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Old 08-07-2017, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Quilt30 View Post
Walking foot works great with Baptist Fan motif.
Can you share your technique? I am currently obsessed with trying to successfully quilt this motif and had not thought about using a walking foot.
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Old 08-12-2017, 02:02 PM
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Thanks for pictures, links and photos.
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Old 08-12-2017, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by MsHeirloom View Post
I started by drawing a small circle- trace around a coin or thread spool, then start veering off to about 3/8" about 3/4 of the way around that circle. Keep going around and around. Once I had to stop at the edges of the quilt, I started filling in the four corners. I kept the edge of the walking foot against the previous row in order to space the quilting which is about 3/8-1/2" apart. It took about 8 hours to do the quilt which measured about 45" X 60." My walking foot may be a bit wider than some as it is the one that came with my Janome 6600 which has a built in even-feed function. It is tricky to get started on the initial couple (tight) spirals, but gets much easier as the spirals get larger and the curve shallower. I practiced first on a couple hot pads to get the feel for it. It would also be helpful to practice drawing the initial 2-3 rows.
Thanks! I'm going to practice that a bit.
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After seeing Jacquie Gering mentioned on this very interesting thread, I Googled Jacquie and came across this video which had really motivated me to use my WF for other just straight lines.

[h=1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNgMHqSXjN8 [/h]
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