Cha pter 3
Utility Stitches
SELECTI NG UTILITY STITC HES......... ...... ...... ....... . 108
■ Utility Stitch LCD Scr een ............................. .......................... 108
■ Key Functions ..................................... ............................ ........ 109
■ Stitch Selection Scre ens...................... ............................ ........ 110
Selecting a Stitch................................... .................................. 111
■ Using the Mirror Image Key .............. ............................ ........ 111
■ Returning to the B eginning of the Stitch................ ................. 112
■ Sewing Continuou s/Single Stitch Sewing................................ 112
■ Using the Image Key......... ............................ .......................... 112
Saving Your Stitch Settings ..................................................... 113
■ Saving Settings.................. ............................ .......................... 113
■ Retrieving Saved Settings........... ............................ ................. 113
SEWING THE STITC HES....... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... . 114
Straight Stitches ...................................................................... 114
■ Changing the Needle Posi tion (Left or Middle Needle P osition
Stitches Only) ........................... ............................ ................. 116
■ Aligning the Fabric with a Mark on the Needle Plat e or Bobbin
Cover (with Mark) ..................... ............................ ................. 116
■
Aligning the F abric w ith the V ertica l Stitch Alignm ent “V” Foot .....
117
■ Using the Straight Stitch Needle Plat e and
the Straight Stitch Foo t ................................. .......................... 117
■ Basting . ............................ ............................ .......................... 118
Dart Seam .... ...........................................................................119
Gathering .............................................. ..................................119
Flat Fell Seam .......................................................................... 120
Pintuck .................................................. ..................................121
Zigzag Stitches ...................................... ..................................122
■ Overcasting (Using a Zigzag St itch) .. ............................ ........ 122
■ Appliqué (Using a Zi gzag Stitch) ................................... ........ 122
■ Patchwork (for Crazy Q uilt) ........................ .......................... 122
■ Sewing Curves (Using a Zigza g Stitch) .......................... ........ 122
■ Cord Guide Bobbin Cover (Using a Zigzag Stitch) ................. 123
Elastic Zigzag Stitches ............................................................123
■ Tape Attaching ......................... ............................ ................. 123
■ Overcasting ...................... ............................ .......................... 124
Overcasting .......................................... ..................................124
■ Overcasting Using Pr esser Foot “G” ........... .......................... 124
■ Overcasting Using Pr esser Foot “J” ...................... ................. 125
■ Overcasting Using th e Side Cutter (Sold Se parately) .............. 125
■ When Sewing Straight Stitches Whi le Using the Side Cutter
(Sold Separately) .... ............................ ............................ ........ 127
Quilting ................................................ ..................................127
■ Piecing ............................ ............................ .......................... 129
■ Quilting ................. ............................ ............................ ........ 129
■ Appliqué ................ ............................ ............................ ........ 130
■ Quilting with Sati n Stitches .................................. ................. 131
■ Free Motion Quiltin g .................................... .......................... 131
■
Echo Quiltin g Using the Free M otion Echo Quil ting Foot “E”
..... 135
Blind Hem Stitches ................................................................. 136
■ If the Needle Cat ches Too Much of th e Hem Fold ......... ........ 138
■ If the Needle does not Catch the Hem Fol d . .......................... 138
Appliqué .............................................. ..................................139
■ Appliqué Sharp Curves ...................... ............................ ........ 139
■ Appliqué Corners ............. ............................ .......................... 139
Shelltuck Stitches ...................................................................140
Scallop Stitches .................................... ..................................140
Crazy Quilting ........................................................................141
Smocking Stitches ................................ ..................................141
Fagoting ............................................... ..................................142
Tape or Elastic Attaching .......................................................143
Heirloom .............................................. ..................................144
■ Hemstitching (1) (Daisy Stitch) ............................... ...............144
■ Hemstitching (2) (Drawn Work (1 )) .................................. ......144
■ Hemstitching (3) (Drawn Work (2 )) .................................. ......145
Decorative Couching.............................................................. 145
■ Prepare for the Decorative Couching ...................... ...............145
■ Sewing Decorative Couchi ng ................................... ...............146
One-step Buttonholes ................................ ............................ 147
■ Sewing Stretch Fab rics ................ ............................ ...............150
■ Odd Shaped Button s/Buttons that do Not Fit into the Button
Holder Plate .... ............................ ............................ ...............150
Four-step Buttonholes ............................................................ 151
■ Darning ........... ............................ ............................ ...............152
Bar Tacks ................................................... ............................ 153
■ Bar Tacks on Thick Fab rics.................... ............................ ......154
Button Sewing ....................................................................... 154
■ Attaching 4 H ole Buttons ...................... ............................ ......155
■ Attaching a Shan k to the Button .......... ............................ ......155
Eyelet ..................................................................................... 155
Multi-dir ectional Sewing (Str aight Stitc h and Zigza g Stit ch)
.... 156
Zipper Insertion ..................................................................... 157
■ Centered Zipper ................................... ............................ ......157
■ Inserting a Side Z ipper .................................. .........................158
Edge Sewing ...... ..................................................................... 160