SEWING THE STITCHES
Utility Stitches
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■Quilting
Sewing together the quilt top, batting, and backing is
called quilting. You can sew the quilt with the
walking foot to keep the quilt top, batting, and
backing from sliding. The walking foot has a set of
feed dogs that move together with the feed dogs in
the needle plate during sewing.
aFollow the steps on page 33 to remove the
presser foot.
bLoosen the screw of the presser foot holder to
remove the presser foot holder.
cSet the operation lever of the walking foot so
that the needle clamp screw is set between
the fork, and position the walking foot on the
presser foot bar.
aOperation lever
bNeedle clamp screw
cFork
dPresser foot bar
dLower the presser foot lever. Tighten the
screw securely with the screwdriver.
ePlace one hand on each side of the presser
foot to hold the fabric secure while sewing.
■Appliqués
The seam will blend in if transparent nylon thread is
used for the upper thread.
aTrace the pattern onto the appliqué fabric,
and then cut around it.
aSeam allowance: 3 to 5 mm
bCut a piece of thick paper or stabilizer to the
finished size of the appliqué design, place it
on the back of the appliqué, and then fold
over the seam allowance using an iron.
cTurn the appliqué over, and attach the
stabilizer with basting pins or a basting stitch.
dPress , and then attach presser foot “J”.
b
d
ac
Memo
• Sew at slow to medium speed.
• Do not sew in reverse or use stitches that require
side ways or reverse feeding.
• Always check to be sure that your quilting surface is
securely basted before beginning to sew. Specialized
machine quilt needles and threads are also available
for machine quilting.
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