Binding question

[Lori63]

This may have been asked before but I admit I'm lazy and didn't look it up. When sewing on binding do you use your walking foot or your quarter inch foot? I feel like with the quarter inch foot things don't flow as easy, but my walking foot doesn't have a quarter inch mark so I have a hard time with my width.

Does anyone have any ideas?

[grammaterry]

Re: Binding question

Well, I am not the expert, but I use my presser foot. I don't have a 1/4 inch foot or a walkingfoot

[asta]

Re: Binding question

I use both, for smaller projects or ones with a solid piece of fabric for the borders I may use the 1/4" foot but with larger quilts, especially if they have a pieced or no border I use the walking foot. I always use a 2 1/4" binding strip and sew it on with a generous 1/4" seam so I get a binding that is "filled".

[Sheep Farmer]

Re: Binding question

I use a regular pressure foot since I tend to sew a wee bit more than 1/4" when sewing on my binding.

[wlrquilts]

Re: Binding question

I use a walking foot but my walking foot was a mark for a quarter inch seam. When I get home later this afternoon I will take a picture. My machine is a Bernina.

[LindaKay75]

Re: Binding question

I use my walking foot and the edge of that foot as my guide. It works just fine on a 2 1/2" binding. I first tried my 1/4" foot but I had too much overlap to the back of the quilt.

[pcbatiks]

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I use my regular presser foot.

[ucarrieme]

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I use my walking foot and mark the sewing machine with painter tape for the 1/4 inch.

[Anitamae56]

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I also use the walking foot .

[PatinValrico]

Re: Binding question

I use my presser foot and use the edge of the foot as the 1/4 inch guide. Good luck, have fun!!

[JCY]

Re: Binding question

Definitely the walking foot. I have a spot on the foot that is 1/4" so I follow that edge. I also use a quilting needle--either a 90 or a 90-14. I use a stitch length of 3.0 since there are multiple layers.

[KarenC]

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I use my walking foot and move my needlegs to the right one setting.

[iluvbaking]

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Walking foot for me. Can't imagine not using it.

[sewlucky]

Re: Binding question

I use my walking foot with a 1/4" foot on it. My machine is a Janome 8200

[Judy, USMC]

Re: Binding question

I use my walking foot and the edge of that foot as my guide. It works just fine on a 2 1/2" binding.

I do the same. I match the edge of walking foot even with the edge of the quilt sandwich and use a 2 1/2 inch binding.