If you have a home sewing machine and are ready to improve it, then it is time to get this sewing machine presser feet cheat sheet guide.
You will be happy to know that your sewing machine can do a lot more than you might have imagined. To achieve that, you only have to change your presser foot!
With the help of the different sewing machine pres feet types, you can create some of the most amazing seams and finishes on your projects that will definitely make them stand out.
Are you ready to learn everything about all the available presser feet for your machine?
Let’s do this!
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There are many types of presser feet that can expand your sewing possibilities.
To help you, I have created this handy guide with pictures and descriptions. Just as a bonus for being an amazing reader, I have included a free printable guide that includes over 30+ of the most common universal presser feet for sewing machines (including the ones here).
So, keep reading until the end to know how to get it.
What is a sewing machine presser foot?
A sewing machine presser foot is an attachment that holds the fabric in place and feeds it through the sewing machine while sewing.
It’s the part that keeps the fabric in place as you stitch, making sure it feeds the fabric evenly while the machine is sewing it.
These amazing attachments are super easy to attach to your sewing machine and can save you a lot of time on certain techniques.
There are different presser feet for different sewing finishes, such as making a straight stitch, sewing a buttonhole or buttons, sewing invisible and regular zippers, gathering fabric, and so much more.
With the help of the sewing machine presser feet, you can create some amazing seams and finishes on your projects that will make them stand out! Trust me, they are life-changers! So, don’t hesitate to give them a try!
How to change the presser feet.
In order to use any sewing machine presser foot, you have to change the one that you are currently using on your sewing machine.
The standard sewing machine presser foot is the straight stitch foot, which comes with your sewing machine.
If you already know about all the parts of your sewing machine, you already know that there is a release button on the back of your machine foot.
By following these simple steps, you’ll be able to quickly and easily change your sewing machine presser foot.
First, make sure the needle and presser foot are raised. Then, locate the release button for the presser foot and press it to remove the old foot. Next, take the new presser foot and align the notch of the holder with the foot’s pin. Finally, slowly lower the presser foot level until you hear a “snap” sound, indicating that it’s properly attached.
Different Sewing Machine Presser Feet
If you’re looking for a set of presser feet that can be used with any sewing machine, quite a few brands offer universal kits. I purchased these presser feet kits from Amazon, and they’ve been working great for me so far.
These are the different types of sewing machine presser feet you will find out there.
1. All Purpose Foot/Straight Stitch Foot
This is the basic presser foot that comes with your sewing machine. It is also known as a zig-zag or a standard foot. There are many different styles of this particular foot, but they all have a wide opening so the needle can sew on its wider stitch setting. They also have sewing guides. It’s perfect for basic tasks like seaming, topstitching, and edge stitching where you need a straight stitch.
2. Zipper Foot
The zipper foot has a very narrow body with notches on each side so that you can align the needle either on the left or on the right side of the foot. This will allow you to sew your seam very close to the zipper teeth. The foot normally comes with two pins so that you can use them on both sides of the zipper.
3. Invisible Zipper Foot
An invisible zipper foot has two grooves under the zipper so you can guide each side of the zipper teeth through them and sew as close to them as possible. I recommend you learn how to properly use an invisible zipper foot so you can achieve neat results and take advantage of it.
4. Overcasting Presser Foot
The overcasting presser foot is a great alternative to a serger machine overlock seam. This little presser foot will help you sew overcasting stitches along the edges of the cut fabric to prevent them from fraying. Use a zig-zag or an overcast seam and feed the fabric using the guide on the right side.
5. Monogramming Foot
The monogramming foot has a “tunnel” underneath the foot, which allows the bulky stitches of a satin stitch to pass freely under it. This reminds me that you can also find this presser foot with the name of a “Satin Stitch Foot.” It is mainly used on decorative seams.
6. Stitch In The Ditch Foot
This presser foot is one of the most popular ones for making perfect topstitching between the seams of fabric patchwork. But it can also be used for many other sewing applications. Some of those applications are understitching or joining two pieces of fabric side by side.
7. Walking Foot
The walking foot attachment helps your sewing machine to feed thicker fabrics or many layers of fabrics at once. What it does is help the top layers of the fabric feed at the same time rate as the bottom layers, so you can even have seams. This is particularly useful if you are making quilt projects or working with jersey or leather fabrics.
