For those who aren't familiar, using a walking foot allows the top layer of your quilt to feed at the same speed as your bottom layer. It prevents bunching and helps the quilt feed evenly.
For those who aren't interested in free motion quilting, want a break from it, or just want to give something else a try, quilting with a walking foot may be the answer!
Simple cross-hatched lines are tried and true, and changing up the scale of them can really make an impact - like these tiny diagonal lines from Canoe Ridge Creations:
Concentric circles are simple to do with a walking foot and give a dramatic finish. Learn how to do them in this tutorial from Blooming Poppies.
Jan T shares lots of tips on using a walking foot, including how to do gentle curves for borders, in her tutorial.
Get a honeycomb look with these tips from Crazy Mom Quilts.
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