l have a quilt top that l embroidered designs on the blocks .. l'd like to echo quilt around the designs. Can this be done on a regular sewing machine? what foot would be best to use? ls this done like FMQ or just regular sewing?

Any other info would be helpful too ... thanks

It would be easiest FMQ but you can do it with a walking foot too, it will mean more finangling the quilt though :D:D:D

You can echo quilt with a regular sewing machine. Instead of doing closed circles, which require starting and stopping for each circle, you may want to consider a variation such as a spiral (or closing the circle, then "travelling" with your stitches to the next circle without stopping and starting) to avoid this.

If the design is large, I have successfully echo quilted using a walking foot. It does require frequent stopping to slightly reposition the quilt every few stitches. The advantage is that you end up with very even stitches.

The more common practice is to FMQ the echoes.

I have used a darning foot to FMQ quilt on my DSM. It takes a bit of practice..so do a practice sandwich. Also be prepared for the weight of the quilt. The little sandwich will feel light as compared to something bigger..Don't forget to post pictures. Enquiring minds want to know!

I echo quilted a pansy design lap quilt. The center pansy was 16" across. I used my dual feed foot on the Janome 6600 (same as a walking foot, or even feed foot). Had no problems whatsoever.

Thanks for all the help ~ I guess I'll be practicing with the walking foot as my fmq isn't that great ... so, I guess this UFO won't be finished for a while longer.