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Chapter 3
Utility Stitches
SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES......................90
■ Stitch Selection Screens............................................................90
Selecting a Stitch .............................................................. 91
■ Using the Mirror Image Key.....................................................91
■ Using the Image Key.................................................................92
Saving Your Stitch Settings ............................................... 92
■ Saving Settings..........................................................................92
■ Retrieving Saved Settings..........................................................93
SEWING THE STITCHES.................................94
Straight Stitches................................................................ 94
■ Changing the Needle Position
(Left or Middle Needle Position Stitches Only)........................96
■ Aligning the Fabric with a Mark on the Needle Plate
or Bobbin Cover (with Mark)...................................................96
■
Aligning the Fabric with the Vertical Stitch Alignment “V” Foot
........97
■
Using the Straight Stitch Needle Plate and the Straight Stitch Foot
....97
■ Basting .....................................................................................98
Dart Seam......................................................................... 99
Gathering.......................................................................... 99
Flat Fell Seam.................................................................. 100
Pintuck............................................................................ 101
Zigzag Stitches................................................................ 102
■ Overcasting (Using a Zigzag Stitch).......................................102
■ Appliqué (Using a Zigzag Stitch)............................................102
■ Patchwork (for Crazy Quilt)...................................................103
■ Sewing Curves (Using a Zigzag Stitch)...................................103
■ Cord Guide Bobbin Cover (Using a Zigzag Stitch).................103
Elastic Zigzag Stitches..................................................... 104
■ Tape Attaching.......................................................................104
■ Overcasting............................................................................104
Overcasting .................................................................... 105
■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “G”......................................105
■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “J”........................................106
■ Overcasting Using the Side Cutter.........................................107
■ When Sewing Straight Stitches While Using the Side Cutter..109
Quilting .......................................................................... 110
■ Piecing ...................................................................................113
■ Quilting..................................................................................113
■ Appliqué.................................................................................114
■ Quilting with Satin Stitches....................................................115
■ Free Motion Quilting..............................................................116
■ Echo Quilting Using the Free Motion Echo
Quilting Foot “E”....................................................................119
Blind Hem Stitches ......................................................... 122
■ If the Needle Catches Too Much of the Hem Fold.................124
■ If the Needle does not Catch the Hem Fold...........................124
Appliqué......................................................................... 125
■ Appliqué Sharp Curves...........................................................125
■ Appliqué Corners...................................................................125
Shelltuck Stitches............................................................ 126
Scallop Stitches............................................................... 127
Crazy Quilting................................................................ 127
Smocking Stitches........................................................... 128
Fagoting.......................................................................... 128
Tape or Elastic Attaching................................................ 129
Heirloom .........................................................................130
■ Hemstitching (1) (Daisy Stitch)...............................................130
■ Hemstitching (2) (Drawn Work (1))........................................130
■ Hemstitching (3) (Drawn Work (2))........................................131
One-step Buttonholes......................................................132
■ Sewing Stretch Fabrics............................................................135
■ Odd Shaped Buttons/Buttons that do Not Fit into the Button
Holder Plate............................................................................135
Four-step Buttonholes......................................................136
■ Darning...................................................................................138
Bar Tacks.........................................................................140
■ Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics......................................................141
Button Sewing .................................................................142
■ Attaching 4 Hole Buttons........................................................143
■ Attaching a Shank to the Button.............................................143
Eyelet...............................................................................144
Multi-directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch)
.....145
Zipper Insertion...............................................................146
■ Centered Zipper......................................................................146
■ Inserting a Side Zipper............................................................147
Edge Sewing.....................................................................148