Bernina Walking foot - worth the $$??
 

Hi All-

Was going to buy a new machine this weekend, but then decided I can live with what I have. I want to purchase a walking foot for my Bernina but they are kinda pricey..what are your thoughts on this foot? I mainly want it for sewing on bindings, but I will tell you that I think the regular foot is fine..thoughts before I go shell out the $$.

JC

I have a Bernina 1230 and a walking foot.

I'd say the walking foot is really nice to have if you want to quilt with it -- either straight line or wavy line. For that purpose, I think it is worth the money.

I don't bother to use the walking foot for sewing on binding because I don't seem to need it. My Bernina seems to feed well, and the only thing I do is hold the binding slightly taut while I sew. I prefer doing this to using the walking foot because the foot is bulky and not that easy to put on and take off.

i,ve brought some on ebay and they work good,i have a bernina 730e artista

I paid almost 100.00 for one for my Viking and really like it. Sure helps.

You saved more then enough by not buying a new machine to buy the walking foot so why fret over buying it or not. Live a little! LOL

The WF is worth the money and don't go generic. Buy the Bernina made one, they're much better quality.

I have a Brother. In the past three years I bought two walking feet from online that supposedly fit my machine, for about $20 each. They never worked. So I broke down and bought one at a Brother store for $77. It works like a charm and runs smooth as silk. To me it's worth the money.

If there is a Bernina dealer near you watch for their sales. Sometimes feet are 20-25% off.

mltquilt

I think a walking foot is worth the price!!!!

I would definitely buy the Bernina walking foot. I use mine all the time for bindings, and occasionally for other things as well.

Yes, I think it is definitely worth the price. I have one for my two Berninas.

Cheers, K

I broke my Bernina by being too lazy to put on my walking foot. Cost to fix? Hundreds. Have I fixed it yet? Nope! Don't have extra hundreds. Sewing on a marvelous Singer 301 that a friend gave me.

My Bernina charges $160 for walking foot. Expensive attachments. Main reason when I was shopping for a new machine I didnt go back to Bernina. Lots of wonderful machines out there.

I bought a walking foot on ebay for my Bernina 1530, about $70.00. It works okay, but I think I would have been better off to buy one made by Bernina.

even though I do not have a Bernina, I have a walking foot for all my machines. I would not be without one. They are invaluable to me.

I have a Bernina and the Walking Foot. I love it! Use the bars for Grid quilting. all you have to mark is the first line, then just sew.

I have a walking foot for my 1130 Bernina and woud not be without it.

I posted a few weeks ago asking about the walking foot that came with my new Janome that my mom bought me. I had never used one and was a bit confused. After some help from the generously kind folks on this board I am now addicted to using that foot. For me it has made a world of difference with alignment and precision. I am fairly new to quilting so everything fascinates me still but I rank the walking foot pretty high up the wow scale.

I use my walking foot all the time - when ever I have two pieces of fabric that I am stitching together. The walking foot keeps the two pieces lined up perfectly. And the newer walking feet from Bernina come with a "blade" in the center that makes "stitch-in-the-ditch" a breeze. Definitely one of those "I can't do without it" tools.

I spent more on my Bernina walking foot than I did on my previous machine. Kind of a had a panic attack over it. It was definetly worth it. It is as smooth as butter. I love it!

If you are going to do any quilting (other than free motion) it is well worth the money. However they are very expensive and I would definitely wait until they have a sale. Even if there is not one near you, you can call one, get on a mailing list and then order when the store is having a sale.