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walking foot
I broke down and got a walking foot for my 1031 Bernina a couple of weeks
ago, planning to use it primarily for quilt assembly and for straight line quilting. While reading the istructions for possible uses, and how it would work very well for seaming plaids together, since the matchups would not be pushed off while sewing, a light went on in my head. TA DA! Why not try it for machine piecing? Especially for my beloved eight point stars, the center matches of which always get "pushed" just a tiny bit off. (And sometimes, I'll admit, more than a tiny bit, off). Guess what?! It works!!!! Even on eight pointed matches. If you can pin the match, the foot will sew it. Doesn't matter if the seams are pressed to the side so they butt together, or is they are pressed open, as I do with the last two before the center in eight pointed stars. Perfect matches, absolutely the best I have ever produced by machine, with no blood, sweat, or tears. Try it, you'll love it! Becky |
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That's why folks love their Pfaff's with the foot part of the machine.
I'm a BErnina fan myself though. For me the bulk of the foot sort of gets in the way. Certainly worth a shot for folks to try though. Nothing prettier than star points that meet! Taria Becky wrote: I broke down and got a walking foot for my 1031 Bernina a couple of weeks ago, planning to use it primarily for quilt assembly and for straight line quilting. While reading the istructions for possible uses, and how it would work very well for seaming plaids together, since the matchups would not be pushed off while sewing, a light went on in my head. TA DA! Why not try it for machine piecing? Especially for my beloved eight point stars, the center matches of which always get "pushed" just a tiny bit off. (And sometimes, I'll admit, more than a tiny bit, off). Guess what?! It works!!!! Even on eight pointed matches. If you can pin the match, the foot will sew it. Doesn't matter if the seams are pressed to the side so they butt together, or is they are pressed open, as I do with the last two before the center in eight pointed stars. Perfect matches, absolutely the best I have ever produced by machine, with no blood, sweat, or tears. Try it, you'll love it! Becky |
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I'm a Pfaff person so I may be a bit "off" here but is the Bernina walking
foot also a quarter inch foot? That's one reason the Pfaff is nice - the quarter inch foot can be used with the walking foot engaged. I guess if you have the quarter inch marked on the machine bed it makes my point moot! Anytime a walking foot can be used, IMO, it improves the piecing. :-) Laurie "Taria" wrote in message ... That's why folks love their Pfaff's with the foot part of the machine. I'm a BErnina fan myself though. For me the bulk of the foot sort of gets in the way. Certainly worth a shot for folks to try though. Nothing prettier than star points that meet! Taria Becky wrote: I broke down and got a walking foot for my 1031 Bernina a couple of weeks ago, planning to use it primarily for quilt assembly and for straight line quilting. While reading the istructions for possible uses, and how it would work very well for seaming plaids together, since the matchups would not be pushed off while sewing, a light went on in my head. TA DA! Why not try it for machine piecing? Especially for my beloved eight point stars, the center matches of which always get "pushed" just a tiny bit off. (And sometimes, I'll admit, more than a tiny bit, off). Guess what?! It works!!!! Even on eight pointed matches. If you can pin the match, the foot will sew it. Doesn't matter if the seams are pressed to the side so they butt together, or is they are pressed open, as I do with the last two before the center in eight pointed stars. Perfect matches, absolutely the best I have ever produced by machine, with no blood, sweat, or tears. Try it, you'll love it! Becky |
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No, it's a huge foot, but it is quite open so you can see what's going on.
And I do use the markings on the bed to get my quarter inch. With real teeny pieces, the size of the foot could be a problem, but for "normal" size blocks, it sure seems to be a viable answer to getting things to match up. Becky |
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I feel in love so much with the walking foot that the only time it comes
off my machine is if I'm sewing a zipper. Everything else it's great. Joanna -- Remove Quilt to reply |
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It seems I'm missing something?? Sounds like other's walking foot are bigger? Mine is no bigger on the bottom than the regular 1/4 foot. It is bigger or should I say fatter up on the side of it. But it's out of the way. So my stitching lines don't change when I use the walking foot or just the plain foot. Learn something new every day. But then I do tend not to look at machines. I have mine and don't want to know anything else. I'm afaird if I learn more then I will want a different machine, or another one. Joanna -- Remove Quilt to reply |
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Thanks Becky.
Never knew if it worked before - though I have heard that. It's so nice when someone else does the experimentation and comes back with the answer. Much appreciated. .. In article , Becky writes I broke down and got a walking foot for my 1031 Bernina a couple of weeks ago, planning to use it primarily for quilt assembly and for straight line quilting. While reading the istructions for possible uses, and how it would work very well for seaming plaids together, since the matchups would not be pushed off while sewing, a light went on in my head. TA DA! Why not try it for machine piecing? Especially for my beloved eight point stars, the center matches of which always get "pushed" just a tiny bit off. (And sometimes, I'll admit, more than a tiny bit, off). Guess what?! It works!!!! Even on eight pointed matches. If you can pin the match, the foot will sew it. Doesn't matter if the seams are pressed to the side so they butt together, or is they are pressed open, as I do with the last two before the center in eight pointed stars. Perfect matches, absolutely the best I have ever produced by machine, with no blood, sweat, or tears. Try it, you'll love it! Becky -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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The Bernina WF is bigger - wider and big in the back. I have used it for
plaids also, but I don't like to go as fast with it as I do my 1/4" foot and it does get in the way somewhat visually. I move my needle left or right sometimes depending on what I'm using the walking foot for and can do a 1/4" seam with it. -- BarbQuilts take out the Cat to reply "Joanna" wrote in message news:v2mzc.7506$eA.3399@clgrps13... It seems I'm missing something?? Sounds like other's walking foot are bigger? Mine is no bigger on the bottom than the regular 1/4 foot. It is bigger or should I say fatter up on the side of it. But it's out of the way. So my stitching lines don't change when I use the walking foot or just the plain foot. Learn something new every day. But then I do tend not to look at machines. I have mine and don't want to know anything else. I'm afaird if I learn more then I will want a different machine, or another one. Joanna -- Remove Quilt to reply |
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My walking foot is wider than 1/4 inch, so if I want to use it to sew a
quarter inch seam, I move my needle to the right. On my Elna, needle position 6.5 gives me a nice quarter inch seam with the walking foot. Julia in MN -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://mail.chartermi.net/~jaccola/ |
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You're more than welcome. I took a couple of the eight pointed stars to my
group meeting this afternoon, everyone was much impressed with the matches. Becky |
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