Brother 885-S61 operation manual Quilting, Baste the fabric to be quilted Attach the walking foot

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Quilting

Sandwiching batting between the top and bottom layers of fabric is called “quilting”. Quilts can easily be sewn using the walking foot and the quilting guide.

1Baste the fabric to be quilted.

2Attach the walking foot.

•For details, refer to “Using the walking foot” (page 40).

3Select a stitch.

•For details, refer to “Selecting stitching” (page 68).

4Place one hand on each side of the presser foot, and then evenly stretch the fabric while sewing.

Note

●Thread the needle manually when using the walking foot, or only attach the walking foot after threading the needle using the needle threader.

●When sewing with the walking foot, sew at a speed between slow and medium.

●When quilting, use a 90/14 home sewing machine needle.

●The walking foot can only be used with straight or zigzag stitch patterns. Reverse stitches cannot be sewn with the walking foot. Only select straight or zigzag stitch patterns with reinforcement stitches. For details, refer to “Stitch Settings” on page 128.

■Using the optional quilting guide

Use the quilting guide to sew parallel stitches that are equally spaced.

1Insert the stem of the quilter into the hole at the rear of the walking foot or presser foot holder.

…Walking foot

…Presser foot holder

2Adjust the stem of the quilter so that the quilt guide aligns with the seam that has already been sewn.

Note

●The optional quilting guide is available through your brother retailer.

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