Walk - by Jacquie Gering (Hardcover)

About the Book

Quilters love the look of textural, detailed stitching that adds to the beauty of the quilt top design. This stitching is actually the "quilting" in quilting, and many quilters feel that paying a professional for machine quilting is one of their only options. The walking foot is an accessory for sewing machines that's often used for machine quilting, but many quilters only use it to stitch around their designs. But the walking foot can do so much more, and author Jacquie Gering shows all of her tips, tricks and techniques to master all of the skills needed to quilt with a walking foot. This book covers the basics of using the walking foot, in addition to preparing the quilt, marking, managing large quilts, preventing puckers and keeping lines straight. Chapters will include a variety of types of walking -foot quilting, including channel quilting, matchstick quilting, and decorative stitch quilting. Quilters won't be limited to straight line quilting, either! They'll learn how to quilt spirals, simple curves, and marked curves like braids and clamshells.

Book Synopsis

A practical guide to machine quilting using your walking foot by bestselling author and international instructor Jacquie Gering, now in a format with a lay-flat wire-o binding.

Free motion not for you? How about some "forward motion" quilting with the walking foot? It's time to get that walking foot out of the ditch, take it for a drive, and see what that baby can really do! Jacquie Gering will be your guide as you work your way from walking foot basics to intricate marked designs as you master machine quilting with your walking foot.

In WALK, Gering shares a comprehensive set of walking foot quilting basics that provides a solid foundation for quilting with ease, quality, and creativity. She guides you through a series of test-drives with your walking foot, allowing you to get acquainted with its features and set yourself up for success with your foot and your machine. Then you'll learn how to prepare and mark the quilt, prevent puckers while quilting, and manage large projects. Gering teaches over 40 walking foot-friendly designs, including channel quilting, matchstick quilting, and quilting with decorative stitches.

Thought that your walking foot could only be used for straight line quilting? Learn to use the walking foot with traditional designs including cables, clamshells, and orange peels, or finish your quilt with intricate point to point designs like the boomerang and nested diamonds. Quilt graphic, innovative radiating designs. Learn to spiral and quilt concentric designs or use your newly developed skills to quilt unique designs with reserve. You too can achieve the textures shared in Gering's vibrant, graphic quilts.

With a toolbox of simple to complex designs, you'll have the options to quilt on your home machine with designs that will support your piecing and create a harmonious marriage of piecing and quilting. With a walking foot, you'll find a level of control and success you never thought possible, and you'll become as excited about the quilting as you are about your piecing.

Includes photographs and illustrations

Review Quotes

"Quilting with a walking foot is well within reach of any quilter with a sewing machine, and Gering's guide will open quilter's eyes to machine quilting possibilities beyond free-motion techniques."--Library Journal

About the Author

Jacquie Gering is a prolific speaker and quilt teacher. The International Association of Creative Arts Professionals named her Quilt Teacher of the Year in 2014. Jacquie is a leader in the modern quilting movement and has been on the board of the International Modern Quilt Guild for six years. She uses quilting as a medium to express her commitment to anti-violence and the issues of poverty and diversity. She loves being a part of the larger quilting community and is passionate about recruiting young and new quilters to join the community that has given her so much.