Brother NV1500 Sewing Machine User Manual


 
SEWING THE STITCHES
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Quilting
You can make beautiful quilts quickly and easily with this machine. When making a quilt, you will find it
convenient to use the knee lifter and foot controller to free your hands for other tasks (see “Using the Foot
Controller” on page 39 and/or see “Using the Knee Lifter” on page 40).
Patterns with “P” or “Q” in the lower-right corner of the key are intended for quilting.
Piecing
Sewing two pieces of fabric together is called
piecing. When cutting pieces for quilt blocks, make
sure the seam allowance is 6.5 mm (approx.
1/4 inch).
a
Press or , and then attach presser foot
“J”.
b
Sew with the edge of the fabric aligned with
the side of the presser foot.
Stitch width when is selected
a 6.5 mm (approx. 1/4 inch)
b Align with right side of presser foot.
Stitch width when is selected
a 6.5 mm (approx. 1/14 inch)
b Align with left side of presser foot.
Stitch
Key
Stitch Name
Presser
Foot
Applications
Stitch width
[mm (inch.)]
Stitch length
[mm (inch.)]
Twin
needle
possibi
lity
Auto. Manual Auto. Manual
Piecing stitch (Right)
Piecework/patchwork
6.5 mm (approx. 1/4 inch) right
seam allowance
5.5
(7/32)
0.0 - 7.0
(0 - 1/4)
2.0
(1/16)
0.2 - 5.0
(1/64 - 3/16)
NO
Piecing stitch (Middle) Piecework/patchwork
2.0
(1/16)
0.2 - 5.0
(1/64 - 3/16)
NO
Piecing stitch (Left)
Piecework/patchwork
6.5 mm (approx. 1/4 inch) left
seam allowance
1.5
(1/16)
0.0 - 7.0
(0 - 1/4)
2.0
(1/16)
0.2 - 5.0
(1/64 - 3/16)
NO
Hand-look quilting
Quilting stitch made to look like
hand quilting stitch
0.0
(0)
0.0 - 7.0
(0 - 1/4)
2.5
(3/32)
1.0 - 4.0
(1/16 - 3/16)
NO
Quilting appliqué zigzag
stitch
Zigzag stitch for quilting and
sewing on appliqué quilt pieces
3.5
(1/8)
0.0 - 7.0
(0 - 1/4)
1.4
(1/16)
0.0 - 4.0
(0 - 3/16)
NO
Quilting appliqué stitch
Quilting stitch for invisible
appliqué or attaching binding
1.5
(1/16)
0.5 - 5.0
(1/64 - 3/16)
1.8
(1/16)
1.0 - 4.0
(1/16 - 3/16)
NO
Quilting stippling
Background quilting
7.0
(1/4)
1.0 - 7.0
(1/16 - 1/4)
1.6
(1/16)
1.0 - 4.0
(1/16 - 3/16)
NO
Memo
To change the width of the seam allowance, adjust the
stitch width to change the needle position.
J
a
b
Memo
The stitch width refers to the needle position, not the
width of the seam allowance.
To change the needle position, press or
in the width display.
After the stitch length and needle position are set as
desired, the settings can be saved (see page 49).
J
a
b