Brother CS6000I Free-motion quilting, GAfter sewing is finished, slide the feed dog

Free-motion quilting

With free-motion quilting, the feed dogs can be lowered (using the feed dog position lever) so that the fabric can be moved freely in any direction. The optional quilting foot is needed for free-motion quilting.

aRemoveholder. the presser foot and the presser foot

•For details, refer to “Removing the presser foot holder” (page 25).

bAlign the quilting foot with the lower-left side of the presser bar.

The pin on the quilting foot should be positioned over the needle clamp screw.

aPin on quilting foot

bPresser foot holder screw

cNeedle clamp screw

cHold the quilting foot in place with your right hand, and then tighten the presser foot holder screw using the screwdriver in your left hand.

aPresser foot holder screw

CAUTION

●Be sure to securely tighten the screws with the screwdriver, otherwise the needle may touch the presser foot, causing it to bend or break.

dSlide the feed dog position lever, located at the

rear of the machine on the base, to (to the right as seen from the front of the machine).

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aFeed dog position lever

(as seen from the rear of the machine)

XThe feed dogs are lowered.

eTurnstitch.on the sewing machine, and then select a

fUse both hands to hold the fabric taut, then move the fabric to follow the pattern. Reinforcement stitches are sewn at the beginning and end of sewing.

aPattern

gAfter sewing is finished, slide the feed dog

position lever to (to the left as seen from the front of the machine) to raise the feed dogs.

•Normally, the feed dog position lever is

positioned at .

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