I've had my feet wear out but never a foot! BTW even people who know everything can be wrong! hehehe!

My grandmother said there are no rules.

I would just read the instructions that came with the walking foot. Mine says the stitching isn't suppose to be above a certain size.

I am a beginner/intermediate quilter. The only way I've sewn binding on a quilt is to see the binding on the top and hand stitch on the back. I've never used the walking foot for this. If you use a decorative stitch do you see the binding on the back with a straight stitch and then use the decorative stitch on the top, or do you see both sides at once?

Just a thought... I have met people like that and decided to take advantage of their knowledge. I asked for their help, complimented their work and spent time with them. In all cases it was my gain...in knowledge and in new friends ! Often such a persona is just their way of dealing with their own discomfort.
As I said just a thought!

I tried a quilting club once.......prefer to quilts with my cats! Lol 😂

I have used my walking foot with my Bernina 1031(new 1992), it has the wide slot in the foot, so quilting with the serpentine stitch has never been a problem.
Don't let the Know-it-all get in your way.
Sharon in Texas

I can't do all that hand work to hand sew the binding down. I sew the binding to the back of the quilt first and then turn it over to the front and sew it down with either a straight or decorative stitch.
Sharon in Texas

I think she's full of hooey. It's the needle that moves from side to side & that has no effect on the walking foot UNLESS the opening is not wide enough to accommodate this movement. I have had a Bernina 820, several Singers & I now have a Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC & I have done this with all of the walking feet & have never had an issue with any of them. I also know someone who thinks she knows everything also & trust me, they don't. No one knows everything but it's very seldom that anyone challenges them so they continue with their behaviour.

Exactly. I use my walking foot for all sewing. My Bernina with a built in walking foot, same thing...all sewing.

I checked this out with my son who is a Bernina Tech (for 31years) he said it does not harm the walking foot to sew "fancy stitches" only don't do reverse with the walking foot , not good for it ,that was a good question as I didn't give it another thought to not sew fancy stitches. Cathy

Well shoot! Something else I must be doing WRONG! I love the Janome serpentine stitch for quilting with my walking foot. Interesting topic.

I read the same thing about the walking foot. But, as we all know, quillters break the rules.

My Janome 6600P manual specifies straight stitch modes only for the dual feed foot.

It alters the timing/movement and messes with the machine correctly forming decorative stitches. Serpentine may be gently curved enough to work okay.

I have used the blanket stitch and other stitches with my walking foot and there is no damage--I also back up and no damage. Some people give information without checking the facts. You are right to do an eye roll--lol. There may be a difference with a dual foot and not a walking foot which is a separate item.

I had heard this years ago. Now it seems that technology has caught up with creativity. Sound like we need to check with our individual manufacturer.

Exactly what I was thinking. :thumbup: