I don't understand why several people said they use their walking foot only for straight line quilting. I have a Janome 6600 and I use it for curves all the time.

thank you so much for the help. I love this board. Always so helpful, encouraging, and friendly. I have a much better sense of what to try. The great thing about quilting is that you can pretty much do whatever pleases you. thanks again!

I also do curves on my quilt with the walking foot. i just move the quilt side to side as i go along. but piecing is done with regular feet.

I usually only use my walking foot when I'm sewing on the binding.

Hi Malindaann, The walking foot is for quilting.When you have top,wadding and backing together it will feed all the layers together, it isn't really made for piecing. I bought a quater inch foot for piecing which is a great help in getting an acurate seam allowance when I started off. You are a novice now but you will soon learn, this forum will be a great help as will you tube which has many sites teaching how to do various designs. Good luck, hope you get to enjoy this wonderful world of patchwork and quilting more and more, you will always find help from the very generous bunch of quilters, just ask. Love Letty.

Walking foot is also ideal for joining long strips of fabric as well as for top stitching ( tote straps etc)

I found if I used my walking foot for piecing my 1/4" seams were not very accurate, so I use y 1/4" foot for piecing and my walking foot when I am dealing with multiple layers.

Maybe it would be helpful for someone to put a picture up of a walking foot. Seems like several are talking about different things--some built in, some attached. Maybe showing the attachment on a piece of fabric. Thanks.

I don't use a walking for on the lengths you have described. the point of walking foot is from an accumulated length of run where the top and the bottom will not quite move along as the sandwiched fabrics teeth walk the length.

vote no on the size of run you are describing.. I do use a walking for for binding. for long stitching up and down quilt tops 42 inch, sometimes 36 inch..

yes? no? on lenghts.. you will decide for yourself.. this is a tool I have LOVED for many years. but do not always use.

Best of luck,
Ell

I never remove my walking foot.