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

APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING

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

Stitch Name

Zigzag stitch

Zigzag stitch (for quilting)

Appliqué

stitch

Appliqué

stitch

(for quilting)

Piecing straight stitch

Joining stitch

Hand-look

quilting

Quilting stippling

Pattern

 

 

Pattern No.

 

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

NeedleTwin

FootWalking

Reverse/ Reinforcement Stitching

FootPresser

stitches70 model

stitches40 model

 

[mm (inch.)]

[mm (inch.)]

stitches60 model

stitches50 model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Application

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overcasting and attach-

3.5

0.0–7.0

1.4

0.0–4.0

Yes

**

 

*

J

04

04

04

04

ing appliqués

(1/8)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(0–3/16)

( J )

Yes

Rfc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appliqué quilting, free-

3.5

0.0–7.0

1.4

0.0–4.0

 

 

Rfc.*

J

40

40

-

-

motion quilting, satin

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

stitching

(1/8)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(0–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

11

11

11

11

Appliqué stitching

3.5

2.5–5.0

2.5

1.6–4.0

Yes

No

Rfc.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1/8)

(3/32–3/16)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

( J )

 

 

 

J

41

41

-

-

Attaching appliqués and

1.5

0.5–5.0

1.2

1.0–4.0

No

No

Rfc.*

 

 

 

 

 

binding

(1/16)

(1/32–3/16)

(1/16)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

J

42

42

-

-

Attaching appliqués and

1.5

0.5–5.0

1.2

1.0–4.0

No

No

Rfc.*

 

 

 

 

 

binding

(1/16)

(1/32–3/16)

(1/16)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Piecing straight stitching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

37

37

-

-

(with a seam allowance

5.5

0.0–7.0

1.6

0.2–5.0

No

Yes

Rfc.*

 

 

 

 

 

of 6.5mm from the right

(7/32)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

edge of the presser foot)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Piecing straight stitching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

38

38

-

-

(with a seam allowance

1.5

0.0–7.0

1.6

0.2–5.0

No

Yes

Rfc.*

 

 

 

 

 

of 6.5mm from the right

(1/16)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

edge of the presser foot)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

14

14

14

14

Patchwork stitching and

4.0

0.0–7.0

1.2

0.2–4.0

Yes

No

Rfc.*

 

 

 

 

 

decorative stitching

(3/16)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

( J )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patchwork stitching, dec-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

orative stitching and sew-

5.0

2.5–7.0

2.5

1.0–4.0

Yes

 

Rfc.*

J

15

15

15

15

ing overcasting on both

No

 

 

 

 

 

pieces of fabrics, such as

(3/16)

(3/32–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

( J )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with tricot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

16

16

16

16

Patchwork stitching and

5.0

0.0–7.0

1.2

0.2–4.0

Yes

No

Rfc.*

 

 

 

 

 

decorative stitching

(3/16)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

( J )

 

 

 

J

39

39

35

31

Straight stitch quilting

0.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

1.0–4.0

No

No

Rfc.*

 

 

 

 

 

that looks hand-sewn

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

J

43

43

-

-

Quilting background

7.0

1.0–7.0

1.6

1.0–4.0

No

No

Rfc.*

 

 

 

 

 

stitching (stippling)

(1/4)

(1/16–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Rfc.: Reinforcement

**Do not use reverse stitching.

Appliqués

You can create an appliqué by cutting a different piece of fabric into a shape and using it as a decoration.

aBaste the cut design to the fabric.

bAttach zigzag foot “J”.

cSelect stitch .

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Brother CS-770 operation manual APPLIQUÉ, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching, Appliqués

CS-770 specifications

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