Walking Foot Quilting - Curved Designs with On Williams Street
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- When we think about walking foot quilting, we often assume it will be straight lines. This doesn't have to be the case though! There are some simple curved quilting designs that can easily be completed with a walking foot. You can maintain the precision and ease you like, while mixing up the possibilities for your finished quilt.
In this weeks video, we share a couple simple walking foot quilting designs featuring curves. We also show you how to easily quilt them on a domestic machine by creating rows and continuous paths to follow throughout the design.
For diagrams of the quilting designs and full instructions, head to our blog post:
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LOVE THIS! Thank you!
Would have never thought of doing curves with a walking foot. That’s really helpful to see.
I absolutely love your video you go the bear speed and don’t leave anything out. Slow but not boring slow and don’t take for granted that we know how to use the walking foot! ❤️
I’ve been quilting for at least 20 years but always am impressed when I find videos like yours that present some familiar techniques in unique and “ doable” methods. Thanks!
I'm glad we could share something new!
Thank you for showing this at real time. Gives me a good idea of how slowly I should probably be sewing.
Yes! definitely slow down with the walking foot. It isn't able to work properly if you go too fast.
Thank you for showing “real time” as you quilt. This helps me to know that I often try to sew too quickly with my WALKING foot. Tryin’ to run....
We have to keep reminding ourselves of this too!
I am learning all I can about quilting so I can attempt one. I just realized I can quilt with my Singer Heavy Duty machine. My machine came with a walking foot. I just learned about free motion quilting on a regular machine, thanks to your channel.
So glad to hear that!
Loved watching this video...Thanks so much for the tips! I've been sending all my projects out to long arm quilters (I'm new to quilting) and now want to use my new sewing machine to quilt at least my smaller projects. Thank you for your tutorials and inspiration!
I just love this video to give me something different to stitch with my walking foot. Thank you, you are awesome.
This is great. I will never take a table runner or topper to a quilter and pay that money. I can do this myself. I liked the first example better, doing all the marking. I would wait until I mastered that before trying the second example. Thank you
I really appreciate this!!! Thank you, sew much, for sharing!
Finally I have found you! Wow if I had just looked up walking foot quilting I could have saved many headaches. Love your videos. I can make designs bigger for my blocks. Thanks
Thank you. This was great. Really enjoyed
I have made my first Twin size quilt and this is the best video I've seen for a domestic Brother sewing machine to begin my quilting journey. Thank you for keeping it simple
Great demo. The effects of quilting on that blue piece is so interesting! It takes on an entirely different look. Thanks!
You're welcome!
Nice tutorial❣️❣️
Can't wait to try this, thanks so much, I would never have guessed I could do this with my walking foot!!
It's so fun to branch out and try new things! We are glad we could provide some inspiration.
Just found these tutorials. Excited to try these techniques with walking foot.
Thanks for the advice. I've been struggling to quilt my current project. Free motion quilting is not my strong point. After watching your instructions I have managed to quilt 2/3rds of the piece using the walking foot, and should have it finished & ready for binding tomorrow. 😁
I'm so glad this was helpful!
Very good work 👍👌👌I am from India, in Maharashtra ❤️
Thank you!
Thanks for great examples!
Thank you for the great instructions
You are welcome!
I really like the curved lines...especially the last one, that you did freehand, and no squares or grid required! Beautiful work. Thank you and your technique makes it look fun and easy. Even for a novice, like me. Much appreciate, from a new subscriber. Thank you for sharing this.
You're very welcome!
Very nice video! I just started to machine quilt with waliking foot. As I was putting some straight lines, I was thinking of watching some videos so I can do better and I found your video. I loved it and now I will also do some curve stitching in the squares I have! Thank you for making my day!
You are very welcome! We are so happy to hear this video has inspired you.
I love this pattern. Thank you! I would probably use an open toe foot to make it easier to see the markings.
Amazing tutorial and fabulous video thanks for sharing
My pleasure 😊
Thanks for the tips
You're welcome!
Great instructions! Thank you for creating and sharing this video
Thanks for watching!
I like to use a wavy stitch when doing jelly roll race quilts. I stitch in the ditch and use the wavy stitch in the middles.
That's a great use of the quilting for that design!
Great confidence builder. Thank you.
Our pleasure!
This is very helpful. As a new quilter with no extra $$$ for sending my quilt to a longarm-er I like that I can do these designs. What I am not sure about is how to join the blocks once they are quilted. Do you use sashing for them and how do you apply when back and front are sewn together? do you already have a video on this?
We don't have a tutorial out for joining squares after quilting yet, but we'll add it to the list!
It’s so nice to see quilting curves with a walking foot rather than just straight lines. Have you any videos on quilting feathers with a walking foot? I’ve heard of them but can’t find any videos to show me how. Thanks bunches!
We don't, that's not something we have tried yet.
@@OnWilliamsStreet ok thanks for the info. My search continues...
Your channel is really a gem. You are so talented. Thank you for sharing.
Aw, this comment made our day! We are glad you are enjoying it.
Sooooo inspired to try ❤
Great tutorial❤️ this is what I'm doing on my quilt now I've seen how it's done thanks 😁
You’re welcome 😊
This was AMAZING!! I have been wanting to learn how to free motion quilt on my regular machine!! What did you use for the marking ???
