Quilting WITHOUT A WALKING FOOT!! :) It does work:)

There are many quilters who absolutely refuse to quilt without a walking foot. I'm one who has NEVER used one!! LOL! LOL!
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[@paulajernigan4867]

Your quilt is beautiful. The babies are darling, you must be a happy grandma.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Aw thanks Paula! And yes, yes I am;)

[@vickyadams3007]

Thank you for taking us along on your vacation. The (cabin) looking great, there was a lot of hard work put into that (cabin), it was beautiful loved it. Thank you again..You are pretty brave to quilt it by your self (the giant quilt).

[@delwyngraham4033]

You should try your walking foot I love mine and use it all the time😀

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Yea...no.!!! LOL! First of all, I lost mine in the move/flood/whenever and I think I thought it was going to slow me down somehow (although I've never used one!! ) Lol!!!

[@anitavisram8346]

Hi Jean I have only ever stitched in the ditch on baby quilts or 'around the world' quilted tote bags. BUT I have the freemason quilting foot and lots of quilting rulers so I'm just going to puck up the courage to have a go at freemotion quilting. I intend to do a table runner and practise on that. 🤞. Xx

[@NaomiC336]

You do beautiful quilts. The majority of us/me would not be so fortunate to do such an excellent job as you without a walking foot or some other helpful method. I love watching you work and explain as you go. 💛💛

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thank you so much Naomi!! You are very kind!! ;)

[@barbarameehan113]

You sre sew good at this, Jean. You explain sew well. Good to see you at your machine. I need to "fire" my machine up..it has been idle too long. Thank you.💟

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thank you so much Barbara;) Its' been too hot to sew and quite a few of us have lost our quilting mojo!!

[@tonidenunzio1390]

A quilter after my own heart! I'm not a meticulous quilter either, I enjoy and like how they come out even with "mistakes"

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Aw thanks so much:)

[@fimuseum]

Being fairly new to quilting, I have watched many videos. Your explanation of how to secure the quilt, etc. is the best yet !!! Thank you.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thank you so much Florence:)

[@carmenbailey1560]

Happy to hear from you Jean, I’m looking forward to seeing your end results. Your quilts are never disappointing. I’ve started my venture at ruler work, have to say it’s a lot of work getting use to working with that added quarter inch in the ruler foot. Thanks for sharing your quilting. Take Care. 👍❤️😊

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thank you so much Carmen!! I tried, I REALLY tried, to use rulers ~ nope, nada, nix...NOT FOR ME!!! LOL!

[@dustykeele]

This quilt is going to be just lovely, Jean!

[@stefanbeckerbauer8867]

Dear Jean, glad you had and enjoyed your little vacation. Also nice to see you getting to the quilting part of your beautiful quilt. Since for the last few weeks I could not be bothered to sit at my sewing machine because of the heat and general lack of sewjo, I made the decision to use this Sunday and be productive again. I had an old Fabric Sample Book from Osborne & Little and I used those fabrics to make three tote bags today - easy and simple - but got me back sewing. Now I’m enjoying the cooler air of the evening on my balcony and watch your lovely video - life is good 🤩 Love to the Trueloves and all the best. Stefan 🥰

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

THanks Stefan:) We did have a relaxing time...albeit in between jobs!! LOL! I can just imagine your tote bags with that lux fabric!! So pleased you can breathe again in the cool air!! It was a brutal summer!! Hope you are keeping well and safe:)

[@margaretnewman4464]

How nice to see you behind your Juki again Jean. That is one large quilt! You made it look so easy. I have never secured my quilt sandwich like this, I have always gone straight from pinning to free motion quilting. No wonder I get a few little tucks now and again.🙂 thank you for sharing, love to you all🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thanks Margaret! It's not too big of a quilt ~ I've certainly made larger! ;) And I decided to secure it this way because....well, I don't know why!?! LO!L LOL! But hopefully it will eliminate most tucks! ;)

[@cherylbebenek8315]

Good afternoon Jean ! So happy to see you enjoying your time at the sewing machine with your patchwork quilt today but I have to tell you I loved your yellow sewing room so much I have gone to the paint store and I will be painting my sewing room yellow as well .

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Sounds great Cheryl!! For not being a lover of yellow, we are quite enjoying our entire house!! LOL!

[@martinaryan5051]

Jean your quilt is beautiful,especially seeing it close up,the fabric is so lovely.

