perfectly.
On the other hand I do use it for straight or stitching in the ditch quilting. It works great for that.
Last edited by RedGarnet222; 01-10-2014 at 09:33 AM.