Shawl Every Day 2021 - Day 30 - Sewing machine feet

Most sewing machines comes with interchangeable feet. This allows you to use the best or more specific tool for the job. There are a lot of different ones out there, but here are the 5 I use most often.

• General purpose foot: This is used for straight or zig zag seams and can handle most jobs.

• 1/4" piecing foot: This has an edge at 1/4" from the needle, so it's used as a guide for most piecing for quilts.

• Zipper foot: The narrow width allows you to get close to the zipper without going over it.

• Free motion foot: This foot is best for free motion quilting where you move the quilt with your hands instead of using the feed dogs like with traditional seams.

• Walking foot: This foot has feed dogs on the top that pair with the bottom feed dogs so that the quilt sandwich moves more evenly through the machine. This is also helpful for thicker fabrics and bags.

Shawl pattern is Stripe Study Shawl by Veera Välimäki