Brother 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.

Stitch Name

Zigzag stitch

Zigzag stitch (for quilting)

Appliqué

stitch

Appliqué

stitch

(for quilting)

Piecing straight stitch

Joining stitch

Hand-look

quilting

Quilting stippling

Pattern	Presser Foot	100 stitches mode	90 stitches mode
	J	04	04
	J	46	46
	J	12	12
	J	47	47
	J	48	48
	J	43	43
	J	44	44
	J	15	15
	J	16	16
	J	17	17
	J	45	45
	J	49	49

Pattern No.						Stitch Width	Stitch Length
						[mm (inch.)]	[mm (inch.)]
stitches80 mode	stitches70 model	stitches60 model	stitches50 model	stitches40 model	Application
						Auto	Auto
						Manual	Manual
04	04	04	04	04	Overcasting and attach-	3.5 (1/8)	1.4 (1/16)
						0.0–7.0	0.0–4.0
					ing appliqués
						(0–1/4)	(0–3/16)
					Appliqué quilting, free-	3.5 (1/8)	1.4 (1/16)
46	40	40	-	-	motion quilting, satin	0.0–7.0	0.0–4.0
					stitching	(0–1/4)	(0–3/16)
12	11	11	11	11	Appliqué stitching	3.5 (1/8)	2.5 (3/32)
						2.5–7.0	1.6–4.0
						(3/32–1/4)	(1/16–3/16)
47	41	41	-	-	Attaching appliqués and	1.5 (1/16)	1.8 (1/16)
						0.5–3.5	1.0–4.0
					binding
						(1/32–1/8)	(1/16–3/16)
48	42	42	-	-	Attaching appliqués and	1.5 (1/16)	1.8 (1/16)
						0.5–3.5	1.0–4.0
					binding
						(1/32–1/8)	(1/16–3/16)
					Piecing straight stitching	5.5 (7/32)	2.0 (1/16)
43	37	37	-	-	(with a seam allowance
						0.0–7.0	0.2–5.0
					of 6.5mm from the right
						(0–1/4)	(1/64–3/16)
					edge of the presser foot)
					Piecing straight stitching	1.5 (1/16)	2.0 (1/16)
44	38	38	-	-	(with a seam allowance
						0.0–7.0	0.2–5.0
					of 6.5mm from the left
						(0–1/4)	(1/64–3/16)
					edge of the presser foot)
15	14	14	14	14	Patchwork stitching and	4.0 (3/16)	1.2 (1/16)
						0.0–7.0	0.2–4.0
					decorative stitching
						(0–1/4)	(1/64–3/16)
					Patchwork stitching, dec-	5.0 (3/16)	2.5 (3/32)
					orative stitching and sew-
16	15	15	15	15	ing overcasting on both	2.5–7.0	1.0–4.0
					pieces of fabrics, such as	(3/32–1/4)	(1/16–3/16)
					with tricot
17	16	16	16	16	Patchwork stitching and	5.0 (3/16)	1.2 (1/16)
						0.0–7.0	0.2–4.0
					decorative stitching	(0–1/4)	(1/64–3/16)
45	39	39	35	31	Straight stitch quilting	0.0 (0)	2.5 (3/32)
						0.0–7.0	1.0–4.0
					that looks hand-sewn	(0–1/4)	(1/16–3/16)
49	43	43	-	-	Quilting background	7.0 (1/4)	1.6 (1/16)
						1.0–7.0	1.0–4.0
					stitching (stippling)
						(1/16–1/4)	(1/16–3/16)

Twin Needle	Walking Foot		Reverse (Rev.)/ Reinforcement (Rfc.) Stitching
**		*
Yes	Yes		Rev.
( J )
No	Yes		Rfc.	3
**
Yes	No		Rfc.
( J )
No	No		Rfc.
No	No		Rfc.
No	Yes		Rfc.
No	Yes		Rfc.
**
Yes	No		Rfc.
( J )
**
Yes	No		Rfc.
( J )
**
Yes	No		Rfc.
( J )
No	No		Rfc.
No	No		Rfc.

*Do not use reverse stitching. **Select a stitch width of 5.0 mm (3/16 inch) or less.

CAUTION

●Be sure to turn off the main power before replacing the presser foot. Otherwise, injuries may occur if the foot controller or (start/stop button) is accidentally pressed and the machine starts sewing.

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