If you want to do some free motion quilting, purchase the free motion quilting foot.
Want to show you how this actually goes on.
First you're going to take the screw out of the white ankle of your traditional presser
foot.
Right now I have to walking foot on so I'm going to just show you how we switch that
off.
We did do a video on the walking foot so you can easily see how that is put on, but sometimes
it's nice to see how to take it off as well.
We're going to loosen this screw and you'll notice that the walking foot has two parts
that it actually attaches to.
First over here at the side but also there's this arm that goes up and around the part
where the screw takes the needle in and out.
That's actually what makes the walking foot walk.
This foot actually has a spring action so you can see how this is going to be forced
down.
You actually will need to give it a little squeeze down to get it to attach to the post
where the screw goes in.
This arm will need to be above the needle screw, so even if you want to lower that down
just a little bit that can even help in getting this on completely.
Kind of give it that little push on and that spring will move into position, and then line
up the screw.
That might be the second little trick here; there we go.
Line up the screw the get that started.
Actually you can get that screw on there first and then slip the foot around the post, since
this foot has an opening on this side.
The key is when you get it going, tighten that all the way so that doesn't wiggle loose
later.
We'll just go ahead and give that a few more turns.
You want to do more than just a finger tighten because things do loosen up as you get stitching.
We're going to use just a regular straight stitch.
Doesn't matter the stitch length because what we're going to do is we're going to slide
off the accessory box, reach behind the machine.
Back here there's a lever for lowering the feed dogs.
When I slide it those teeth disappear.
Just a little note: when you do slide this back - watch, you can even hear it.
I'm clicking it but those teeth don't come back up until I take a stitch.
If you're looking for them to actually appear just take a stitch or hand turn a stitch through
and then you'll be able to see.
Now traditionally for free-motion quilting what you'll want to do is bring your bobbin
thread up, so lower the presser foot down.
What's nice about this machine is if you do try to stitch without the foot down - because
some people accidentally forget to do that because it has kind of a hovering motion - the
machine won't let you stitch, which is nice.
Hold the needle thread; touch your needle up and down button two times.
Once, twice, slide the fabric, and bring your bobbin thread up.
This little thread that I've got over here, that's my bobbin thread, that's my needle
thread.
Now I can come back to where I'm starting.
For free motion quilting you kind of start in a few gentle, small stitches and then start
to work around.
I love setting this so the needle stops in the down position, and trim those threads
once you get started.
Your key is how to keep your smooth feel of moving your fabric and around to get nice,
even stitches.
That can be where your speed control can come in where you can adjust your speed down to
maybe three quarters of a speed.
That way when you step on the foot control for example, I am flooring it right now and
I can work with my hands to get a nice, gentle speed and get my stitch length to really mimic
what a normal stitch length is going to look like.
Then I can go ahead and start to quilt.
It's kind of fun.
Does take a little practice but once you get going you notice the foot allows you to go
whichever direction you want to go.
The key is for practice so if this is new for you don't judge yourself on the first
couple times you try this.
This takes lots of time at machine maybe just taking a piece of fabric with some batting
in between it and trying it out.
That is how to put the foot on.
Doesn't matter the stitch length, and don't forget to lower your feed dogs.