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Posted by Roberta Zollner on November 22, 2005, 12:01 pm
You only want the walking foot for the long straight lines. And no, it isn't
essential, especially if you baste very closely (I use 1" brass safety
pins.)
My Pfaff has a built-in top transporter (= walking foot), doesn't yours?
Pfaff makes a big foot, like a giant darning foot, for free-motion quilting,
and it can't be very expensive. Go try one out in the store and see if you
like it.
In any case, if this is your 1st venture into machine quilting, make
yourself a small practice sandwich about 12" square to try out thread
tensions and free motion. I find that I reduce the top tension quite a bit,
especially if using invisible thread.
Roberta in D
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> I'd like to machine quilt the quilt I'm working on now (my second), as I
> don't have the time or patience to hand-quilt and hand-tying doesn't
> really go with the way the quilt looks so far. I don't have a walking
> foot for my sewing machine. Are they really necessary for machine
> quilting? I have a Pfaff Hobby, which I'm happy with, but it isn't the
> fanciest of machines.
> --
> SML
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Posted by Sara Lorimer on November 22, 2005, 12:05 pm
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> You only want the walking foot for the long straight lines. And no, it isn't
> essential, especially if you baste very closely (I use 1" brass safety
> pins.)
> My Pfaff has a built-in top transporter (= walking foot), doesn't yours?
Um... I don't know. I'll dig out the manual and find out. I'm new to
this all, very new...
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> Pfaff makes a big foot, like a giant darning foot, for free-motion quilting,
> and it can't be very expensive. Go try one out in the store and see if you
> like it.
Good idea.
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> In any case, if this is your 1st venture into machine quilting, make
> yourself a small practice sandwich about 12" square to try out thread
> tensions and free motion. I find that I reduce the top tension quite a bit,
> especially if using invisible thread.
I'll do that.
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SML
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Posted by Bonnie Patterson on November 22, 2005, 2:26 pm
I know that I heard that the walking foot was originally designed for
garment sewing to match plaids, stripes, patterns.
Bonnie, in Middletown, Va
On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 18:01:01 +0100, "Roberta Zollner"
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>You only want the walking foot for the long straight lines. And no, it isn't
>essential, especially if you baste very closely (I use 1" brass safety
>pins.)
>My Pfaff has a built-in top transporter (= walking foot), doesn't yours?
>Pfaff makes a big foot, like a giant darning foot, for free-motion quilting,
>and it can't be very expensive. Go try one out in the store and see if you
>like it.
>In any case, if this is your 1st venture into machine quilting, make
>yourself a small practice sandwich about 12" square to try out thread
>tensions and free motion. I find that I reduce the top tension quite a bit,
>especially if using invisible thread.
>Roberta in D
>> I'd like to machine quilt the quilt I'm working on now (my second), as I
>> don't have the time or patience to hand-quilt and hand-tying doesn't
>> really go with the way the quilt looks so far. I don't have a walking
>> foot for my sewing machine. Are they really necessary for machine
>> quilting? I have a Pfaff Hobby, which I'm happy with, but it isn't the
>> fanciest of machines.
>> --
>> SML
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> don't have the time or patience to hand-quilt and hand-tying doesn't
> really go with the way the quilt looks so far. I don't have a walking
> foot for my sewing machine. Are they really necessary for machine
> quilting? I have a Pfaff Hobby, which I'm happy with, but it isn't the
> fanciest of machines.
> --
> SML