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UTILITY STITCHES
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Note
•When sewing with the walking foot, sew at a
speed between slow and medium.
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Using the optional quilting guide
Use the quilting guide to sew parallel stitches that
are equally spaced.
1
Insert the stem of the quilting guide into the
hole at the rear of the walking foot or presser
foot holder.
Walking foot
Presser foot holder
2
Adjust the stem of the quilting guide so
that the guide aligns with the seam that has
already been sewn.
Free-motion quilting
With free-motion quilting, the feed dogs can be
lowered (using the feed dog position lever) so that
the fabric can be moved freely in any direction.
The optional quilting foot is needed for free-motion
quilting.
Note
Models equipped with a needle threader
•Thread the needle manually when using the
quilting foot, or only attach the quilting foot after
threading the needle using the needle threader.
1
Remove the presser foot and the presser foot
holder. (Refer to page 24.)
2
Align the quilting foot with the lower-left side
of the presser bar.
The pin on the quilting foot should be
positioned over the needle clamp screw.
1
Pin on quilting
foot
2
Presser foot
holder screw
3
Needle clamp
screw
3
Hold the quilting foot in place with your right
hand, and then tighten the presser foot holder
screw using the disc-shaped screwdriver in
your left hand.
1
Presser foot
holder screw
CAUTION
• Be sure to securely tighten the screws with the
disc-shaped screwdriver, otherwise the needle
may touch the presser foot, causing it to bend
or break.
4
Slide the feed dog position lever to .
1
Feed dog position lever
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