Walking Foot
#71
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I have an old Bernina and priced the walking foot. It was $147. Last night as my husband was helping me put a quilt on to hand quilt he asked me if I couldn't do it on the machine. I told him about the walking foot and he said go buy it. After reading this thread I think he must have had a great idea. Does anyone else use and old Bernina 730 that has a walking foot? I bought it in 1966.
#73
The walking foot is built into my older Pfaff and I could not do without it. I use it on all the sewing I do. It just makes the fabric move easier though the machine. My Pfaff will sew on the thickest fabric with it.
#80
Very useful. I purchased mine -a Swiss-made model-- from an EBay source, and got [excellent advice/] on Which MODEL would fit my 20 + year old old old machine. Do inquire carefully if you are retro-fitting an older sewing machine. The styles come in short shank, high shank, and slanted. Note that sometimes it will tend to pull to the right, so the quilter must be vigilant and compensate as you feed your quilt into your machine. The walking foot is also known as a PLAID MATCHER, if you are seaming two pieces of plaid to perfectly match, this is your best friend!
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