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UTILITY STITCHES
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching
The stitches that can be used for sewing appliqués, patchwork and quilts are described below.
Pattern Numeric
Stitch Name
07
Zigzag stitch
24
19
Appliqué
stitch
25
21
Piecing
straight stitch
22
28
29
Joining stitch
30
23
Mock hand
quilting stitch
26
Quilting
stippling
100
Key
Application
Attaching appliqués
(center baseline/
reverse stitching)
Appliqué quilting,
–
free-motion quilting,
satin stitching
–
Attaching appliqués
Attaching appliqués
–
and binding
Piecing straight
stitching (with a seam
allowance of 6.5 mm
–
(1/4 inch) from the
right edge of the
presser foot)
Piecing straight
stitching (with a seam
allowance of 6.5 mm
–
(1/4 inch) from the left
edge of the presser
foot)
–
–
Patchwork stitching
–
Straight stitch quilting
–
that looks hand
quilting
–
Stippling
Stitch Width
[mm (inch)]
Auto
Manual
Auto
3.5
0.0–7.0
1.4
(1/8)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
3.5
0.0–7.0
1.4
(1/8)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
3.5
2.5–7.0
2.5
(1/8)
(3/32–1/4)
(3/32)
1.5
0.5–5.0
1.8
(1/16)
(1/32–3/16)
(1/16)
5.5
0.0–7.0
2.0
(7/32)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
1.5
0.0–7.0
2.0
(1/16)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
4.0
0.0–7.0
1.2
(3/16)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
5.0
2.5–7.0
2.5
(3/16)
(3/32–1/4)
(3/32)
5.0
0.0–7.0
1.2
(3/16)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
0.0
0.0–7.0
2.5
(0)
(0–1/4)
(3/32)
7.0
1.0–7.0
1.6
(1/4)
(1/16–1/4)
(1/16)
Stitch Length
Presser
[mm (inch)]
Foot
Manual
0.0–4.0
(0–3/16)
0.0–4.0
(0–3/16)
1.6–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
J
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
0.2–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
0.2–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)