Which foot should I use for free motion quilting?

I don't have access to a darning foot, will a zipper foot do for free motion quilting?Which foot should I use for free motion quilting?A zipper foot won't work very well. If you can, go online and buy a 'big foot' - around $30 now, I think - or a darning foot which will work on your machine. If you can't, try these. If you have what's called an 'open toe' or 'applique' foot, that will work fine. Failing that, your 'zig-zag' foot is your best bet (has a wide opening around needle). If you have no other options, your straight-stitch foot is a better choice than a zipper foot.

Drop your feed dogs if you can, cover them with an index card (tape it down) if you can't. Loosen your presser-foot pressure as much as you can - no pressure at all, if possible, but lower the foot or the thread tension won't work right. Splay your fingers out so you can touch your quilt in many spots around the needle, and pull gently away from the needle so you get a little tension on the quilt. Wear some kind of glasses because you can easily break a needle, and you don't want a piece flying in your eye. Practice on scraps first. Stitch.

Good luck!Which foot should I use for free motion quilting?No, it'll still press down on the fabric too much. A darning foot doesn't touch the quilt, so you're able to move the quilt around in any direction. And you would also lower the feed dogs. If you absolutely can't wait to quilt, the best you can do is use a regular foot and just do straight line quilting. If your machine gives you a 'fabric thickness' option, use the 'thicker' number. (Do you have a walking foot?)Which foot should I use for free motion quilting?I recommend the right foot. If you put the right foot in and the right foot out, and you turn yourself about that is what it is all about.

Who does not want a quilt that is all about?Which foot should I use for free motion quilting?
You can purchase a darning foot, which is the foot you use to do free motion quilting. Just go to your local sewing machine shop. I think they cost less than $20.



It is the one you need to do free motion. Your sewing machine also needs the ability to drop its feed dogs. And it is preferable to have the machine have the needle down capability. It makes for a much less frustrating quilting and much nicer look.



Good luck.