8. Buttonhole Presser Foot
The buttonhole presser foot helps you make perfectly sized buttonholes that match every button size. To create a buttonhole using the automatic buttonhole foot, simply place your button in the gauge located at the back of the foot and follow your sewing machine’s buttonhole instructions. Some machines have 4-step buttonhole feet, and others have a 1-step buttonhole foot (the latest is the best one).
9. Button Foot
If you’re tired of attaching buttons to your garments by hand, I have some good news for you. The button presser foot is an amazing tool that can save you a lot of time and effort. This attachment can easily attach buttons to your sewing machine without any complications. It holds your button down, and you use a zig-zag stitch to sew it onto your garment. It’s that easy!
10. Teflon Foot
This non-stick foot is used to make straight and zig-zag seams on sticky or heavyweight fabrics with shiny finishes such as plastic, vinyl, lycra, or faux leather. Its Teflon cover allows it to slide over these types of fabrics instead of getting stock as your regular metallic foot.
11. Gathering Foot
The gathering presser foot is a sewing machine attachment, usually sold separately, that is used to gather automatically or shirr fabric while you sew it. By using this presser foot and modifying some settings on your sewing machine, you will be able to automatically gather the fabric as you feed it through the machine. It has a left-opened slot to put a second layer of fabric in so you can sew and gather two layers at the same time. This will give you, as a result, one flat layer of fabric and one gathered.
12. Blind Hem Foot
When attached to a sewing machine and after selecting the blind stitch mode, the blind hem foot makes a stitch consisting of a series of straight stitches and one zig-zag stitch. The latter will grab a small portion of your folded hem with a stitch. Once you unfold your hem, that stitch will be a small point on the front of the fabric. Almost invisible to the naked eye.
13. Rolled Hem Foot
A rolled hem presser foot is used to make narrow double-folded hems on the edge of your fabrics. The fabric is fed through the foot and rolled into the tunnel under it to form the tiny hem.
14. Quarter Inch Quilting Foot
Using a quarter-inch piecing or seam foot makes sewing accurate 1/4″ seams really easy by using the guide on the right side. The distance from this guide to the standard center needle position is exactly ¼”. This foot is very useful when you are working on patchwork and quilting projects that require precise topstitching. This presser foot has a guide that allows you to align your seams accurately and achieve a parallel seam of ¼ inch. Simply guide the seam through the presser foot guide, and you will end up with a neat and tidy seam.
15. Free Motion Foot
If you love to sew and want to try something fun and creative, you might want to check out the free-motion foot! With this amazing tool, you can sew in any direction and through several layers of fabric. It’s perfect for free-motion embroidery and quilting. But before you start, you need to make sure your sewing machine has the feed dogs down. If it doesn’t, just lower them, and you’re good to go. If your machine doesn’t allow this function, don’t worry! You can still use the free-motion foot by covering the feed dogs with a plate that should have come with your sewing machine.
What are all the Sewing Machine Presser Feet?
We just discussed the most popular machine presser feet. But did you know that there are more than 30 presser foot styles?
Within those 30+ feet, you will find many variations and versions, so you can actually find more than 52 presser feet kits like the one I got from Amazon!!
Here are all the names of these presser feet:
- All-purpose Stitch Foot
- Zipper Foot
- Invisible Zipper Foot
- Overcasting Presser Foot
- Monogramming Foot
- Stitch In The Ditch Foot
- Walking Foot
- Buttonhole Presser Foot
- Button Foot
- Teflon Foot
- Gathering Foot
- Blind Hem Foot
- Rolled Hem Foot
- Quarter Inch Quilting Foot
- Free Motion Foot
- Bias Binding Foot
- Darning Foot
- Open Toe Foot
- Applique Foot
- Satin Stitch Foot
- Stitch Guide Foot
- Knit Foot
- Cording Foot
- 5-7 Hole Cording Foot
- Edge Stitching Foot
- Fringe Foot
- Groove Pintuck Foot
- Pearl Piping Foot
- Braiding Foot
- Bias Binding Foot
- Elastic Stitching Foot
- Piping Foot
- Double Piping Foot
- Ruffler Foot
- Flower Stitch Foot
- Adjustable Zipper Foot
Sewing Machine Presser Feet Cheat Sheet Printable Guide
There’s a wide variety of presser feet types that can open up a whole new world of sewing possibilities!
