Chapter 3

Utility Stitches

SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES......................58

■Stitch Selection Screens............................................................58
Selecting a Stitch.......................... .................................... 59
■Using the Mirror Image Key.....................................................59
■Using the Image Key.................................................................59
Saving Your Stitch Settings........... .................................... 60
■Saving Settings..........................................................................60
■Retrieving Saved Settings..........................................................61
Using the Sewing Type Selection Key............. .................. 61

SEWING THE STITCHES.................................63

Straight Stitches......................................................... ....... 63
■Changing the Needle Position (Left or Middle Needle Position
Stitches Only)...........................................................................65
■Needle Plate and Needle Plate Cover Marks............................65
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Using the Straight Stitch Needle Plate and the Straight Stitch Foot
....65
■Basting.....................................................................................67
Dart Seam......................................................................... 67
Gathering.......................................................................... 68
Flat Fell Seam.................................................................... 69
Pintuck.............................................................................. 69
Zigzag Stitches.................................................................. 71
■Overcasting (Using a Zigzag Stitch).........................................71
■Appliqué (Using a Zigzag Stitch)..............................................71
■Patchwork (for Crazy Quilt).....................................................72
■Sewing Curves (Using a Zigzag Stitch).....................................72
■Cord Guide Bobbin Cover (Using a Zigzag Stitch)...................72
Elastic Zigzag Stitches....................................................... 73
■Tape Attaching.........................................................................73
■Overcasting..............................................................................73
Overcasting.......................... ............................................ 74
■Overcasting Using Presser Foot “G”........................................74
■Overcasting Using Presser Foot “J”..........................................75
■Overcasting Using the Side Cutter...........................................76
■When Sewing Straight Stitches While Using the Side Cutter....78
Quilting........................... ................................................. 79
■Piecing.....................................................................................80
■Quilting....................................................................................80
■Appliqué...................................................................................81
■Quilting with Satin Stitches......................................................82
■Free-motion Quilting................................................................83
■Echo Quilting Using the Free-motion Echo Quilting Foot “E”..86
Blind Hem Stitches....................... .................................... 89
■If the Needle does not Catch the Fold......................................90
■If the Needle Catches Too Much of the Fold............................90
Appliqué........................................................................... 90
■Sewing Sharp Curves................................................................91
Shelltuck Stitches.............................................................. 91
Scallop Stitches................................................................. 92
Top Stitching..................................................................... 92
Smocking Stitches...................................................... ....... 93
Fagoting............................................................. ............... 93
Tape or Elastic Attaching................................... ............... 94
Heirloom............................ .............................................. 95
■Hemstitching (1) (Daisy Stitch)................................................95
■Hemstitching (2) (Drawn Work (1)).........................................95
■Hemstitching (3) (Drawn Work (2)).........................................96
One-step Buttonholes................................................ ........97
■Sewing Stretch Fabrics............................................................100
■Odd Shaped Buttons/Buttons that do not Fit into the Button
HolderPlate............................................................................100
Four-step Buttonholes......................................................101
■Darning...................................................................................103
Bar Tacks.............................................................. ...........105
■Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics......................................................106
Button Sewing................. ................................................107
■Attaching 4 Hole Buttons........................................................108
■Attaching a Shank to the Button.............................................108
Eyelet............................................................................... 109
Multi-directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch)
.....110
Zipper Insertion............................................................... 111
■Centered Zipper......................................................................111
■Inserting a Side Zipper............................................................112