Feffertim do you have the new viking walking foot with five different feet that you can attach to it like the sid, 1/4 guide and I forget what the other three are. I just looked at that at the dealer. Was very expensive and I wondered if it was worth the money. I didn't want to buy another gadget that I wouldn't use. Could you tell us more. I have the Designer I

Do you use the sid foot without a walking foot when quilting on your quilt?

Hmmm, I didn't even know there was such a thing as a stitch in the ditch foot. Neat. ;) I have used my walking foot in the past, which I really don't like for quilting or piecing or anything really. I don't do SITD much but when I do I have used my clear open toe foot...it seems like it's not that different from the SITD foot other than the opening is wider and it's clear.

What would be the advantage of using the SITD foot over the open toe? They look so similar to me, but maybe there is something I'm missing.

[quote=featherweight]This is what one type of SID foot looks like. This is for the snap on foot.


Beth,
Thanks for the link......I have one of these and didn't even know what it was! I'm one of those people who never buy "gadgets".
I read for years about 1/4" feet and thought it was nuts to buy a foot for making this seam, until I realized I couldn't sew a straight seam to save my life. I bought one and voila, my seams are now almost perfect!
So , I must go find this sid foot and try it out.

Thanks all for this topic.
Roxanne

I've had one for quite a while and probably never used it until Sunday. I've used my walking foot extensively in the past. Sunday I was in the process of placing a binding. I reached the point of hand catching the binding to the back of the quilt---and realy did not want to go that route---was really tired, wanted to get it done fast and knew it would have very hard use, many washings. The upshot of doing this? I LOVED USING IT AND THE RESULTS FOR THIS PURPOSE! :-)

I do and it works great! I have a Pfaff 2170, and many of my beginning machine quilting students have purchased one and loved it. Can you SITD without it? Sure, but it's a great reason to buy a new foot!

I have the SID foot for my Viking Diamond, and it snaps onto the bottom of my walking foot. It's fabulous for me because now I can quilt my own tops.

Great invention!

I love both the walking foot and the SITD foot. But there were times I wished I had the advantages of both so inquired at the shop where I bought my Janome. Yahoooo! There is an attachment that snaps into the walking foot that converts it to a SITD as well. I used it for the first time this week and it works like a charm. SITD goes so much faster and more accurate, as well. Advantages of both feet in one. It is labeled a Ditch Quilting Guide and Adjustable Quilting Guide so there are 2 attachments in the one package. I've not used the second attachment. I might mention, too, that the snap-in part of the housing on the walking foot had broken off mine quite awhile back and they have replacements of that so you don't have to buy an entirely new walking foot. (I have not tried it but the dealer told me that this will work on the featherweight machine, too, since both are low shank machines.)

I have both the SITD and 1/4" attachments. Love them both. I can't seem to set straight stitching unless I use them. Neither was very expensive.

Thank you for this info. I like my sitd foot but really need the walking foot, too. Maybe I don't baste well enough or something. I am going to look for this for my Janome right now.

I love mine would not be without it.

I don't know which one you're talking about, but I have both, what they call an edge-joining foot and the foot with the quarter-inch guide on the side. Both work well. The edge-joining foot is the one I use for "real" SITD quilting, because the little edge in the middle just stays in the seam as it goes along. The one with the 1/4 inch guide is good for piecing and also for quilting a 1/4 inch from the seams.
One word of warning. Be sure and get the edge-joining foot that's made "JUST" for your machine. The one I have was supposed to work on both the machine I bought it for and the new I got several years later. It didn't and I almost wrecked my sewing machine when I tried to use it.

If it is a small quilt I do. If it is large quilt I use my Pfaff with the IDT foot and the SID.

Actually, my Viking and Brother SID foot are the Edge Joining foot. It is easier to call it SID as that is what most people use it for in quilting.

I use my regular foot and it works fine.

I have a Pfaff and use my stitch in the ditch foot all the time. Couldn't live without it!

Could you tell me the product number from the package for this? I just bought a SITD foot for my Janome last week - maybe I could exchange it.