So, the question is. Are you ready to take your sewing skills to the next level? Well, I’ve got some good news for you. To help you get started, I’ve created a free printable guide that features over 30 of the most common universal presser feet for sewing machines.
This handy cheat sheet includes pictures and descriptions of each presser foot and explains how they can be used in sewing. And the best part? It’s completely free! All you have to do is fill out the form below, and we’ll send the guide straight to your inbox.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s get sewing!
Just what I have been looking for. Grateful.
I am very happy you found this resource! I hope you enjoy it a lot.
Hi, I signed up and asked to get an email of the presser feet guide. Instead, I get 2 emails a day that I didn’t ask for.
Thank you.
Hi Brandy, when you sign up for any of our freebies, you’ll subscribe to our newsletter list and can manage your emails. We do not even send 2 emails a day, though. Still, you can manage your email preferences at the end of each email (to get fewer emails/freebies/news) or unsubscribe completely.
Also, if you didn’t get the email with the presser feet ebook, please get in touch with me on Facebook or Insta, and I will help you out.
Presser feet cheat sheet please.
Hi Brandy, you have to subscribe to the form to get the cheat sheet.
Hi there thanks for this free download and too everyone here on this free web page.
I’m wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and a very happy New year 2026.
Don’t know where it went but Have a Good One.
I’m from the uk
Hi Janet! Thank you so much, I hope you have all the blessings too!
FYI, your box to request the presser foot cheat sheet does not appear when I’m using the Firefox browser. It does appear when using Safari and Chrome.
More than likely this is due to an Extension I’ve installed in Firefox or a default browser setting I’d have to change. If I knew what was causing the problem, which is of course a problem in itself 🙂
For those not seeing the box, the simplest thing to do is try a different browser. It’s easy enough to install Chrome to have as a fall back whenever you run into problems like this.
Thanks!
Hi Paul! Thank you so much for this! I hope it helps other people who are having a hard time finding this.
I received the presser foot guide, however Windows says it does not have permission from you to open the file.
Hi Clyrissa! The document is blocked for editing, if you tried to edit it will deny you access to that function.
However it shouldn’t be saying you can’t open it. Please write me a DM on our official Facebook page so I can help you further and with more detail.
There is no form for requesting the guide.
Hi Glen, there is a form at the end of this post. You could try cleaning your browising history and refresh the page if you don’t see it.
Did that and this is what I see:
All you have to do is fill out the form below, and we’ll send the guide straight to your inbox.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s get sewing!
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The How to lines are the only ones with a hyperlink
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Please send me the printable presser foot guide. Thank you
Hi Robin, you have to opt in on the form on this post please 🙂
Thank you for the foot guide. How can I support you?
Hi Candy! Thank you so much for the support. You can donate on our Buy Me a Coffee page here: https://buymeacoffee.com/mygoldenthimble
What ever you want is welcome with love and cherish!
There is no form to fill out in this post.
can you fix it?
Hi frfiend!! It is right at the end of the post in bright yellow :D.
Hello,
I’ve signed up a couple of times to get the presser foot guide and I received emails talking about it but I get nothing. Is something going wrong?
Thank you
Hi Sallyann! Please check your promo or spam folders because the email could have been filed there. You have to change the labels of our emails to “Main Folder” or “inbox” so you can get them there 🙂
ok, I changed to primary, so how do I get my cheat sheet for the presser feet guide. Thank you Sallyann
I just sent it again. Please check your inbox n.n the name of the email is “Your Presser Feet Guide Is Inside”
Thank you for getting the Presser Feet Cheat Sheet to me.
Beth
You are most welcome!!
i have subscribe and you sent email, but cant download presser feet guide as says wrong web link
help please
Hi gorgeous! Could you send me a DM on our Facebook page so I can help you out?
I have subscribed to get this Cheat Sheet numerous times. I still have not received it in my email. I am subscribed because I am getting your newsletters. Am I doing anything wrong. I have checked my Spam and there is nothing there. Please help I bought a 72 piece set and I really would love to have this.
