Bernina does not. I wouldn't trade my Bernina for anything, so don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I have a 440 QE and I'm happy to say that it comes with a walking foot.
There is a problem I was having that the foot fixes; here is a visual (it makes me cringe to look at it):
I would cut carefully. I would pin. I would sew slowly and still get the problem you see above. That is a good 1/4+"...enough to make a huge difference when you want your pieces to fit.
Then I tried my walking foot. Eureka! It helped:
It has to do with the speed that the feeddogs move the fabric along. The walking foot ensures that the top fabric moves at the same speed. Now I get a nice even seam. if you haven't broken out your walking foot, give it a try and I'll bet you never look back!
Are yiu just piecing two layers here? If so, You might check the pressure knob for an adjustment when using the regular feet. I have the same machine and it is adjustable according to the fabric going thru it. I set it at a higher number for piecing, appliqué, zig zag and a lower number for quilting. It is a rolling knob on the forward end of your machine. Check you machine book also.
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