What a Difference
05-23-2012, 04:05 AM
#22
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: southern Michigan
Posts: 228
Just watch your fingers. With entire open front I ran my finger too close and sewed right through my index finger and nail. Now I lay a seam ripper flat against foot front edge to prevent a repeat performance.
05-23-2012, 04:21 AM
#23
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Pinellas Park, FL
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Originally Posted by hopetoquilt
The walking foot is excellent for adding the binding.
You know the hair clip looking binding clips? I read that some quilters use them to help keep the binding and quilt aligned when initially sewing the binding on (as in before they turn it to the front/back). That would help too. I can't wait to try that suggestion.
You know the hair clip looking binding clips? I read that some quilters use them to help keep the binding and quilt aligned when initially sewing the binding on (as in before they turn it to the front/back). That would help too. I can't wait to try that suggestion.
05-23-2012, 04:43 AM
#24
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: City of Champions, Pennsylvania
Posts: 10
Thanks for posting this right before I have to sew binding on a T-shirt quilt with fleece backing. It would be a nightmare if you hadn't reminded me to use the walking foot. I have not quilted in a while and tend to forget things in between projects.
05-23-2012, 06:40 AM
#29
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Small town in Northeast Oregon close to Washington and Idaho
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I have a dual feed on my machine, which makes it like a walking foot, and I use it everyday for everything, even piecing, and it makes all the difference in the world. I don't know if it is considered a true walking foot or not. I also have a walking foot that I can attach to my machine, but this dual feed seems to do the job.
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