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Old 04-16-2016, 08:24 PM
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I use my regular foot. I sew the binding to the back, then turn to the front and sew by machine. I tried the walking foot one time and found no difference and didn't like the bulk of the walking foot.
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Old 04-17-2016, 12:41 AM
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I'm an advocate for using the walking foot, too. Prevents bowing or waving of your outer edge! I always hand-sew it to the back, though. My way of putting a little lovin' into the final stitches!
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Old 04-17-2016, 03:26 AM
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I don't use a walking foot but like Mariposa I sew on the back first and then use a decorative stitch on the front.
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Old 04-17-2016, 03:54 AM
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I do not - don't even own a walking foot! My machine has no issues with going through that many layers. I also wait to trim my quilts AFTER the binding is machine sewn to the front so I have a little more fabric to hang on to while doing that step.
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Old 04-17-2016, 05:05 AM
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I never have. The few times I have attempted to use my walking foot I had problems and did not like the way it sewed. Straight line quilting had more puckers and I had to do a lot of ripping. I prefer my plain old quarter inch foot.
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Old 04-17-2016, 05:38 AM
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I always use a walking foot to get better results.
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Old 04-17-2016, 07:18 AM
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I always use my walking foot to put my binding on the front then hand stitch it to the back. The walking foot seems to keep the layers all even and together.
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Old 04-17-2016, 08:34 AM
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I have always used my walking foot to apply the binding. I feel the even feed/walking foot helps put the binding on right and also helps my machine feed dogs not wear out. Just something I thought of, not anything I have ever heard. Makes sense to me though.
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Old 04-17-2016, 03:53 PM
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I just use my regular 1/4" foot though I'm sure the walking foot would do a better job. No shifting as others have mentioned.
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Old 04-17-2016, 04:08 PM
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Depends on which machine I am using, so sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. It is fine both ways.
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