Operation Manual

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You can create an appliqué by cutting a different piece of
fabric into a shape and using it as a decoration.
a
Baste the cut design to the fabric.
b
Attach zigzag foot “J”.
c
Select stitch .
d
Sew along the edge of the fabric with the needle
dropping off the edge at the right.
a Appliqué fabric
b Needle drop point
e
Remove the basting, if necessary.
Memo
● Make reinforcing straight stitches at the beginning
and the end of stitching.
a
Fold the edge of the top piece of fabric and
place it over the lower piece.
b
Sew the two pieces of fabric together so the
pattern spans both pieces.
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.
a
Baste or pin along the seam allowance of the
fabric that you wish to piece together.
b
Attach zigzag foot “J”.
c
Select stitch or .
d
Sew with the side of the presser foot aligned
with the edge of the fabric.
■ For a seam allowance on the right side
Align the right side of the presser foot with the
edge of the fabric, and sew using stitch .
■ For a seam allowance on the left side
Align the left side of the presser foot with the
edge of the fabric, and sew using stitch .
Memo
● To change the width of the seam allowance (the
needle position), adjust the stitch width. For details,
refer to “Changing the needle position” (page 30).
Sandwiching batting between the top and bottom layers of
fabric is called “quilting”. Quilts can easily be sewn using the
optional walking foot and the optional quilting guide.
Note
● Only use the walking foot with straight or zigzag
stitches. Do not use other patterns. Reverse stitches
cannot be sewn with the walking foot.
Appliqués
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.
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
Piecing
Quilting
1
a 6.5 mm (1/4 inch)
1
a 6.5 mm (1/4 inch)