Brother Computerized Sewing and Quilting Machine operation manual

SEWING THE STITCHES

bUse the guide on the presser foot and the marks to sew accurate seam allowances.

Piecing a 1/4 inch seam allowance

Sew keeping the edge of the fabrics against the guide.

b

a

aGuide

b1/4 inch

Memo

For accurate fabric placement, refer to “Needle Plate and Needle Plate Cover Marks” on page 68.

Creating an accurate seam allowance

Use the mark on the foot to begin, end, or pivot 1/4 inch from edge of fabric.

a

e

b

c

e

d

aAlign this mark with edge of fabric to begin.

bBeginning of stitching

cEnd of stitching

dOpposite edge of fabric to end or pivot

e1/4 inch

Memo

For details on pivoting, refer to “Pivoting” on page 47.

Topstitching quilting, 1/8 inch

Sew with the edge of the fabric aligned with the left side of the presser foot end.

a

b

c

aSurface of fabric

bSeam

c1/8 inch

■Quilting

Sewing together the quilt top, batting, and backing is called quilting. You can sew the quilt with the walking foot to keep the quilt top, batting, and backing from sliding. The walking foot has a set of feed dogs that move together with the feed dogs in the needle plate during sewing.

aFollow the steps on page 34 to remove the presser foot.

bLoosen the screw of the presser foot holder to remove the presser foot holder.

cSet the operation lever of the walking foot so that the needle clamp screw is set between the fork, and position the walking foot on the presser foot bar.

3

Utility Stitches

a c

aOperation lever

bNeedle clamp screw

cFork

dPresser foot bar

b

d

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