Brother NV1500, NV1500D manual Quilting

SEWING THE STITCHES
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Quilting
You can make beautiful quilts quickly and easily with this machine. When making a quilt, you will find it
convenient to use the knee lifter and foot controller to free your hands for other tasks (see “Using the Foot
Controller” on page 39 and/or see “Using the Knee Lifter” on page 40).
Patterns with “P” or “Q” in the lower-right corner of the key are intended for quilting.
■Piecing
Sewing two pieces of fabric together is called
piecing. When cutting pieces for quilt blocks, make
sure the seam allowance is 6.5 mm (approx.
1/4 inch).
aPress or , and then attach presser foot
“J”.
bSew with the edge of the fabric aligned with
the side of the presser foot.
Stitch width when is selected
a6.5 mm (approx. 1/4 inch)
bAlign with right side of presser foot.
Stitch width when is selected
a6.5 mm (approx. 1/14 inch)
bAlign with left side of presser foot.
Stitch
Key Stitch Name Presser Foot Applications
Stitch width
[mm (inch.)]
Stitch length
[mm (inch.)]
Twin
needle
possibi
lity
Auto. Manual Auto. Manual
Piecing stitch (Right) Piecework/patchwork
6.5 mm (approx. 1/4 inch) right
seam allowance
5.5
(7/32)
0.0 - 7.0
(0 - 1/4)
2.0
(1/16)
0.2 - 5.0
(1/64 - 3/16) NO
Piecing stitch (Middle) Piecework/patchwork
——2.0
(1/16)
0.2 - 5.0
(1/64 - 3/16) NO
Piecing stitch (Left) Piecework/patchwork
6.5 mm (approx. 1/4 inch) left
seam allowance
1.5
(1/16)
0.0 - 7.0
(0 - 1/4)
2.0
(1/16)
0.2 - 5.0
(1/64 - 3/16) NO
Hand-look quilting Quilting stitch made to look like
hand quilting stitch 0.0
(0)
0.0 - 7.0
(0 - 1/4)
2.5
(3/32)
1.0 - 4.0
(1/16 - 3/16) NO
Quilting appliqué zigzag
stitch
Zigzag stitch for quilting and
sewing on appliqué quilt pieces 3.5
(1/8)
0.0 - 7.0
(0 - 1/4)
1.4
(1/16)
0.0 - 4.0
(0 - 3/16) NO
Quilting appliqué stitch Quilting stitch for invisible
appliqué or attaching binding 1.5
(1/16)
0.5 - 5.0
(1/64 - 3/16)
1.8
(1/16)
1.0 - 4.0
(1/16 - 3/16) NO
Quilting stippling Background quilting 7.0
(1/4)
1.0 - 7.0
(1/16 - 1/4)
1.6
(1/16)
1.0 - 4.0
(1/16 - 3/16) NO
Memo
To change the width of the seam allowance, adjust the
stitch width to change the needle position.
J
a
b
Memo
• The stitch width refers to the needle position, not the
width of the seam allowance.
• To change the needle position, press or
in the width display.
• After the stitch length and needle position are set as
desired, the settings can be saved (see page 49).
J
a
b