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Press the “Start/Stop” button to stop sewing when you
are finished, and raise the presser foot and needle to
pull the fabric under the presser foot towards the back
of the machine.
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Using Zigzag Foot “J”
a
Select a stitch.
b
Attach zigzag foot “J”.
c
Sew along the edge of the fabric with the needle
dropping off the edge at the right.
Quilting
You can make beautiful quilts quickly and easily with
this machine. When making a quilt, you will find it
convenient to use the knee lifter and foot controller to
free your hands for other tasks (“Using the Foot
Controller” on page 58 and /or “Using the Knee Lifter”
on page 66).
The 30 quilting stitches Q-01 through Q-30 and the
utility stitches with “P” or “Q” indicated on their key
are useful for quilting.
The “P” or “Q” at the bottom of the key display
indicates that these stitches are intended for (“Q”)
quilting and (“P”) piecing.
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Piecing
Sewing two pieces of fabric together is called piecing.
When cutting pieces for quilt blocks, make sure the seam
allowance is 6.5 mm (approx. 1/4 inch).
a
Select a stitch and attach presser foot “J”.
b
Align the edge of the fabric with the edge of the presser
foot, and start sewing.
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To sew a 6.5 mm (approx. 1/4 inch) seam
allowance along the left edge of the presser foot
with
(Q-02) selected, the width (which is the
CAUTION
• Be sure to pull the fabric backward after
finished sewing. If you pull the fabric toward
side or forward, the presser foot pin may be
damaged.
• If thread is tangled on the presser foot, remove
the entangled thread, and then raise the
presser foot lever to remove the presser foot. If
the presser foot is raised while entangled with
thread, the presser foot may be damaged.
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Needle drop point
Note
• Fine adjustment of the stitching on the fabric can
be done with “L/R Shift”. Before sewing your
project, be sure to sew trial stitches using the same
conditions as in the actual project.
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Memo
• When a stitch pattern in the Quilting Stitches
category (only quilting stitches marked with “Q”) is
selected, a finer stitch width can be set than that
available with stitch patterns in other categories.
• For details on stitch patterns, refer to “STITCH
SETTING CHART” on page 190.
Summary of Contents for BLTA
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Page 103: ...Chapter 4 Basic Embroidery...
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