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Chapter 3
Utility Stitches
SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES......................58
■ Stitch Selection Screens............................................................58
Selecting a Stitch .............................................................. 59
■ Using the Mirror Image Key.....................................................59
■ Using the Image Key.................................................................59
Saving Your Stitch Settings ............................................... 60
■ Saving Settings..........................................................................60
■ Retrieving Saved Settings..........................................................61
Using the Sewing Type Selection Key ............................... 61
SEWING THE STITCHES.................................63
Straight Stitches................................................................ 63
■ Changing the Needle Position (Left or Middle Needle Position
Stitches Only)...........................................................................65
■ Needle Plate and Needle Plate Cover Marks............................65
■
Using the Straight Stitch Needle Plate and the Straight Stitch Foot
....65
■ Basting .....................................................................................67
Dart Seam......................................................................... 67
Gathering.......................................................................... 68
Flat Fell Seam.................................................................... 69
Pintuck.............................................................................. 69
Zigzag Stitches.................................................................. 71
■ Overcasting (Using a Zigzag Stitch) .........................................71
■ Appliqué (Using a Zigzag Stitch)..............................................71
■ Patchwork (for Crazy Quilt).....................................................72
■ Sewing Curves (Using a Zigzag Stitch).....................................72
■ Cord Guide Bobbin Cover (Using a Zigzag Stitch)...................72
Elastic Zigzag Stitches....................................................... 73
■ Tape Attaching.........................................................................73
■ Overcasting..............................................................................73
Overcasting ...................................................................... 74
■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “G”........................................74
■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “J”..........................................75
■ Overcasting Using the Side Cutter...........................................76
■ When Sewing Straight Stitches While Using the Side Cutter....78
Quilting ............................................................................ 79
■ Piecing .....................................................................................80
■ Quilting....................................................................................80
■ Appliqué...................................................................................81
■ Quilting with Satin Stitches......................................................82
■ Free-motion Quilting................................................................83
■ Echo Quilting Using the Free-motion Echo Quilting Foot “E”..86
Blind Hem Stitches........................................................... 89
■ If the Needle does not Catch the Fold......................................90
■ If the Needle Catches Too Much of the Fold............................90
Appliqué........................................................................... 90
■ Sewing Sharp Curves................................................................91
Shelltuck Stitches.............................................................. 91
Scallop Stitches................................................................. 92
Top Stitching..................................................................... 92
Smocking Stitches............................................................. 93
Fagoting............................................................................ 93
Tape or Elastic Attaching.................................................. 94
Heirloom .......................................................................... 95
■ Hemstitching (1) (Daisy Stitch)................................................95
■ Hemstitching (2) (Drawn Work (1)).........................................95
■ Hemstitching (3) (Drawn Work (2)).........................................96
One-step Buttonholes........................................................97
■ Sewing Stretch Fabrics............................................................100
■ Odd Shaped Buttons/Buttons that do not Fit into the Button
Holder Plate............................................................................100
Four-step Buttonholes......................................................101
■ Darning...................................................................................103
Bar Tacks.........................................................................105
■ Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics......................................................106
Button Sewing .................................................................107
■ Attaching 4 Hole Buttons........................................................108
■ Attaching a Shank to the Button.............................................108
Eyelet...............................................................................109
Multi-directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch)
.....110
Zipper Insertion...............................................................111
■ Centered Zipper......................................................................111
■ Inserting a Side Zipper............................................................112