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Should I have to push my walking foot?

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Old 05-14-2017, 05:50 PM
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I agree with lifting up the quilt in front of the presser foot, so you are "feeding" the quilt to the presser foot from above. It does not take much extra weight to prevent a walking foot from feeding.
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Old 05-14-2017, 06:16 PM
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Is it hanging up on thick seam convergences? If so, you need to loosen your foot pressure.
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Old 05-14-2017, 06:54 PM
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Sometimes I use a longer stitch with the walking foot.
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Old 05-14-2017, 07:09 PM
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Is your test fabric the same thickness (ie two layers of cotton plus the same batting)?

Are you wearing gloves so that your hands have a good "grip" on the fabric and you're not adding extra effort to keep your hands from slipping? If your hands are slipping, that creates 'walking' problems.

What stitch length are you using? Try increasing it . Loosen the foot pressure a tad. Also what size needle are you using? If it's too small (or dull) it'll struggle to keep pace.
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Old 05-14-2017, 07:10 PM
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​Can you reduce the pressure on your foot? If the batt is high loft that might help.
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Old 05-14-2017, 07:52 PM
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You say the fork is on the needle bar. Explain this. The fork should be between the needle bar, not over.
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Old 05-14-2017, 10:23 PM
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You also might have to lessen the pressure on the foot. On my machines you have a knob directly up from your needle. Less pressure will work better, just turn the knob until the feed dogs can move the fabric along.
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Old 05-14-2017, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Jennifer23 View Post
The weight of the quilt has to be supported. Try lifting the quilt in front of the machine, so that it isn't having to pull all that fabric. A walking foot is strong, but not strong enough to pull the weight of 40+ inches of fabric with no assistance!
I think people don't take this into consideration enough. Several pounds of fabric and batting could be pulling against that little foot and those tiny feed dogs.
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Old 05-15-2017, 03:59 AM
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Engage your feed dogs. They pull the fabric on the bottom. The Walking foot will help the top fabric. Everything goes thru the machine!
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Old 05-15-2017, 04:00 AM
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Lots of great suggestions mentioned. Did you have a chance to try any of them yet?
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