1/4" Patchwork Quilting foot is identical to the 1/4" seam foot, except that it has a groove in front of the ankle for a guide. Use it for channel quilting up to 4" apart.
The Quilt n Stitch foot is an upgraded patchwork foot with a built in ruler.
For stitching in the ditch, you need a Stitch In Ditch foot. The purpose of this foot is to stitch just to the right of the seam so your stitches will blend into the seam fabric.
A sliding guide foot is like a patchwork foot and stitch in ditch foot combined.
What Not to Use
There is a lot of misinformation concerning the walking foot. A walking foot is intended for piecing napped fabrics such as velvet, cordoury, flannel, terry cloth, fleece and wool that would never be quilted in the first place. However, it can be used for sewing a velvet border to a crazy quilt. The bar is a seam guide, not a stitch guide despite what the right photo illustrates. It does not feed the top and bottom fabric simultaneously. Only the roller foot does that. The walking foot lifts allowing the napped fabric to feed without distortion. Attempting to quilt with it will cause skipped stitches.
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