I didnt know you werent supposed to zigzag or reverse with a walking foot is that all machines because I use mine for both all the time I use it with all of my fancy stitches

If you have a Pfaff you can do all those things. I don't know about any of the other walking feet out there.

You can use your walking foot (even feed foot) with zig-zag and decorative stitches if the foot was made for zig-zag machines.

But, some decorative stitches move forward and in reverse to complete the designs and with those particular stitches, the even feed is going to fight with the feed dogs to some extent and may result in decorative stitches that aren't real decorative. ;)

If you stick with the stitches that don't use any reverse, sewing with the even feed won't be any different than sewing with the normal zig-zag foot.

I now have a machine with built in even feed, but before that I put the walking foot on for all of my piecing and straight sewing.

You don't know what you're missing! Get it out - it's brilliant!

I just sewed two pieces of flannel togehter and couldn't have done a neat job without the walking foot.

I have Vikings and they have a new walking foot with interchangeable feet, for SID, 1/4", etc. It is so good to not have to change the foot when I want to do a different part of the quilt, just snap on the flat bottom part. I think we all agree a walking foot is one thing we CANNOT do without :!: It is a purchase well worth the money, whatever brand machine you have.

I could not do stitch in the ditch, lines or binding without one.

I to cannot be without the walking foot I use it all the time for almost everything one machine has one built in the other came with one could not be without it

I've never had one, so I can't say. But, I do plan on getting one soon. I say dig that puppy out and get to trying it out.