Originally Posted by
Genden
I know this sounds like a really stupid question, but here goes. On a domestic sewing machine can you quilt with the feed dogs up? And if so, what kind if quilting would you do and what kind of foot would you need?
Not stupid at all. Yes, you can quilt with the feet up. For straight line quilting you use a walking foot, feet up. For loops, feathers, etc. you use a hopping or quilting foot (non-hopping). Usually you drop the feed dogs when using these but some leave them up and set the stitch length to zero.