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Chapter 3
Utility Stitches
SELECTING A UTILITY STITCH ...........50
■ Stitch Selection Screens ....................................... 50
Selecting a Stitch Pattern.................................. 51
■ Using the Mirror Image Key ................................. 51
■ Using the Image Key ............................................51
Saving Stitch Settings........................................ 52
Using the Sewing Type Selection Key............... 53
SEWING THE STITCHES ......................54
Straight Stitches................................................ 54
■ Changing the Needle Position
(Left or Middle Needle Position Stitches Only) ....55
■ Using the Straight Stitch Needle
Plate and the Straight Stitch Foot ......................... 56
■ Basting ................................................................. 57
Darts Seams...................................................... 58
Gathering ......................................................... 58
Flat Fell Seams.................................................. 59
Pintucks............................................................ 60
Zigzag Stitches ................................................. 61
■ Overcasting.......................................................... 61
■ Appliqués .............................................................61
■ Patchwork (Crazy Quilts)..................................... 62
■ Sewing Curves...................................................... 62
Elastic Zigzag Stitches ...................................... 62
■ Tape attaching...................................................... 62
■ Overcasting.......................................................... 62
Overcasting...................................................... 63
■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “G” .................... 63
■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “J”......................64
■ Overcasting Using the Side Cutter ....................... 65
■ When Sewing Straight Stitches While Using
the Side Cutter .....................................................66
Quilting............................................................ 67
■ Piecing ................................................................. 67
■ Quilting................................................................68
■ Appliqués .............................................................68
■ Satin Stitching ...................................................... 69
■ Free-motion Quilting............................................ 70
Blind Hem Stitches........................................... 71
■ If the Needle Does Not Catch the Fold ................ 72
■ If the Needle Catches Too Much of the Fold........72
Appliqués ......................................................... 72
■ Sewing Sharp Curves............................................73
Shell Tuck Stitching.......................................... 73
Scalloping......................................................... 73
Top Stitching .................................................... 74
Smocking.......................................................... 74
Fagoting............................................................ 75
Tape or Elastic Attaching ..................................76
Heirloom Stitching............................................77
■ Heirloom stitching/
Hemstitching (1) (Daisy Stitch) ............................77
■ Heirloom stitching/
Hemstitching (2) (Drawn Work (1)) .....................77
■ Heirloom stitching/
Hemstitching (3) (Drawn Work (2)) .....................78
Buttonhole Stitches...........................................79
■ Sewing Stretch Fabrics .........................................82
■ Buttons That Do Not Fit into the Button
Holder Plate .........................................................82
■ Darning ................................................................83
Bar Tacks ..........................................................84
■ Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics ...................................85
Button Sewing...................................................86
■ Attaching a 4-Hole Button....................................87
■ Attaching a Button with a Shank ..........................87
Eyelets...............................................................87
Multi-Directional Sewing
(Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch)
.......................88
Zipper Insertion................................................89
■ Centered Zipper ...................................................89
■ Side Zipper ...........................................................90
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