Instruction manual

Chapter 3
3
Utility Stitches
SELECTING A UTILITY STITCH ...........48
■ Stitch Selection Screens .......................................48
Selecting a Stitch Pattern.................................. 49
■ Using the Mirror Image Key .................................49
Saving Stitch Settings........................................ 49
Using the Sewing Type Selection Key........................ 50
SEWING THE STITCHES ......................51
Straight Stitches................................................ 51
■ Changing the Needle Position
(Left or Middle Needle Position Stitches Only) ....52
■ Basting ................................................................. 53
Darts Seams...................................................... 53
Gathering ......................................................... 54
Flat Fell Seams.................................................. 54
Pintucks............................................................ 55
Zigzag Stitches ................................................. 56
■ Overcasting..........................................................56
■ Appliqués ............................................................. 56
■ Patchwork (Crazy Quilts)..................................... 57
■ Sewing Curves...................................................... 57
Elastic Zigzag Stitches ...................................... 57
■ Tape attaching...................................................... 57
■ Overcasting..........................................................57
Overcasting...................................................... 58
■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “G” .................... 58
■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “J”...................... 59
■ Overcasting Using the Side Cutter ....................... 60
Quilting............................................................ 62
■ Piecing ................................................................. 62
■ Quilting................................................................ 63
■ Appliqués ............................................................. 63
■ Satin Stitching ...................................................... 64
■ Free-motion Quilting............................................ 65
Blind Hem Stitches........................................... 66
■ If the Needle Does Not Catch the Fold ................ 67
■ If the Needle Catches Too Much of the Fold........67
Appliqués ......................................................... 67
■ Sewing Sharp Curves............................................68
Shell Tuck Stitching.......................................... 68
Scalloping......................................................... 68
Top Stitching .................................................... 69
Smocking.......................................................... 69
Fagoting............................................................ 70
Tape or Elastic Attaching.................................. 71
Heirloom Stitching ........................................... 72
■ Hemstitching (1) (Daisy Stitch) ............................ 72
■ Hemstitching (2) (Drawn Work (1)) ..................... 72
■ Hemstitching (3) (Drawn Work (2)) .....................73
Buttonhole Stitches...........................................74
■ Sewing Stretch Fabrics .........................................77
■ Buttons That Do Not Fit into the Button Holder
Plate .....................................................................77
■ Darning ................................................................78
Bar Tacks ..........................................................79
■ Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics ...................................80
Button Sewing...................................................81
■ Attaching a 4-Hole Button....................................82
■ Attaching a Button with a Shank ..........................82
Eyelets...............................................................82
Multi-Directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and
Zigzag Stitch) ............................................................83
Zipper Insertion................................................84
■ Centered Zipper ...................................................84
■ Side Zipper ...........................................................85