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UTILITY STITCHES 

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Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching

The stitches that can be used for sewing appliqués, patchwork and quilts are described below.

Stitch Name

Pattern

Application

Stitch Width
[mm (inch.)]

Stitch Length

[mm (inch.)]

Presser 

Foot

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

Zigzag stitch

7

Attaching appliqués (center baseline/

reverse stitching)

3.5

(1/8)

0.0–7.0

(0–1/4)

1.4

(1/16)

0.0–4.0

(0–3/16)

J

60

Appliqué quilting, free-motion 

quilting, satin stitching

3.5

(1/8)

0.0–7.0

(0–1/4)

1.4

(1/16)

0.0–4.0

(0–3/16)

Appliqué 

stitch

19

Attaching appliqués

3.5

(1/8)

2.5–5.0

(3/32–3/16)

2.5

(3/32)

1.6–4.0

(1/16–3/16)

61

Attaching appliqués and binding

1.5

(1/16)

0.5–5.0

(1/32–3/16)

1.2

(1/16)

1.0–4.0

(1/16–3/16)

Piecing 

straight 

stitch

57

Piecing straight stitching (with a seam 

allowance of 6.5 mm from the right edge 

of the presser foot)

5.5

(7/32)

0.0–7.0

(0–1/4)

1.6

(1/16)

0.2–5.0

(1/64–3/16)

58

Piecing straight stitching (with a seam 

allowance of 6.5 mm from the left edge 

of the presser foot)

1.5

(1/16)

0.0–7.0

(0–1/4)

1.6

(1/16)

0.2–5.0

(1/64–3/16)

Joining 

stitch

22

Patchwork stitching

4.0

(3/16)

0.0–7.0

(0–1/4)

1.2

(1/16)

0.2–4.0

(1/64–3/16)

23

5.0

(3/16)

2.5–7.0

(3/32–1/4)

2.5

(3/32)

1.0–4.0

(1/16–3/16)

24

5.0

(3/16)

0.0–7.0

(0–1/4)

1.2

(1/16)

0.2–4.0

(1/64–3/16)

Mock hand 

quilting 

stitch

59

Straight stitch quilting that looks hand 

quilting

0.0

(0)

0.0–7.0

(0–1/4)

2.5

(3/32)

1.0–4.0

(1/16–3/16)

Quilting 

stippling

62

Stippling

7.0

(1/4)

1.0–7.0

(1/16–1/4)

1.6

(1/16)

1.0–4.0

(1/16–3/16)

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