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UTILITY STITCHES —————————

Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching

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

 

 

 

Stitch Width

Stitch Length

Presser

Stitch Name

Pattern

Application

[mm (inch.)]

[mm (inch.)]

Foot

 

 

 

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

7

Attaching appliqués (center

3.5

0.0–7.0

1.4

0.0–4.0

 

Zigzag stitch

 

baseline/reverse stitching)

(1/8)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(0–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Appliqué quilting, free-motion

3.5

0.0–7.0

1.4

0.0–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

quilting, satin stitching

(1/8)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(0–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

Attaching appliqués

3.5

2.5–5.0

2.5

1.6–4.0

 

Appliqué

 

(1/8)

(3/32–3/16)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Attaching appliqués and binding

1.5

0.5–5.0

1.2

1.0–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

(1/16)

(1/32–3/16)

(1/16)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Piecing straight stitching (with a

5.5

0.0–7.0

1.6

0.2–5.0

 

 

seam allowance of 7 mm from

 

 

 

(7/32)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

Piecing

 

the right edge of the presser foot)

 

straight stitch

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Piecing straight stitching (with a

1.5

0.0–7.0

1.6

0.2–5.0

J

 

seam allowance of 7 mm from

 

 

(1/16)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

the left edge of the presser foot)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

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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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

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

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Straight stitch quilting that looks

0.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

1.0–4.0

 

quilting stitch

 

hand quilting

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quilting

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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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memo

zPatterns showing a "Q" on the LCD are for quilting and those showing a "P" are for piecing.

Appliqué stitching

aCut out the appliqué, leaving a seam allowance of between 3 and 5 mm (1/8 and 3/16 inch).

1

a Seam allowance

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