When I bought my Bernina 1530, a walking foot did NOT come with it. I don't have dual feed on my older Bernina. Tartan is right, I too use it for when I am quilting straight lines. I finally wore out my walking foot and tried a generic. It didn't work that well. I was finally able to find an older walking foot that had not been used on eBay. Do some shopping on Google and if you feel you need to get one, then I would try to find one selling at a discounted price. But you may find out you don't need one. Good luck. Glad you were able to take a class.