Originally Posted by
willferg
I've been meaning to try a tip I came across once -- to use painter's tape, which is about 1.75" wide, on the quilt, and then sew on either side. You can reposition the tape pretty easily and keep sewing lines. I finally bought some tape, so I'll be trying this soon.
My walking foot came with 2 bars, one for the right & one for the left. They fit into either side on the back of my walking foot & once you decide how far apart you want your lines, you set the bar in place & sew from there. You place the bar on the line you just finished & go from there. The only line you have to mark is the first line. No need for masking tape or having to draw all the lines to finish your quilting. When you finish one side you just remove that bar & insert the bar for the other side & voila, before you know it, your straight line or even serpentine quilting is done without tons of marking. I use this all the time & does a great job !! Hope this makes sense.