Stitch in the Ditch without Walking Foot

[Susan K.]

I recently bought a #10 foot for the Bernina. It has a guard that makes stitching in the ditch accurate & easy; HOWEVER, it's not a dual feed like the walking foot and my top is moving a bit more than I'm comfortable with. I'm using wool batting & I've basted with pins (lots!) but maybe not enough? I'm about to switch back to the walking foot, but thought I'd ask if anyone else has had this experience, and if so if there's some way to work around it.

[Susan K.]

I don't yet have a walking foot, so when I have done quilting which was't free-hand, I reduced the pressure of my foot so it wasn't bearing down so hard on the quilt sandwich. Would this idea help you?

Rosemary

[Margo C.]

Good answer, Rosemary!

[Susan K.]

Good idea! I'll try it. Thanks Rosemary :-)

Susan

[Susan K.]

Have you tried basting spray instead of pins (see Patsy Thompson's video in the Classroom section). This might help with the excess movement of your fabric.

PatTheQuilter

[Kathryn S.]

Hi, I don't have a Bernina, I'm sewing on a Janome. It has a dual feed stitch in ditch foot, that I don't use anymore
since it's not as accurate as the open toe foot. So if your even feed food has an opening in the front it might
work better than the ditch stitcher foot without even feed. Isn't it disappointing to buy a new foot and then
it doesn't live up to its expectations? Kathy

[Kathryn S.]

Hi Susan...I have been quilting a log cabin quilt and using the "walking foot" I move my needle as far right as possible and guide the front inside edge of the foot close to the seam to stitch in the ditch. It works great as long as I don't loose concentration.. You know the mind wanders sometimes when your doing the same stitch.. Or maybe it's just me....LOL Maybe this will help you, instead of using the edge stitch foot. You will find other projects to use this foot. Nan