Brother 285C, 885-U22 Quilting, Baste the fabric to be quilted Attach the walking foot

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■For a seam allowance on the left side Align the left side of the presser foot with the

edge of the fabric, and sew using stitch

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a6.5 mm (1/4 inch)

Memo

zTo change the width of the seam allowance (the needle position), adjust the stitch width.

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 optional quilting guide.

Note

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

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

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

zThe 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” (page 134).

aBaste the fabric to be quilted.

bAttach the walking foot.

•For details, refer to “Using the walking foot” (page 44).

cSelect a stitch.

•For details, refer to “Selecting Stitching” (page 70).

dPlace one hand on each side of the presser foot, and hold fabric taut while sewing.

■Using the optional quilting guide

Use the quilting guide to sew parallel stitches that	3
are equally spaced.

aInsert the stem of the quilting guide into the hole at the rear of the walking foot or presser foot holder.

†Walking foot

†Presser foot holder

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