You need a walking foot regardless of what type of machine you use. You cannot quilt multiple layers evenly without one.

It doesn't really matter what the brand of machine is or how expensive it is as long as you have one you can do anything. I had a Janome for many years and I made a zillion quilts on that thing. I paid less than $400 for it 23 years ago. I recently upgraded to a Bernina 440QE and I love it. It does feed through much much better, but even so, without a walking foot, I'd be in trouble.

Heather