Brother Sewing Machines operation manual Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching

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Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching

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

	Pattern	Numeric		Stitch Width		Stitch Length		Presser
Stitch Name		Key	Application	[mm (inch)]		[mm (inch)]
								Foot
				Auto	Manual	Auto	Manual
	05		Attaching appliqués	3.5	0.0–7.0	1.4	0.0–4.0
			(center baseline/
				(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(0–3/16)
			reverse stitching)
Zigzag stitch
	21		Appliqué quilting,	3.5	0.0–7.0	1.4	0.0–4.0
		–	free-motion quilting,
				(1/8)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(0–3/16)
			satin stitching
	16	–	Attaching appliqués	3.5	2.5–7.0	2.5	1.6–4.0
				(1/8)	(3/32–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
Appliqué	22	–	Attaching appliqués	1.5	0.5–3.5	1.8	1.0–4.0
stitch			and binding	(1/16)	(1/32–1/8)	(1/16)	(1/16–3/16)
	23	–	Attaching appliqués	1.5	0.5–3.5	1.8	1.0–4.0
			and binding	(1/16)	(1/32–1/8)	(1/16)	(1/16–3/16)
			Piecing straight
	18		stitching (with a seam
		–	allowance of 6.5 mm	5.5	0.0–7.0	2.0	0.2–5.0
			(1/4 inch) from the	(7/32)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)
			right edge of the
Piecing			presser foot)					J
straight stitch			Piecing straight
	19		stitching (with a seam
		–	allowance of 6.5 mm	1.5	0.0–7.0	2.0	0.2–5.0
			(1/4 inch) from the left	(1/16)	(0–1/4)	(1/16)	(1/64–3/16)
			edge of the presser
			foot)
	26	–		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	27	–	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)
	28	–		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	20		Straight stitch quilting	0.0	0.0–7.0	2.5	1.0–4.0
		–	that looks hand
quilting stitch				(0)	(0–1/4)	(3/32)	(1/16–3/16)
			quilting
Quilting	24	–	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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