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sharon b 06-24-2010 07:49 PM
LOL Sorry... but each machine and foot is different , so until we know what machine you have we really can't give you good advice :lol:

walen 06-24-2010 07:54 PM
I have a Bernina 730E and have used a walking foot with straight stitch, zig-zag, and in reverse.

sewcrafty 06-25-2010 02:35 AM
Many manufactuers have a foot for doing SITD. It has a little metal piece that follows along in the stitch line. Maybe this could help you.

dotcomdtcm 06-25-2010 05:08 AM
I can do gentle curves w my walking foot but I want to buy a free motion one

JoanneS 06-25-2010 07:24 AM
Originally Posted by JanieW
I was speaking with a pfaff dealer tonight. he tells me that you can mess up your IDT in a pfaff if you engage it to do decorative stitches.

The purpose of the walking foot and the IDT is to evenly feed the layers of fabric forward. Any decorative stitch that goes backward, should not be used with a walking foot or the IDT in a pfaff.

My pfaff will tell me which foot to use when I select the stitch. There are very few that use an IDT capable foot.

You risk ruining the IDT if you are using it to make decorative stitches.
Thanks - I was never told that. I'll check with my dealer re my older Pfaff, and see if it's ok.

Joeysnana 06-25-2010 09:35 AM
Thanks for all the replies. They were very helpful. I went back and read my owner's manual and the walking foot does not do reverse stitching, so no decorative stitches I guess. But I will bring up the bobbin thread. Thanks again!

MadQuilter 06-25-2010 10:25 AM
I would recommend that you do not do too much in one sitting. With the SID method, you have to handle the bulk of the quilt all the time and there are two problems I found:

1. I get incredibly tense muscles in my neck from holding the quilt up and focusing on the ditch.
2. As I get tired, it is harder to keep the needle aligned in the ditch.

I sew a seam or two, then I take a little break. Makes a big difference.

Joeysnana 06-25-2010 11:48 AM
Originally Posted by MadQuilter
I would recommend that you do not do too much in one sitting. With the SID method, you have to handle the bulk of the quilt all the time and there are two problems I found:

1. I get incredibly tense muscles in my neck from holding the quilt up and focusing on the ditch.
2. As I get tired, it is harder to keep the needle aligned in the ditch.

I sew a seam or two, then I take a little break. Makes a big difference.
Thanks for the heads up. I will work on it in short increments. (MY 4 and 5 year old GS live with me, so I do everything in short increments!)


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