Remove the presser foot and the presser foot ; Align the quilting foot with the lower-left side ; of the presser bar.- Page 58

VARIOUS STITCHES 

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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.

a

Remove the presser foot and the presser foot 
holder.

• For details, refer to “Removing the presser 

foot holder” (page 26).

b

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.

a

Pin on quilting foot

b

Presser foot holder screw

c

Needle clamp screw

c

Hold the quilting foot in place with your right 
hand, and then tighten the presser foot holder 
screw using the screwdriver in your left hand.

a

Presser foot holder screw

d

Slide the feed dog position lever, located at the 
rear of the machine on the base, to 

 (to 

the right as seen from the front of the machine).

a

Feed dog position lever
(as seen from the rear of the machine)

X

The feed dogs are lowered.

e

Turn on the sewing machine, and then select a 
stitch.

f

Use both hands to hold the fabric taut, then 
move the fabric to follow the pattern.

Reinforcement stitches are sewn at the 
beginning and end of sewing.

a

Pattern

g

After sewing is finished, slide the feed dog 
position lever to 

 (to the left as seen from 

the front of the machine) and turn the 
handwheel to raise the dogs.

• Normally, the feed dog position lever is 

positioned at 

.

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Be sure to securely tighten the screws with 
the screwdriver, otherwise the needle may 
touch the presser foot, causing it to bend or 
break.

CAUTION