3 UTILITY STITCHES

The various stitches and their applications are described in this chapter.

Selecting Stitching...............................

70

Selecting stitch types and patterns.......

70

Selecting stitching ..........................

72

Overcasting Stitches............................

76

Sewing overcasting stitches

 

using overcasting foot “G”.............

76

Sewing overcasting stitches

 

using zigzag foot “J” ......................

77

Sewing overcasting stitches using the

side cutter ......................................

78

Basic Stitching.....................................

80

Basting ...........................................

80

Basic stitching ................................

81

Blind Hem Stitching ............................

82

Buttonhole Stitching/Button Sewing....

84

Buttonhole sewing..........................

85

Button sewing ................................

89

Zipper Insertion...................................

91

Inserting a centered zipper ............

91

Inserting a side zipper ....................

93

Zipper/piping Insertion .......................

96

Inserting a centered zipper ............

96

Inserting a piping ...........................

97

Sewing Stretch Fabrics

 

and Elastic Tape...................................

98

Stretch stitching .............................

98

Elastic attaching .............................

98

Appliqué, Patchwork

 

and Quilt Stitching ............................

100

Appliqué stitching ........................

101

Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching.......

102

Piecing .........................................

102

Quilting........................................

104

Free-motion quilting.....................

105

Satin stitching using the sewing

 

speed controller ...........................

106

Reinforcement Stitching ....................

108

Triple stretch stitching..................

108

Bar tack stitching..........................

108

Darning ........................................

110

Eyelet Stitching..................................

112

Horizontal Stitching ..........................

113

Decorative Stitching..........................

115

Fagoting........................................

116

Scallop stitching ...........................

117

Smocking......................................

117

Shell tuck stitching .......................

118

Joining..........................................

119

Heirloom stitching........................

119

Sewing the Various Built-In

 

Decorative Patterns...........................

122

Sewing beautiful patterns .............

122

Sewing patterns............................

122

Combining patterns ......................

123

Repeat sewing patterns.................

124

Checking the selected pattern ......

124

Changing the pattern size.............

125

Changing the stitch density ..........

126

Changing the pattern length .........

127

Shifting patterns ...........................

128

Mirror imaging the pattern...........

129

Saving patterns.............................

130

Retrieving a pattern......................

130

Realigning the pattern ..................

131

Designing a Pattern ...........................

133

Drawing a sketch of the pattern ...

133

Entering the pattern data..............

134

Examples of designs......................

136