Instruction manual
Chapter 3
3
Utility Stitches
SELECTING A UTILITY STITCH ...........50
■ Stitch Selection Screens .......................................50
Selecting a Stitch Pattern.................................. 51
■ Using the Mirror Image Key .................................51
■ Using the Image Key ............................................51
Saving Stitch Settings........................................ 52
Using the Sewing Type Selection Key............... 53
SEWING THE STITCHES ......................54
Straight Stitches................................................ 54
■ Changing the Needle Position
(Left or Middle Needle Position Stitches Only) ....55
■ Using the Straight Stitch Needle Plate and the
Straight Stitch Foot...............................................56
■ Basting ................................................................. 57
Darts Seams...................................................... 58
Gathering .........................................................58
Flat Fell Seams.................................................. 59
Pintucks............................................................ 60
Zigzag Stitches ................................................. 61
■ Overcasting..........................................................61
■ Appliqués ............................................................. 61
■ Patchwork (Crazy Quilts)..................................... 62
■ Sewing Curves...................................................... 62
Elastic Zigzag Stitches ...................................... 62
■ Tape attaching...................................................... 62
■ Overcasting..........................................................62
Overcasting...................................................... 63
■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “G” .................... 63
■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “J”...................... 64
■ Overcasting Using the Optional Side Cutter ........ 65
■ When Sewing Straight Stitches While Using
the Side Cutter .....................................................66
Quilting............................................................67
■ Piecing ................................................................. 67
■ Quilting................................................................ 68
■ Appliqués ............................................................. 68
■ Satin Stitching ...................................................... 69
■ Free-motion Quilting............................................ 70
Blind Hem Stitches........................................... 71
■ If the Needle Does Not Catch the Fold ................ 72
■ If the Needle Catches Too Much of the Fold........72
Appliqués ......................................................... 72
■ Sewing Sharp Curves............................................ 73
Shell Tuck Stitching.......................................... 73
Scalloping......................................................... 73
Top Stitching .................................................... 74
Smocking.......................................................... 74
Fagoting............................................................ 75
Tape or Elastic Attaching ..................................76
Heirloom Stitching............................................77
■ Heirloom stitching/Hemstitching (1)
(Daisy Stitch)........................................................77
■ Heirloom stitching/Hemstitching (2)
(Drawn Work (1)).................................................77
■ Heirloom stitching/Hemstitching (3)
(Drawn Work (2) ..................................................78
Buttonhole Stitches...........................................79
■ Sewing Stretch Fabrics .........................................82
■ Buttons That Do Not Fit into the Button
Holder Plate .........................................................82
■ Darning ................................................................83
Bar Tacks ..........................................................84
■ Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics ...................................85
Button Sewing...................................................86
■ Attaching a 4-Hole Button....................................87
■ Attaching a Button with a Shank ..........................87
Eyelets...............................................................87
Multi-Directional Sewing
(Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch)
.......................88
Zipper Insertion................................................89
■ Centered Zipper ...................................................89
■ Side Zipper ...........................................................90