[@janetuesday6473]

Thank you for talking about stitching in the ditch. I am working at improving that in my quilting but you have made me feel much better about straying from the ditch. I love your attitude. Wishing you all all the best.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

You are so welcome! I really believe people sweat TOO much over tiny little things and get their knickers in a twist!! LOL! LOL! Go with the flow and enjoy the process :) You go Jane:)

[@kathyreed4488]

Hi Jean..good to see you quilting yr new quilt. I'll be so happy when u can get in the swing of making quilts and other lil things! So glad u all had a nice mini quilt...love ya gal.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thanks Kathy:)

[@donhardman6919]

Good morning to you Jean from New Zealand. Hope you are all well. Your quilt is coming along beautifully. Yes, I did experience different fabrics with different weaves but at the end result was pretty good. I, too did not use a walking foot when I did my very first quilt in a ditch quilt. I did just like what you did on your quilt, easing the quilt as you go to avoid bunching up. It is a very good tip Jean. Look forward to see it once you have finished you free motion on the quilt 👍. It will be stunning!! Love to all, Thelma.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thanks Thelma:) I've gotten SO many suggestions to PLEASE use my walking foot!! LOL! LOL! The pressure!! LOL! I shall see!! But probably not...if it ain't broke, why fix it?!?! LOL~ PLenty of other quilters who use one and can show it:) Hopefully you are staying well:) I am working on FMQ my quilt! ;)

[@wilmastewart6887]

Jean, this was very helpful. I’ve only recently had a walking foot but am not very enamored with it. For most of my 80 years I’ve been a clothing sewer and have wanted to graduate to quilting but am hesitation’s because of the quilting part of it is intimidating to me. I’ve quilted smaller projects but think now I am ready to tackle something larger . Both of my grandmothers made quilts. Of course they didn’t have our modern conveniences. My maternal grandmother made hand quilted quilts on a treadle machine and wooden quilting frame. We’ve come a long way from that thank goodness. Well I’ve become a bit long winded here so I’ll conclude this missive and say thank you and I do enjoy and appreciate your videos.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

You sound just like me!! I think it's called "Old Dog/New Tricks"!! LOL! I sew with the most basic of basics even though over the years, I have purchased new and improved and bigger and better and yet seem to go back to the basics of a simple machine that is a work horse!! I actually 'learned' on a treadle!! pumping the treadle below for my grandmother above!! Watching that leather pully/cord whirl round and round!! Thank you So much Wilma for a trip down memory lane:)

[@patriciasweet9102]

Really enjoyed watching you as you sewed. This is how I was taught. Have never done it any other way. The walking foot every one talks about I am not sure about using it.As I watch you sew I love the fabrics you used in your quilt. Very nice.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Wonderful! Thanks so much for watching me Patricia;)

[@sewterie]

Thank you. I was anxiously watching. I am glad you showed this on a regular machine. I have been trying not to shy away from quilting because of not having the right machine, foot, thread... etc. Also glad you showed that you place tables around to support it. It's so important to do and can make the differance between failure and success. Glad to hear Maxwell is plugging away at his Lego Car. That amazes me that he likes to undertakesuch tasks. I would run!! lol. Anyway, glad all is well. Love to the Trueloves. Get your shoes ready for September. Gonna hit the payments again. XO Stay well.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thanks so much!! Yes!! September 1st!! And who knows what the message will be soon?!!? LOL! Exciting times! :)

[@jedlinnen6528]

Coming together marvelously, Jean. I understand what you mean about pushing top layer back. You have much experience to do this ease the way you do. Great that you do not need the walking foot. I have one . They are bulky and heavy. It cost me fifty bucks and I have never used it. Your way is good, Jean

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Isn't that something?!! I don't even know where mine is and yes, they do seem bulky and slow moving to me, although tons of experienced quilters seem to love them! ;) Thanks Jed! Hope you are keeping safe:)

[@goldenfd475]

Interesting Jean. I have never secured my quilt top this way. I used to tack them but now just use safety pins. Still in the "stitch in the ditch" head space for the quilt I am currently making and having got to this stage with it am wondering if this method would minimize the corner bunching I sometimes get. I am a little (well a lot) nervous of securing the border edges first in case I get a bunch of material in the middle. I always assumed I had to start in the middle and work out? I will consider pondering which really means putting off starting to quilt till I talk myself into it. It must be lovely to look forward to free-motion quilting and I guess it just means starting to practice on smaller projects. Lovely to hear from you you always lighten my day.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

