White 1780 manual Piecing Is to piece the quilt top, After the quilt top is assembled, Pieces Even

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5. QUILTING

Piecing:			is to piece the quilt top.
The first step in making a quilt							Stitch Length		2.	Guide the	edge
					Straight	Stitch #2,
Attach the 1/4’		piecing foot. Select
edge	of the foot.
After the quilt top is assembled				with batting and backing, you are				ready to quilt it.

of

the

pieces,

even

with

Free Motion

Quilting:

Control

to the left.

Slide the Feed Dog

Drop the feed dog.

Attach the

Stippling/Darning

Foot.

.

Thread

with sewing thread top and bobbin

doesn’t matter because

the

Straight Stitch # 2.

The stitch

length

Select

Be sure to lower

. Place

the

quilt under the foot.

feed dogs are lowered

tension.

the Presser

Foot to

engage the top

Place your hands on the quilt

on each side of the

presser

foot.

You

will

moving

until you feel comfortable

move the fabric. Practice

on a scrap,

by

the stitch length and

direction

the fabric

around.

You are

controlling

. Usually,

may need to

the way you

move the fabric. You

adjust the tension

by setting

it at

a higher number. That

you need to

make it slightly tighter,

that

.

A

will depend on the fabric,

batting

and

threads

you are using

the fabric

randomly,

.

You move

is called

traditional

quilting

method

stippling

The goal is

to move

the

the pattern

shown.

in curvy motion, crreating

.

fabric so you

do not stitch over

previous

stitching

Stitch in

the

Ditch:

quilt stitching to show. Stitch in the

ditch

Many times you may not want the

Thread

with

Invisible

means you

straight

stitch

along a pieced seam line.

.

thread on top. Place cotton sewing

thread in the bobbin

.

Attach the

Walking

Foot.

Feed dog should be in the

up position

Select

Straight

Stitch

#

2,

Stitch

Length

3.

Stitch

in

the

“ditch”

created

by

the

seams.

Channel

Quilting:

.

Channel

quilting

is

rows

of stitching,

evenly spaced

.

Foot.

Feed dog should be in the

Attach the

Walking

up position

the distance

desired

between the rows of stitching,

Slide on the Quilting bar.

Determine

needle.

and set the

bar for that

distance

from the

3.

Select a

straight

stitch #2,

Stitch Length

additional

with

a fabric

marking

pen. Stitch on the marked line.

Sew

row,

Mark the first

previously sewn line.

the

rows, guiding the quilting bar along

Crazy Patch

Quilting:

fabric shapes,

and then

Crazy Patch quilting is done by piecing irregular

then

stitching

over the seams with

decorative

stitches. Piece the shapes,

thread

such as Sulky 40

with

decorative

.

Thread

attach the Zigzag

Foot

.

wt. Rayon

Embroidery

thread on top and sewing thread

in the bobbin

your

favorite

under the

quilt top, and stitch

Place tear away stabilizer

.

decorative

stitches over the seams

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