A Walking View
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A Walking View
When binding (yeah, I’m still on that), how far into the process is the walking foot necessary? I attach the binding to the quilt with my walking foot but is the walking foot still necessary after that? Can I switch to a different foot when sewing the already-attached binding to the front?
My walking foot is pretty big with wide presser feet and the view is really obstructed when trying to sew close to the edge of the binding on the front.
My walking foot is pretty big with wide presser feet and the view is really obstructed when trying to sew close to the edge of the binding on the front.
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Well I am like you, still trying to figure the way that works best for me out. I use the walking foot when I fold over and sew the final step of the binding on. I just like the extra help the walking foot gives me
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I don't use the walking foot at all. I use my quarter inch foot. I cut all my binding on the bias which makes it slightly stretchy. Since I know that the pieced top next to the feed dogs will be pulled through slightly more than the top, I lightly stretch the binding so that all is even when I finish sewing it to the back of the quilt. If I have a lot of seams in the pieced top, I will run a 1/8" stay stitch around the edge to make sure nothing moves before I sew the binding to the quilt back. Picture the piecing on the bottom next to the feed dogs and the solid quilt back up next to the binding. I then turn and sew on the top and call it done. If I was doing a show quilt I would hand stitch but not for every day quilts.
#8
I agree with Jordan. I have three walking foots (feet?). One is relatively open, while the others have extremely limited views. I find I’m almost always using the more open one.
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