For these ones I just used washable school chalk in white. It works great for darker fabrics. Definitely make sure to spot test before you mark the entire quilt though!
Amazing.
Thanks!
7:44 7:45 great idea but only practical on a small square. Not practical to keep turning a twin or larger quilt. Nice tutorial though.
I LOVE this technique! Makes me a little nervous as a new quilter to see fingers so close to the needle, though. 😳
Luckily, I haven't sewn through a finger yet! There's still time though ;)
Walking foots are usually a bit more bulky... it seems like they would be a little more difficult to slip your finger under the needle.
Love...love...love, What is that block called?
I like being able to use the walking foot, but the lines look hard to see because the foot is so long. Is there a different walking foot that is more like an open toe foot? You did a great job, but did it take a lot of practice?
When quilting with a walking foot it's just a matter of learning the right speed and how to keep your fabric from dragging and making it too hard for your machine to feed. Just watch that you keep it up on your lap or shoulder so that it moves smoothly through the machine.
As far as for the feet, it's all going to depend on your sewing machine. I'd call a dealer for your machine and ask what options you have.
Heat erase pen will reappear when exposed to below freezing temperatures. First I heard about it and then tested it myself.
that would be great for QAUG but it would be a lot of turning for a big quilt and you never showed the back of the blocks I love to see the back of quilts to
if that was a bigger quilt, i see after your first line you did turn entire quilt around with bulk inside the throat. how you avoid that for larger quilt?
With walking foot quilting, unfortunately some designs are just going to require that you turn the quilt. I would roll up the sides and just unroll extra as I go to deal with the bulk.
Love this video! can i ask what white chalk pen you are using? i couldn't find good one
When I use chalk, I use just regular school chalk. Always test first to make sure it will wash out. My favorite fabric marking tools are heat erase pens by dritz and their water (blue) and air erase (purple) markers (also dritz).
@@OnWilliamsStreet thank you!!
is this technique better to do on each quilt as go block before attaching.
You could do it that way. We will also work on videos showing how to adapt it to full size quilts.
Just wondering how doable this is with a full size quilt instead of a small sample. Love the idea but not sure
This is a great idea for a future video.
👍❤️😊
Do you think I could make a heart outline for the middle of a quilt block using a walking foot?
Absolutely! I would probably draw it out first if you aren't going around something, simply because I don't trust myself free hand stitching a heart shape.
@@OnWilliamsStreet thank you!! I was planning on using a trace. No way could I do a heart! No one ever called me a artist! LOL
I had to smile when I watched you do your first sample. I just finished a quilt for my Grandson. I did my circles with two different size Pyrex bowls and quilted with my walking foot! "Necessity is the mother of invention!" I was so pleased with how it turned out.
@@sandiewhite874 Yes! We love grabbing whatever we have to use for marking designs.
If you are using fabric/thread combos that don't really emphasize the thread, why wouldn't you backstitch a couple of stitches and then cut with your your threadcutter? (I'm using the same machine; new to machine quilting)
This is always an option and sometimes blends in, but even with matching thread it can stand out. I've done both and prefer to tie and bury. If it's a busier fabric or something that can hide the backstitch easily, it's definitely an option.
Do you recommend a longer stitch length?
Yes, not super long, but we will regularly bump it up from a 2-2.5 to a 3 on our machine.
Very nice design. Can you add the links to the beginner walking foot videos that you mention? I can't find them. Thanks!
Absolutely!
www.onwilliamsstreet.com/walking-foot-quilting/
www.onwilliamsstreet.com/walking-foot-quilting-for-beginners/
I didn't see any pins -- do you use a basting spray to hold your layers together?
I do use basting spray. I find it much easier.
I have a Bernina with double transport. Do I still need the walking foot?
I'm not sure what that is, but if it moves the top fabric and bottom fabric instead of just the bottom it should work the same.
Are the feed dogs down while you’re using the walking foot?
No, they stay up so that they can feed the fabric along for you.
Great video tutorial. What type of microphone are you using?
A basic lapel microphone that just plugs into our camera.
What stitch lenght would you suggest for these patterns? Thanks!
We use about a 2 on our machine (a Bernina) when quoting.
The design is great and good for QAYG but I can't imagine that much turning on a full quilt - even crib or throw size
We like to show lots of different options. Some definitely work better in different situations than others.
Same thing I was thinking
That’s I lot of moving quilting
I’ve a pattern “Heat Wave” & used fabric I don’t care for to practice FMQ & considered using a similar pattern. Am a newbie at this…
Agreed. Quilting on something small, such as samples or table toppers, much different than a big quilt. I’ve done both. My machine is small! I’m surprised at what I have been able to do with it, but it would be helpful to this done on a big quilt on a regular domestic machine.
What type of marking pen is that?
They are Dritz heat erase marking pens. They come in a set of 5 different colors.
Fine for small pieces but practically impossible for a full size quilt - too much movement
Great video, very helpful! What brand marking pen are you using? I can never find anything that gives me a fine white line on dark fabrics.
It's a set of heat erase pens by Dritz. They come with 5 different colors.
My brain doesn't work well that way... I don't mind breaking thread. Then I pull the threads in the quilt as I watch tv.
Always a possibility! Sometimes a quilt just calls for starting and stopping and thread burying.