Stitch Selection Screens............................................................ 78; Saving Your Stitch Settings ............................................... 81; Saving Settings.......................................................................... 81- Page 91

Chapter 

3

Utility Stitches

SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES ......................78

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Stitch Selection Screens............................................................ 78

Selecting a Stitch .............................................................. 79

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Using the Mirror Image Key ..................................................... 79

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Using the Image Key................................................................. 80

Saving Your Stitch Settings ............................................... 81

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Saving Settings.......................................................................... 81

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Retrieving Saved Settings.......................................................... 82

SEWING THE STITCHES .................................83

Straight Stitches ................................................................ 83

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Changing the Needle Position 
(Left or Middle Needle Position Stitches Only) ........................ 85

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Aligning the Fabric with a Mark 
on the Needle Plate or Bobbin Cover (with Mark) ................... 85

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Aligning the Fabric with the Vertical Stitch Alignment “V” Foot ......... 86

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Using the Straight Stitch Needle Plate and the Straight Stitch Foot ..... 86

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Basting ..................................................................................... 87

Dart Seam......................................................................... 88

Gathering.......................................................................... 88

Flat Fell Seam.................................................................... 89

Pintuck.............................................................................. 90

Zigzag Stitches.................................................................. 91

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Overcasting (Using a Zigzag Stitch) ......................................... 91

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Appliqué (Using a Zigzag Stitch) .............................................. 91

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Patchwork (for Crazy Quilt)..................................................... 92

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Sewing Curves (Using a Zigzag Stitch) ..................................... 92

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Cord Guide Bobbin Cover (Using a Zigzag Stitch) ................... 92

Elastic Zigzag Stitches....................................................... 93

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Tape Attaching ......................................................................... 93

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Overcasting .............................................................................. 93

Overcasting ...................................................................... 94

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Overcasting Using Presser Foot “G” ........................................ 94

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Overcasting Using Presser Foot “J” .......................................... 95

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Overcasting Using the Side Cutter ........................................... 96

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When Sewing Straight Stitches While Using the Side Cutter .... 98

Quilting ............................................................................ 99

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Piecing ................................................................................... 102

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Quilting.................................................................................. 102

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Appliqué................................................................................. 103

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Quilting with Satin Stitches .................................................... 104

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Free Motion Quilting.............................................................. 105

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Echo Quilting Using the Free Motion Echo Quilting Foot “E”...... 108

Blind Hem Stitches ......................................................... 111

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If the Needle Catches Too Much of the Hem Fold ................. 113

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If the Needle does not Catch the Hem Fold ........................... 113

Appliqué ......................................................................... 113

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Appliqué Sharp Curves ........................................................... 114

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Appliqué Corners ................................................................... 114

Shelltuck Stitches............................................................ 114

Scallop Stitches............................................................... 115

Crazy Quilting ................................................................ 116

Smocking Stitches ........................................................... 116

Fagoting .......................................................................... 117

Tape or Elastic Attaching ................................................ 117

Heirloom .........................................................................119

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Hemstitching (1) (Daisy Stitch) ...............................................119

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Hemstitching (2) (Drawn Work (1))........................................119

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Hemstitching (3) (Drawn Work (2))........................................120

One-step Buttonholes ......................................................121

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Sewing Stretch Fabrics ............................................................124

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Odd Shaped Buttons/Buttons 
that do Not Fit into the Button Holder Plate...........................124

Four-step Buttonholes......................................................125

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Darning...................................................................................127

Bar Tacks .........................................................................129

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Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics......................................................130

Button Sewing .................................................................131

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Attaching 4 Hole Buttons........................................................132

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Attaching a Shank to the Button .............................................132

Eyelet...............................................................................133

Multi-directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch) .....134

Zipper Insertion...............................................................135

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Centered Zipper......................................................................135

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Inserting a Side Zipper ............................................................136

Edge Sewing.....................................................................138