Chapter 3

Utility Stitches

SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES......................

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Stitch Selection Screens............................................................

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Selecting a Stitch ..............................................................

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Using the Mirror Image Key .....................................................

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Using the Image Key.................................................................

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Saving Your Stitch Settings ...............................................

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Saving Settings..........................................................................

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Retrieving Saved Settings..........................................................

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SEWING THE STITCHES.................................

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Straight Stitches ................................................................

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Changing the Needle Position

 

(Left or Middle Needle Position Stitches Only) ........................

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Aligning the Fabric with a Mark on the Needle Plate

or Bobbin Cover (with Mark) ...................................................

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Aligning the Fabric with the Vertical Stitch Alignment “V” Foot........

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Using the Straight Stitch Needle Plate and the Straight Stitch Foot ....

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Basting .....................................................................................

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Dart Seam.........................................................................

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Gathering..........................................................................

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Flat Fell Seam..................................................................

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Pintuck............................................................................

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Zigzag Stitches................................................................

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Overcasting (Using a Zigzag Stitch) .......................................

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Appliqué (Using a Zigzag Stitch) ............................................

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Patchwork (for Crazy Quilt)...................................................

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Sewing Curves (Using a Zigzag Stitch) ...................................

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Cord Guide Bobbin Cover (Using a Zigzag Stitch) .................

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Elastic Zigzag Stitches.....................................................

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Tape Attaching .......................................................................

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Overcasting ............................................................................

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Overcasting ....................................................................

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Overcasting Using Presser Foot “G” ......................................

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Overcasting Using Presser Foot “J” ........................................

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Overcasting Using the Side Cutter .........................................

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When Sewing Straight Stitches While Using the Side Cutter ..

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Quilting ..........................................................................

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Piecing ...................................................................................

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Quilting..................................................................................

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Appliqué.................................................................................

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Quilting with Satin Stitches....................................................

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Free Motion Quilting..............................................................

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Echo Quilting Using the Free Motion Echo

 

Quilting Foot “E”....................................................................

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Blind Hem Stitches .........................................................

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If the Needle Catches Too Much of the Hem Fold .................

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If the Needle does not Catch the Hem Fold ...........................

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Appliqué .........................................................................

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Appliqué Sharp Curves...........................................................

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Appliqué Corners ...................................................................

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Shelltuck Stitches............................................................

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Scallop Stitches...............................................................

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Crazy Quilting ................................................................

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Smocking Stitches ...........................................................

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Fagoting ..........................................................................

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Tape or Elastic Attaching ................................................

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Heirloom .........................................................................

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Hemstitching (1)

(Daisy Stitch) ...............................................

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Hemstitching (2)

(Drawn Work (1))........................................

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Hemstitching (3)

(Drawn Work (2))........................................

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One-step Buttonholes ......................................................

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Sewing Stretch Fabrics............................................................

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Odd Shaped Buttons/Buttons that do Not Fit into the Button

Holder Plate............................................................................

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Four-step Buttonholes......................................................

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Darning...................................................................................

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Bar Tacks .........................................................................

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Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics......................................................

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Button Sewing .................................................................

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Attaching 4 Hole Buttons........................................................

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Attaching a Shank to the Button .............................................

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Eyelet...............................................................................

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Multi-directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch) .....

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Zipper Insertion...............................................................

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Centered Zipper......................................................................

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Inserting a Side Zipper............................................................

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Edge Sewing.....................................................................

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