Buyer's Guides

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Cording and piping feet have a channel or groove underneath that cradles a raised cord so your stitching lands right

A walking foot, sometimes called an even-feed or dual-feed foot, adds a second set of feed dogs on top so the layers

Free-motion and darning feet are what let you quilt curves, stipple, and write with thread.

A zipper foot is narrow so the needle can stitch right up against a zipper coil, a piped edge, or any bulky seam the

A quarter-inch foot is the first specialty foot most quilters buy, because piecing lives or dies on a consistent seam

Presser feet are the simplest way to make a machine do more, and most people use three when the box holds a dozen jobs.

The bobbin is half of every stitch and the half people ignore until the tension goes wrong.

Building a thread palette is more useful than buying colors one project at a time.

Building a thread palette is more useful than buying colors one project at a time.

Cotton thread is the natural match for cotton fabric, which is why quilters reach for it out of habit and instinct.

Every thread brand has a personality once you have run a few spools, and knowing the lines saves you buying the wrong

Every thread brand has a personality once you have run a few spools, and knowing the lines saves you buying the wrong