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Piecing
Sewing together two pieces of fabric is called
"piecing". The fabric pieces should be cut with a 6.5
mm (1/4 inch) seam allowance.
Sew a piecing straight stitch 6.5 mm (1/4 inch) from
the right side of the presser foot.
Baste or pin along the seam allowance of the
a
fabric that you wish to piece together.
b
Turn on the machine.
c
Select stitch
.
• For details, refer to "Selecting a stitch"
(page 40).
Attach zigzag foot "J".
d
• For details, refer to "Replacing the presser
foot" (page 31).
e
Sew with the side of the presser foot aligned
with the edge of the fabric.
■ For a seam allowance on the right side
Align the right side of the presser foot with
the edge of the fabric, and sew using stitch
.
a 6.5 mm (1/4 inch)
Memo
● To change the width of the seam allowance
(the needle position), adjust the stitch width.
J
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Quilting
Sandwiching batting between the top and bottom
layers of fabric is called "quilting". Quilts can easily
be sewn using the optional walking foot and the
optional quilting guide.
a
Baste the fabric to be quilted.
b
Attach the walking foot.
• For details, refer to "Using the optional
walking foot" (page 33).
c
Select a stitch.
• For details, refer to "Selecting a stitch"
(page 40).
d
Place one hand on each side of the presser
foot, and hold fabric taut while sewing.
Note
● When sewing with the walking foot, sew at
a speed between slow and medium.
■ Using the optional quilting guide
Use the quilting guide to sew parallel stitches that
are equally spaced.
a
Insert the stem of the quilting guide into the
hole at the rear of the walking foot or presser
foot holder.
Walking foot
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