Hi Madelaine! The email can be on three places, either the main folder, the promotions folder or the spam folder. It is called “Your Presser Feet Guide Is Inside” and on my end says it was delivered Jan 15th 😉 this year.
Could you help me check it out on the other folders please??
Thank you for the presser foot cheat sheet. I found it on Pintrest.
You are most welcome. I am glad you like it.
Yes! that’s where I found mine, on Pinterest. Thank You!
Hi: I’m lookig forward to getting the cheat sheet!! I love all the information that is on your web site. Super informative!!!!!
I think you are going to enjoy it a lot Susan!! Sending love!
I bought a 72 pc feet set from Temu awhile back. Of course, I had to straighten the box. Each foot has its own little shaped space. There was a list included that helped. Then I made my own list, with feet in order of how they are in the box. But NOTHING to explain what each foot does. I am really looking forward to your guide so I can start using all these feet!
Thank you so much! I had the exact same expirience. That’s why I decided to make this guide. Let me know what you think about it.
I found where the email ays your presser foot guide is inside but the download doesn’t take me to the guide. What am I doing wrong!
Hi gorgeous.
Could you please DM to our Facebook Page so I can help you with this??
Tried the download many times and the link keeps taking me somewhere else. I am not getting the presser foot cheat sheet. I sent my email, i signed into grow and still no cheat sheet. Can you not just send an attachment? It is getting frustrating.
Carolyn
Hey Carolyn, I’ve just checked on our end and you got the email with the atachment on the 15th. When you press the button that says “download the guide” your computer is going to open a window so you can tell it where you want to store the files. The files come in a ZIP folder you have to decompress to get access to. The guide is inside that folder. If you don’t get that window open you probably have an ad blocker preventing the download.
Please DM on our FB page so I can help you with this further 🙂
I cannot find my subscription to confirm or my cheat sheet anywhere
Hey gorgeous Rachel, that’s probably because our emails are getting into your spam or promotion folders. I have just checked on our end and you are already a subscriber. So you don’t have to subscribe again. Please try and look for any of our emails on those folders and drag them to the main folder so you can start seeing the emails you get from us 😉 ;).
If you need more help you can DM me on our FB page.
I scrolled and scrolled your site.. filled out 3 requests and read all the others’comments. Is this a Red Herring or a Treasure Hunt?
I really need the guide.
Hi Edith, well. It appears that you haven’t completed your sign-in on either form. I don’t have your email registred on our end. If you like I can help you personally if you DM via our Facebook page and I can help you myself.
Just FYI just by putting your email and your name on the yellow bright form and then click “Get on the list” you will get your Guide on your email. Please make sure you get the confirmation message after you click on the button ;).
If you still having issues DM!
registered and no sewing machine presser feet guide?
Angel, Did you registered in the yellow box at the end of this post?
Registered and it registered me for something called glow??? and I didn’t get any guide, why is it registering me for something called glow?
Hi Ann, let me send you an email.
I cannot get the download for the Presser Feet Guide. Please help!
Hi Sherry, what seems to be the problem?
When the first download link didn’t work, I just waited patiently as I knew you would be inundated with emails and would fix it. Thank you. New corrected link works just fine,
Thank you so much for letting me know Gail! Of course I would fix it for you guys. You are the best.
Hi Dafhtne,
I just registered to your beautiful and very helpful website. I tried to download the Presser feet cheat guide but I have been having the same problems everybody else has had in this blog. Please help. I have about 30 presser feet but I do not know how to use them. Your guide would be very helpful.
Thank you,
Maria
I registered with my email
Hey gorgeous!
I am checking on my end it seems like the email was sent to you on Friday August 2nd of this year. Can you please check on your spam and promo folders?? I have found that a lot of people don’t see that the email goes there sometimes. The name of the email is “Your Presser Feet Guide Is Inside” 🙂 Let me know if you found it!
XX
Your link to the corrected cheat sheet worked the second time. Thank you so much for this!
Yeii!! So cool! I am so glad you got it! Now its time to expermient!