Thanks!

I have a SITD attachment which fits onto the walking foot of my Janome. It's great!

I assume it is the number from the attachment that you are asking about??? The Ditch Quilting Guide and Adjustable Quilting Guide is Part No. 214-518-005 (Made in Taiwan, of course.) You may decide you'd like to keep the SITD foot for small projects but this other one works really nicely for larger quilts and with batts with more loft than a table topper might have--when you really need the walking foot to keep it all together.

MY Bernina 440QE came with the SID foot - #10, but I haven't tried it yet.

Thanks for the information. Oh, I think you're right - I'll keep the one I have and look for the other one next time I am near the store.

illinois, that sounds like great idea. I'll check my Janome dealer. Some Janome attachments fit my Elna. I know the walking foot is one that does because I have it.

I have a Pfaff and I love the stitch in the ditch foot. It works great with the built in walking foot.

My SITD foot attaches to my walking foot and I find it works just great. Couldn't seem to get the hang of doing the SITD thing before this. Was always leaving the ditch and thus leaving a wavy trail.

Maybe1day

I also have a Pfaff and I love my stitch in the ditch as well as my 1/4 inch foot. I use both of them a lot.

I have had better luck with the walking foot. Seems like I had a really hard time staying in the ditch with the SITD foot. Just my opinion, for what it is worth.

I just purchased one but haven't used it yet. A class I took at Road 2 Ca. suggested one so I thought I would give it a try. I guess I well see.
Thanks for the pro's and con's.
kjym Kathy

I have a Pfaff one. It is easy to use - there is a sort of non - cutting blade that runs along the furrow of the seam and the stitch goes directly in behind. It is as accurate as I am with the guiding of the fabric.

If you have an overlock foot, see if that works.
My Elnas overlock foot works for me. Stays right in the ditch

I have one with my Bernina Aurora 450, it seems to work very well.

I received a SITD foot with my Janome 6600 but don't use it. I tried it but feel I can keep in the ditch better by just eyeballing it. I don't understand how some of you ladies can quilt without a walking foot. Mine came in a kit with my 1/4inch foot, open toed embroidery foot plus other attachments. I tend to leave it on this machine most of the time, even when piecing.
I wouldn't buy a SITD foot. Quilting cat suggested a zipper foot and I think that would be a better option. Just MHO.

I have one for my Bernina and really get a lot of use from it. Works well.

I am very disappointed in my SITD foot. My Janome does not have a built in walker, so using the SITD foot on a quilt top leaves me without a walking foot to guide all the layers evenly. I think I have used it on one project, and never got it out again. I can do better stitching in the ditch with my walking foot and my eyeballs.

I don't have a stitch in the ditch foot for my Bernina 440QE-is one made for this machine? I use my walking foot and have had success with it.

I have a SITD foot, but I usually only use it for two things - butting together batting pieces from scraps to make larger pieces, and using it to do the blind stitching when I finish bindings by machine. For actual SITD work, I use my walking foot.

I have a Pfaff 7570 and a stitch in the ditch foot. I has a bar that will stay in the ditch and the needle stitches right behind it. I hava bernina 930 and it has a blind hem foot you can adjust to do the same thing. I use them both. I like anything that will help me do the best job.
Jeanne

Boy, am I behind the times. I'd never heard of a SID foot until now. Does someone have a picture of one that I can see?

I just use my walking foot. What's the difference?

Are you familiar with the 1/4" foot that has the little guard on the side? It looks somewhat like that but the 'guard' is in the center of the foot so it sticks out in front of the presser foot so it should drop right into the seam to help you guide the needle in the proper place. I find I have to move my needle to the right a bit to get it in the correct place though. I just did a Search online and Janome has a nice picture of it. I suppose some of the other machine makers have the pictures for their machines, too. I highly recommend the attachment for your walking foot though so you have that guide as well as the walking foot. It works really nicely together.

I have one & use it all the time for table runners quilts, it is a very hand foot to have if you do a lot of sewing of these items.