Walking Foot

Well, my light bulb came on a bit today. I've had my brother ps1250 for
about 5 years now, and shortly after "Santa" gave it to me, I got another
gift from "Santa"...it was a walking foot that fit my machine. I knew what
it was, but being that I couldn't figure out how to put it on the machine,
I left it set.

Today, I decided to work a little more on my DS's car quilt...the one to
keep in the vehicle for him to snuggle under on car trips. I stretched out
the top to mark it, and argued with that for about 2 hours. I couldn't get
any of my marking pencils to mark on the fabric. They wrote great on the
paper...but not on the fabric. I switched to a mechanical pencil, then
remembered all the fun that some of you have had getting pencil marks out
of the fabric. I remembered that I have 3 rolls of 1/4 inch masking tape,
so I started taping. I got it taped, then hauled out the batting and
backing and basted the sucker. It may be smallish, but it was a 2 beer
baster. I sat down at the machine to start quilting, and remembered my
walking foot. I pulled it out of its little box and looked at it, fiddled
with it, and had a Light Bulb Moment. I figured out how to put it on, and
started sewing, wrestling with the quilt in the tiny space, and cussing up
a blue streak at the safety pins.

I'm now 1/4 done with the quilting, and although I'm having thread tension
issues, I don't have pucker issues on the back. Maybe this walking foot
contraption isn't so bad after all...

Pics soon to come!!

Hugs
Karlee in Kansas
Queen of Packrats

Take a look!!! http://www.angelfire.com/ks3/karlee/index.html
~~
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't
matter and those who matter don't mind."
-Dr. Seuss

yeah....it's a nice little tool. mine helped me put on a binding yesterday. Poly
batting tends to slip...and i was having major probs with it. (this quilt is for
dh's grandmother, and she specifically asked for poly batting...blech.) Walking foot
minimized the slippage, and now the quilt is finished.
--
Jalynne
Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request)
see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne

"Karlee in Kansas" wrote in message
...
Well, my light bulb came on a bit today. I've had my brother ps1250 for
about 5 years now, and shortly after "Santa" gave it to me, I got another
gift from "Santa"...it was a walking foot that fit my machine. I knew what
it was, but being that I couldn't figure out how to put it on the machine,
I left it set.

Today, I decided to work a little more on my DS's car quilt...the one to
keep in the vehicle for him to snuggle under on car trips. I stretched out
the top to mark it, and argued with that for about 2 hours. I couldn't get
any of my marking pencils to mark on the fabric. They wrote great on the
paper...but not on the fabric. I switched to a mechanical pencil, then
remembered all the fun that some of you have had getting pencil marks out
of the fabric. I remembered that I have 3 rolls of 1/4 inch masking tape,
so I started taping. I got it taped, then hauled out the batting and
backing and basted the sucker. It may be smallish, but it was a 2 beer
baster. I sat down at the machine to start quilting, and remembered my
walking foot. I pulled it out of its little box and looked at it, fiddled
with it, and had a Light Bulb Moment. I figured out how to put it on, and
started sewing, wrestling with the quilt in the tiny space, and cussing up
a blue streak at the safety pins.

I'm now 1/4 done with the quilting, and although I'm having thread tension
issues, I don't have pucker issues on the back. Maybe this walking foot
contraption isn't so bad after all...

Pics soon to come!!

Hugs
Karlee in Kansas
Queen of Packrats

Take a look!!! http://www.angelfire.com/ks3/karlee/index.html
~~
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't
matter and those who matter don't mind."
-Dr. Seuss