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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attaching appliqués (center

3.5

0.0–7.0

1.4

0.0–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

baseline/reverse stitching)

(1/8)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(0–3/16)

 

Zigzag stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attaching appliqués

3.5

2.5–5.0

2.5

1.6–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

(1/8)

(3/32–3/16)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appliqué

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attaching appliqués and binding

1.5

0.5–5.0

1.2

1.0–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

stitch

 

 

 

(1/16)

(1/32–3/16)

(1/16)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Piecing straight stitching (with a

5.5

0.0–7.0

1.6

0.2–5.0

 

 

 

 

 

seam allowance of 6.5 mm from the

 

 

 

 

 

(7/32)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Piecing

 

 

 

right edge of the presser foot)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

straight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stitch

 

 

 

Piecing straight stitching (with a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

0.0–7.0

1.6

0.2–5.0

 

 

 

 

 

seam allowance of 6.5 mm from the

 

 

 

 

 

(1/16)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

left edge of the presser foot)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.0

0.0–7.0

1.2

0.2–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3/16)

(0–1/4)

(1/16)

(1/64–3/16)

 

Joining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patchwork stitching

5.0

2.5–7.0

2.5

1.0–4.0

 

 

 

 

 

stitch

 

 

 

(3/16)

(3/32–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Straight stitch quilting that looks

0.0

0.0–7.0

2.5

1.0–4.0

 

quilting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hand quilting

(0)

(0–1/4)

(3/32)

(1/16–3/16)

 

stitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quilting

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brother NX 200 manual Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching, Piecing, Straight, Quilting