Brother Appliqués, Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching, Piecing

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Appliqués

You can create an appliqué by cutting a different piece of fabric into a shape and using it as a decoration.

aBaste the cut design to the fabric.

CAUTION

●If glue is used to hold the cut design in place on the fabric, do not apply glue to areas that will be sewn with the machine. If glue is attached to the needle or race, the machine may be damaged.

bAttach zigzag foot “J”.

cSelect stitch .

dSew along the edge of the fabric with the needle dropping off the edge at the right.

aAppliqué fabric

bNeedle drop point

eRemove the basting, if necessary.

Memo

●Make reinforcing straight stitches at the beginning and the end of stitching.

CAUTION

●Be careful that the needle does not hit a pin during sewing, as the needle can break. You may also be injured.

Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching

aFold the edge of the top piece of fabric and place it over the lower piece.

bSew the two pieces of fabric together so the pattern spans both pieces.

Piecing

Sewing together two pieces of fabric is called “piecing”. The fabric pieces should be cut with a 6.5 mm (1/4 inch) seam allowance.

Sew a piecing straight stitch 6.5 mm (1/4 inch) from either the right side or the left side of the presser foot.

aBaste or pin along the seam allowance of the fabric that you wish to piece together.

bAttach zigzag foot “J”.

cSelect stitch or .

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