I usually DO start in the center out, but decided to secure my quilt this way as I went. For some reason I can't explain!! LOL! But remember, it's only thread and fabric! :) You mustn't be put off! Finished is so much better than Perfect;) Al the best:)

[@sewmanythings8616]

Do you watch The Quilting Marine?? He’s awesome! His tag line is “And remember, it’s only fabric and it’s only thread”!😃

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

I have!! He is super:)

[@pam.scountrysewing4047]

hugs from pam keep it coming on video iam making a sewing m matte

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Thanks Pam:)

[@sewmanythings8616]

Thanks for sharing Jean! I’m just curious why you prefer not to use a walking foot? I find them very easy to use and get great results with much less effort (don’t have to do all that easing of the fabric because all of the layers are fed into the machine evenly..hence the reason they are also called an Even-feed Foot.). Lately I have even been using my walking foot to do my regular piecing! But that might be taking it a bit too far! LOL

[@lynnew.680]

I also piece with a walking foot…much better results for me than using the 1/4” foot

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

I seem to remember seeing some KZbin videos of walking feet use, and thought it looked slow to me. I think though ultimately its a case of "old dog/new tricks" LOL! I have been sewing for over 50 years (garment sewing and then quilting for the last 15 years or so) and just expected the basics from each of my machines. I wasn't really interested in all the fancy schamncy computerized stuff or feet or attachments and the walking foot held no allure for me!! And now, I think I lost it!! LOL!

[@jeandunlop2922]

Thank you so much, Jean. This has really helped me.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Glad it was helpful Jean! thank you:)

[@maxieone7358]

I’ve missed your quilting videos:)

[@KayInMaine]

That was really fun to watch, Jean! I don't use a walking foot either, but I have had issues with the fabric moving, but it does work better if you keep everything taut like you have here.

[@lindasimmons3167]

You are so correct that a little deviation from the ditch does not matter. In fact, I free motion my stitching in the ditch so have quite a bit of wandering, but once the quilt has been washed it’s pretty much not noticeable.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

I have seen and read that so many quilters really get upset that their' stitch in the ditch' isn't good...and I'm over here thinking "wha?!?! " A thread off here a stitch off there?!?! Really? But I have an EXTREMELY relaxed view of things and don't sweat that small stuff!! LOL! LOL! Thanks Linda;)

[@shirleydooley1919]

Hope down the road you will do a project using the walking foot I have better luck using one. And will give some a chance to try theirs if they never try it yet.

[@bernicemcdonald3822]

Hi Jean, love from Trinidad. Love you and your family.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Same to you Bernice:)

[@nancy9478]

Even with a walking foot, the top layer ends up longer at the end of the row. Grrrr! I like your method.

[@darlenemitchell4198]

You’re a pro! Love how easy you make free motion look. Also you don’t seem To use gripper gloves when you’re free lotion quilting, why don’t you Jean? Just curious…

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

I don't seem to use a lot of things that real quilters use!! LOL! I got the gloves when I started and like I commented to another person, I didn't like them. I felt that I lost control of the FEEL of my quilt and fabric and they really got grubby.

[@darlenemitchell4198]

@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory thanks Jean❤️

[@dawnlund1104]

You do that just like I do! Love it!

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Yay! Thank you Dawn:)

[@lucy7b]

❤️❤️❤️

[@giselaa6111]

Great Advice Jean wonderful quilt can’t wait to see it done ♥️👍🏻let me know when you get the letter from me please ♥️

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Will do Gisela!! Looking forward to it;)

[@beverleysimmons8080]

I have never tried that on my quilts to nervous lol. Well Jean I ended up with pneumonia so have the antibiotics so hoping to feel better soon lots of quilting there

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Oh! I'm sorry Beverley! Pneumonia!! Hopefully the antibiotics will start kicking in! Take care!!!

