7
Useful Sewing Tips ............................................................................................................48
Trial sewing ....................................................................................................................................................48
Changing the sewing direction ....................................................................................................................... 48
Sewing curves ................................................................................................................................................48
Sewing thick fabrics .......................................................................................................................................48
Sewing thin fabrics .........................................................................................................................................49
Sewing stretch fabrics ....................................................................................................................................49
Pulling up the bobbin thread .......................................................................................................................... 50
3. UTILITY STITCHES ........................................................................................51
Overcasting .......................................................................................................................51
Sewing overcasting stitches using zigzag foot “J” ..........................................................................................52
Sewing overcasting stitches using overcasting foot “G” .................................................................................52
Basic Stitching ...................................................................................................................53
Blind Hem Stitching ..........................................................................................................54
Buttonhole Stitching ..........................................................................................................56
Button sewing .................................................................................................................................................61
Zipper Insertion .................................................................................................................63
Inserting a centered zipper .............................................................................................................................63
Inserting a side zipper ....................................................................................................................................64
Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Elastic Tape ............................................................................67
Stretch stitching ..............................................................................................................................................67
Elastic attaching .............................................................................................................................................67
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching ..........................................................................69
Appliqué stitching ...........................................................................................................................................70
Patchwork (crazy quilt) stitching ..................................................................................................................... 70
Piecing ...........................................................................................................................................................71
Quilting ...........................................................................................................................................................71
Free-motion quilting .......................................................................................................................................72
Reinforcement Stitching ....................................................................................................74
Triple stretch stitching ....................................................................................................................................74
Bar tack stitching ............................................................................................................................................75
Decorative stitching ..........................................................................................................77
Fagoting .........................................................................................................................................................78
Scallop stitching .............................................................................................................................................78
Smocking .......................................................................................................................................................79
Shell tuck stitching .........................................................................................................................................79
Joining ............................................................................................................................................................ 80
Heirloom stitching ...........................................................................................................................................80
Using the side cutter (optional) ......................................................................................................................83
4. APPENDIX .....................................................................................................87
Stitch settings ....................................................................................................................87
Utility stitches .................................................................................................................................................87
Maintenance ......................................................................................................................91
Cleaning the machine surface ........................................................................................................................91
Cleaning the race ...........................................................................................................................................91
Removing the needle plate ............................................................................................................................92
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................93
Error messages ...................................................................................................................97
Operation beep .................................................................................................................98
Canceling the operation beep ........................................................................................................................ 98
Index .................................................................................................................................99