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Thank you ladies for the info on the 1/4" foot. I am going to get me one. Thanks again. Glenn

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Originally Posted by aorlflood

For those of you who have the 1/4" foot with the side flange/blade...

When you are doing something like hst's where you are not sewing along the edge of the fabric, do you remove the foot and put a regular foot on? Or can you sew with the blade running ACROSS the fabric?

I hope you understand what I am trying to ask...LOL.

I put a regular foot on or sometimes the wide applique foot

Couldn't be without mine.

i bought one and use it all the time love it

Love it for piecing.

Absolutely my best machine foot. A friend got it for my birthday and I would totally be lost without it. Especially trying to learn on my own.I couldn't sew straight for diddle!!! Every sewer should have one!!

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Originally Posted by mpeters1200

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Originally Posted by ktmo815

can someone describe what a walking foot is & what it looks like please?

Firstly, I almost gave up quilting before I got my 1/4" foot. I was going through post-its and wads of tape like crazy. Saw one somewhere and saved forever to get one. I have one with the little blade. I don't sew without it. I am getting into regular sewing now and the seams are bigger. Will be difficult to get used to. Measuring to make sure your foot matches the actual 1/4" from your needle is vitally important....don't ask me why I say that.

Regarding a walking foot. They are, of course, different for different machines, but the premise is the same. It's this big bulky box, usually white, that you attach to the machine. It has a little presser on it that you put onto the screw that holds your needle in. It has another set of feed dogs that go over the top of the fabric to "walk" all 3 layers evenly through the machine. This way, you have feed dogs on the top and bottom of your fabric. I use it whenever I machine quilt that is not free motion, which isn't too often. I also use it to apply my binding on every quilt. Also, I use the birthing method on most baby quilts instead of binding them, I always use my walking foot for that.

If you do a search at the top of this board and type in walking foot, there will be pages and pages of threads to go through, some with pictures too. I'm sorry that my cell phone doesn't do pictures or I would have posted one of mine.

What is the birthing method? I've never heard of that.

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Originally Posted by MommaDorian

All I can say is, "I'm in LOVE". I wish I'd discovered it sooner. Anybody else love theirs? :lol:

Have always had one, and actually own 6 different designs of them. I like all of them as the have measurement marks on them for different sewing purposes.

I would'nt be without mine

The 1/4" ("bladed") foot is one of my favorite and most used! The walking foot comes in a close second. I recently purchased the stitch in the ditch foot (for my Husqvarna Diamond) and I'm going to like it too.