[@dianemiller9050]

I use quilting gloves and that seems to help move the fabric more evenly on top.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Yea, no I didn't. I like the feel of the quilt sandwich beneath my fingers and found the gloves hindered that feeling for me. THanks Diane;)

[@marykendall]

Urgh! I was in a hurry to quilt a wall hanging today. We moved in February and my FMQ things are in storage still. I bought basting spray from Wally World. Useless! I sewed a huge pleat in the back. I got to rip all of that out. I think it will be folded up with the other quilt tops for now. 😜

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Double Urgh!!! That sounds like a bummer Mary!! If it's on a wall hanging, perhaps you just leave it?!?! I know that's what I'd do!! LOL! All the best:)

[@marykendall]

LOL Jean. I would have but it was for a pattern test for #sewbecca. I didn't want to let her down. I took the stitches out during my husband's "short" elder's meeting. Ha ha, I finished first! Wonderful convention. I cried and cried....

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Sunday afternoon part one.....I cried and cried today. How close we are!!!!!!!!

[@marykendall]

It is right around the corner! Things are sure coming together beautifully. Take care my sister. Thanks for keeping me company while sewing.

[@debbiedaraio2649]

Beautiful quilt! Do you ever use quilting gloves ? I bought cheap gardening gloves and I use them .

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

When I first started FMQ, yes Debbie, I got the 'Machinigers' (sp?!) quilting gloves. I hated them. The nubby fingertips got grubby and I didn't like NOT feeling the fabric and the quilt beneath my hands.

[@corinaromero6949]

I get the lump even with a walking foot! Aren't we supposed to start in the center out?

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Mostly yes. I do often start at the center out due to getting over the 'hardest' part first. But I decided on this quilt to just secure the rows/blocks and then I can start wherever.

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

To bury the thread ends, thread a needle, sew from the spot the thread comes out of the fabric/pattern, run the thread between your layers, until the whole length is concealed, or come up at least 2 inches away and trim ends. This is a pain to do, the whole quilt is awkward to wrangle, so if you really don't want to, try another method... all the best.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

Yea. I probably will never do that!! LOL! I've made over 400 quilts and so far have never 'buried a thread!! ' LOL! I really don't love hand sewing ~ a quilter who hates a needle and thread!! LOL! But thanks for the tip if I EVER do try:) Take care Kathleen:)

[@jodierdmann2078]

Have you ever done a quilt where you recycled denim from jeans? I thought I would attempt one for like a picnic/beach blanket.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

I started one YEARS ago...it got too heavy and ungainly and too 'rough' for me!!

[@scottydog6539]

I find the walking foot slows my quilting down. I never use a walking foot either. My stitch regulator slows down my sewing/quilting too. My stitch regulator is not built into my Brother machine. It is an older stitch regulator. I always start my quilting in the exact middle of my quilt. I pin, flip quilt over, and pin again, and repeat two more times until my 3 layers are flat. Then I start in the middle to free motion quilt.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

AH!! Yes, I've seen videos of people using the walking foot and it seemed to me it was slow. I'm a speed demon when it comes to sewing!! Zip Zip!! LOL! I usually start in the middle ~ getting the most difficult part done with and then working my way out. This quilt I just decided to secure the entire top before I start FMQ

[@doubledeesdesigns6935]

What foot are you using? I have a Juki and don’t like using the walking foot

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

I think this is just a quarter inch foot...I think!! I've seem to have lost or misplaced all the other feet and the manual and stuff in our move and the flood. This works though:)

[@sueduquemin7119]

Jean can you tell me what the pattern is called as I have a load of layer cakes and don’t know what to do with them

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

It is on my Playlist as the SUPER EASY 10" square layer cake quilt. I have several tutorials of how I made it:) Thanks Sue:)

[@beverleysimmons8080]

I can do that straight lines with the pressure foot but sewing straight is another thing

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

We need to start up a Pillow Lovers Club!! LOL!

[@beverleysimmons8080]

Sorry not pressure foot walking foot I uses

[@lesliesteinhauser2595]

Do you have your feed dogs dropped? And just quilting in the ditch? I never have used a walking foot. I quest I should have waited until the end of the video to ask my question.

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

No. My machine is set at exactly the same setting as when I piece. But when I will free motion quilt, I will then drop my feed dogs, and lesson my stitch length to "0"

[@rhondacharlett8216]

The title of the video is Quilting Without a Walking Foot but you don't actually show how to manage that. Do you have a video specifically for that?

[@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory]

I'm not sure I understand. The entire video is me quilting without a walking foot! LOL!

[@rhondacharlett8216]

@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory I'm sorry. I got to the part about the Ukranian panels, got interrupted, and didn't finish the video. Like duh! You are very correct ... the rest of the video after that is entirely about quilting without a walking foot. Thanks for setting me straight. 😀