Just came from first machine quilting class, instructor never uses walking foot, period. Says it puckers up the fabric.

What says the Board?

I don't use one.

I definitely use one. In fact, I think I'm going to get a 1/4" one, also. I think it would help on bindings and I have a hard time keeping the 1/4" seam using the walking foot I have.

I had same problem first time I tried and never used again. Anyone need one for their Juki 98

Yes on my Elna, no on my Singer 301. It just doesn't need one.

No, I don't use one. Just seems too slow & my machine seems to do fine without it.

I love the walking foot on my Janome 6600p. Never any puckers.

Use one all the time on my Bernina 1030. Works great. Don't know what I'd do without it !

Don't use one - don't own one. My machine (Viking Platinum) does just fine without it. Binding; the odd occassion I do machine quilting, etc. Never had a problem.

i don't use one because i only do small projects at the dsm

I ALWAYS use my walking foot on my Bernina 450, it's a godsend. About the only time I don't use it is for putting zippers in jackets, I don't know what I would do with out it. :)

I always use one. The one time I didn't the back puckered like crazy. Maybe there are differences in different machines.

Glad to hear that the 301 doesn't need one, I was getting ready to order one!

I don't use it for attaching binding. But, I've found that spray basting and the walking foot really keep puckering away when quilting.

SUZAG, it may just be AnnieRose, but I've FMQed four or more quilts on her and haven't had a pucker yet. I do like the SITD foot, especially since I sew my bindings by machine to the front, fold them back and SITD from the front. I can't handsew them, nor do I want.

Depends on what I am working on. I used to use one for putting on binding, but found I can do as well without it. I do use it when doing SITD on my domestic sewing machine. It works better.

My quilting was much improved when using the walking foot. Rarely get puckers. Maybe the machine makes a difference. I say do whatever works for you!

I use one and haven't had a problem. I guess it is a matter of preference.

On my Pfaff, it is built-in.

Yep, that is why I don't use one anymore. Nice. sigh.

ali

Depends on the stitch. Not very often. I do use it to sew on my bindings. I have a favorite stitch I like to use on diagonal quilting and can't use the walking foot cause you can't go backwards with one of those.

for binding I always use it-it is a mess without it-too much shifting

i don't use mine either.

I always use a walking foot. The only time it's not on is if the zipper foot or the free motion foot is on.

I use mine. It sounds like there is something wrong with her walking foot or machine. It should not pucker. Just the opposite. I use mine to put on bindings, do stitch in the ditch or sew straight lines to quilt the quilt.

I don't think you would get puckers FMQing unless you basted poorly, since the machine is not feeding the fabric.

I've never had a pucker FMQ (and my basting isn't great), but I get them HORRIBLY, TERRIBLY when I straightline quilt, because the machine feeds the bottom at a different rate than the top. I'm buying a walking foot this weekend, because it is just not worth my time picking out rows and trying to do them again with less shifting.

I only stitch in the ditch to outline areas for FMQing, but the puckers I've been experiencing are just not pretty! (I guess I could have tried adjusting the presser foot pressure, but I'm not really sure how to decide how to adjust it, and don't really have the material availble for trial and error...)

I SITDed with the 301 to outline the blocks on several quilts. No walking foot and no puckers. I would loosen your tension a little. The Elna needs a walking foot because it has a non adjustable tension. It's supposed to automatically judge how much pressure is needed, but it's too much for SITD.

I do not use a walking foot.....I keep thinking about getting one. To see so many ppl NOT using a walking foot makes me think twice about even needing it.... will follow posts....

I use one alot when i have 3 thickness. Mine works great, i could not live without this.

I hate my walking foot - it gets bound up and bounces sideways, so my straight lines wind up with jogs in them. But, once I finally gave up on it, I realized I don't really need it.

I always use a walking foot when stitching in the ditch on charity quilts. Also use one when stitching on binding.

Don't need them for my machines.

Bought one when I realized how nicely my bindings went on my quilts with no puckers. Also use it for SID.

I've used two machines with built in DFS, and just recently have been using a machine with a walking foot attachment Bernina Virtuosa 150). I've found the walking foot to be more effective at keeping quilting layers together without shifting. Perhaps the DFS would be great for keeping slippery fabrics from sliding under the foot, or keeping plaids in their place, but I won't ever again do a binding or SID without a walking foot. Everyone has their own preferences, I guess.

I love my walking foot when I do some of the FMQ,and to help with my binding.

I got a walking foot with both my janome. i have never used them but with all the talk on this board about them some day i will try one and see if i like it.

Have a Kenmore and don't seem to need it.......

Thank you for asking this, as I think they are horrid, but perhaps I am just not doing something right. I get HUGE puckers on the top, as it acts like a snow shovel and plows a big wave of fabric toward me. In saying that, the lucky Bernina owners seem to love theirs!! :)

USE MINE !!!! and love it !!!

I use one when I am putting on my binding and when I am straight quilting parallel lines