I use my 1/4" foot for all my piecing, an open toed embroidery foot on the rare occasions when I embroider. And iwould use the quiluting foot if I ever get around to the box full of tabe runners and smallish wall hangings I have. I use my 1/4" foot for putiing on binding and have never had any trouble. I use it because it is the foot that is always on my machine. Oh, and I use my left FOOT on the FOOT pedal!