I do not have one but wish I did. Guess one of these days!!!!

I just finished using my walking foot to sew on a binding. I use it to join the binding and I do not like it for that at all. That leads me to think that I could not use it for piecing. It is fabulous for stitching in the ditch and I'd hate to sew on a binding without it. For piecing, I love my 1/4" foot.

I wonder if that guide you see on it could be for stitch in the ditch? I have one that has that....it keeps the line straight in the ditch.

I've found that my walking foot works great for most things but did not do very well on tiny strips that I was using for a special log cabin mini project I was doing with decorator fabrics.

I wonder if the people that use their walking foot for everything have a built in one. I love my walking foot but it is to big and clunky unless what I am sewing is very thick.

I have used to do a quck piece job if I am too lazy to change feet and that does not work very well. As already mentioned it is for SID and other straight line quilting.

The walking foot is designed to act like the feed dogs on your machine - i.e., feed the fabric through with a gentle pushing motion. You know how some times when you sew two long pieces together that are the same length, one ends up being a little longer than the other when you are done? It helps keep both pieces even as you sew. It's not for free motion quilting - only for straight line quilting, like stitch in the ditch.
If your walking food it's working correctly then check the presser foot pressure to be sure it's adjusted correctly so the walking foot can push the fabric.

i have a janome and use it for just abour everythi g. even those small pieces.

hi. the machine is a Janome.

Malinda

I too use my walking foot for all piecing (except of course paper piecing), even the smaller pieces. Yes its a little more difficult to feed, but I still do it. Here are some tips

1) Use a leader
2) Work with your needle in the down position. When its time to start a new piece, lift your presser foot just enough to slide the new piece under the foot. Now slide your piece under the foot all the way forward until it is up against the needle and against the 1/4" guide.
3) Slow your speed down
4) A stiletto helps as well
5) Sometimes with really small pieces (I've done 9 patches with 1" strips) I'll use long pins. I insert the pin so the point is a little more than 1/4" from the edge and will not get under the needle, then I use the long shaft of the pin as a "handle" to help guide/move the fabric (especially when at the end of the piece to make sure it doesn't 'drive' to the left)
6) Make sure the feed dogs on your machine and on the walking foot are kept clean and free of fabric/thread dust.

Hope this helps