Yay! I got the corrected cheat sheet very easily 🙂
OMG I am so glad! Thank you for the patience!!
hello thank you very much for this wonderful help sheet. I did get the original and then I tried to download the first corrected …..but…. I want you to know that I’ve managed to get it on the third try with the email you sent apologizing. Please don’t ever apologize because I appreciate the wonderful work that you do for us all. have a great day. Yvonne
Hi Yvonne! Thank you so much for that! I felt a little embarrased because of the confusion. But I truly have the best readers in the world. You guys are so sweet. That is why I keep making freebies like this one for you guys.
Thank you so much for the work and time you put into this list for us. The download worked great.
Amazing! I am so glad that you have it now. Thanks for letting me know.
The download worked perfectly this time. Thank you.
You are most welcome!
Hello, my friend, my golden thimble, I was having a problem with downloading the corrected presser feet cheat sheet guide. Can you help me with this. Thanks so much. I know this cheat sheet is going to help me with choosing the correct foot for all my sewing needs. Thanks so much for all your great tips and helpful sewing advise!
Could you check on your last email with the correction? It was sent today.
I attempted to download corrected sheet however the page doesn’t seem to be linked to the area you indicated.
Hi Susie, the corrected email with the updated file was sent today. Could you check it for me?
Hi. Help! I can’t seem to download the updated foot chart. I click in the download in the e-mail and nada. Thank you for your work and help.
Hi Linda! It seems like all of you got it now. Could you please help me checking your last email? Love,
Hi
I’ve received an email about the corrected presser feet cheat sheet. Thank you. But there’s nowhere to click on to download it. The pink ‘download corrected cheat sheet’ tab doesn’t do anything when I attempt to click on it.
Kind Regards
Hi Jayne, could you check the last email? I sent over the correction and it seems like all of you got it.
The link in my email for the corrected cheat sheet is not working 😟
I think you got it now, correct?
thank you
It is my pleasure! I am so glad that this guide was useful to you.
So much information. Thanks for the time and effort putting it together
It is my absolute pleasure! I felt like we all needed this.
Thanks so much for this guide. I know it was so much work. I do think the info on your flower stitch foot is incorrect though. The info for the invisible zipper foot is attached there as well.
Omg! You are so correct. I just updated this “upsie” All good now everyone can get the corrected version. 😀 Thank you so much for noticing!
Always have helpful ideas to share! Thx!
My pleasure! I hope you enjoy it a lot.
thankyou so much I too have feet with no instructions so this will be wonderful thankyou for all your hard work
You are most welcome my dear! Now you will know what each one of these presser feet does.
Hi
This is a general question.
I forgot my password for MY golden Thimble so I requested a password change. The strange thing is the only password email I got was from ‘Grow’ media which I read that I needed to register my new password to get on to My Golden Thimble site.
Is this correct? Wth many spams etc, I’m wary of sites that I don’t know and I’m worried.
Many thanks.
Hi Jayne. Absolutely let me personally help you. I just wrote you an email. Please check your inbox.
Something will not allow me to download the presser foot pages. I can not put my information in so what am I doing wrong
Hi Janyce, there is a yellow box in this post, in which you have to put your name and email so we can send the guide to you. Have you done this step yet?
Thankyou ! I look forward to printing that to store with my machine x
So excited to see it! Please tag me @mygoldenthimble on your socials when you do it.
Thank you for the guide, unfortunately the last page says the same thing for all presser feet regarding the invisible presser foot & the overcasting foot.
Well, that goes to show what staying up until 4:00 AM making guides does to you… Oops!
I am so sorry about this. I just corrected that part and the updated version is sending now. I also sent the update to all the subscribers already so you should get an email with that fix today 🙂
Thank you so much for letting me know. You guys are the best.
I love everything you post. I learn so much from you. I am 81 years old and have been sewing since I was 9. I am a sloppy sewer. I always want to get finished. I am like that with all my crafting. Thank you for all your posts. They are great.
RZ
Hi Rosemarie! I totally get what you are saying. I get like that when I am sewing something “easy” but it turns out to be a several days project. But hey! The important thing is that we keep doing what makes us happy.
Hi thanks so much for posting this info.
I did sign up to get the guide, but since I am already on your mailing list I hope this does not duplicate my subscription. I will let you know if it does.
Hi Annete,
It won’t duplicate your subscription, it will just put you on a new segment so I can send you the email with the file. But yes, please let me know if you notice anything out of the ordinary. I am here to help.