UTILITY STITCHES ———————————————————————————————————————————

Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching

The stitches that can be used for sewing appliqués, patchwork and quilts are described below.

 

Pattern

Numeric

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

Presser

Stitch Name

 

 

 

Key

Application

[mm (inch)]

[mm (inch)]

 

 

 

 

Foot

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

07

 

 

 

Attaching appliqués

3.5

0.0–7.0

1.4

0.0–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

(center baseline/

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1/8)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(0–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

reverse stitching)

 

Zigzag stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

Appliqué quilting,

3.5

0.0–7.0

1.4

0.0–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

free-motion quilting,

 

 

 

 

 

(1/8)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(0–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

satin stitching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Attaching appliqués

3.5

2.5–7.0

2.5

1.6–4.0

 

Appliqué

 

 

 

(1/8)

(3/32–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stitch

25

 

 

Attaching appliqués

1.5

0.5–5.0

1.8

1.0–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and binding

(1/16)

(1/32–3/16)

(1/16)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Piecing straight

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

stitching (with a seam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

allowance of 6.5 mm

5.5

0.0–7.0

2.0

0.2–5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1/4 inch) from the

(7/32)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

right edge of the

 

 

 

 

 

Piecing

 

 

 

 

presser foot)

 

 

 

 

 

straight stitch

 

 

 

 

Piecing straight

 

 

 

 

J

 

 

 

 

 

stitching (with a seam

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

allowance of 6.5 mm

1.5

0.0–7.0

2.0

0.2–5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1/4 inch) from the left

(1/16)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

edge of the presser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

foot)

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

4.0

0.0–7.0

1.2

0.2–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3/16)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joining stitch

29

 

 

Patchwork stitching

5.0

2.5–7.0

2.5

1.0–4.0

 

 

 

 

(3/16)

(3/32–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

5.0

0.0–7.0

1.2

0.2–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3/16)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mock hand

23

 

 

 

Straight stitch quilting

0.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

1.0–4.0

 

 

 

that looks hand

 

quilting stitch

 

 

 

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

quilting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quilting

26

 

 

Stippling

7.0

1.0–7.0

1.6

1.0–4.0

 

stippling

 

 

 

(1/4)

(1/16–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100