Personally, I would not even attempt to do the "quilting" part of a quilt without a walking foot.....I once just forgot to change feet, and started quilting on a regular foot, and it was a mess from the very first stitch, had to rip rip rip it all out....and do it right.....it is worth the cost......for a Singer, you can go to their web site and put in the number of your old machine (I did that for bobbins for a very old one I got at a thrift store for $15.00...it sews....)