USING ATTACHMENTS AND APPLICATIONS —————

Using the quilting guide

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

1Insert 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

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

Using the quilting foot

Stitch

Pattern

Stitch

Stitch Width

Other

Length

Name

[mm (inch)]

 

 

[mm (inch)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straight

2

Any

2.5

Darning

 

 

Stitch

 

 

(3/32)

Plate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Quilting Foot is useful for darning and free-motion machine quilting.

1Follow the steps 1 to 3 on page 40.

2Attach the quilting foot, making sure that part A shown in the illustration is above the needle clamp screw. Then lower the presser foot lever and tighten the presser foot screw.

•Make sure that the needle clamp screw is firmly tightened.

A

1 2

1Presser foot screw

2Needle clamp screw

CAUTION

●Use the oval screwdriver to tighten the presser foot holder screw securely. If the screw is loose, the needle may hit the presser foot and you may be injured.

●Turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) and check that the needle does not touch the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle may bend or break.

3Put the darning plate on the needle plate. Turn on the machine.

4Set the pattern selection dial to the Straight Stitch.

•Before starting to sew, draw the quilting design on the fabric.

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