Brother 888-G30, Operation Manual

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Utility Stitches
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Using free motion open toe quilting foot “O”
The free motion open toe quilting foot “O” is used for free
motion quilting with zigzag or decorative stitches or for
free motion quilting of straight lines on fabric with an
uneven thickness.
a
Remove the flat bed attachment, and then slide the
feed dog position switch, located at the rear of the
machine on the base, to
(to the left as seen from
the rear of the machine).

The feed dogs are lowered.
b
Select a stitch.
• For details, refer to “Stitch Chart” on page 45.
c
Press to display the editing screen, and then press
to set the machine to the free motion mode.

The key appears as , and the presser foot is raised
to the best height for free motion sewing.
d
Remove the presser foot holder.
• For details, refer to “Removing and attaching the
presser foot holder” on page 30.
e
Attach the quilting foot by positioning the pin of the
quilting foot above the needle clamp screw and
aligning the lower-left of the quilting foot and the
presser bar.
1
Pin
2
Needle clamp screw
3
Presser bar
f
Hold the quilting foot in place with your right hand,
and tighten the presser foot holder screw using the
screwdriver with your left hand.
1
Presser foot holder screw
g
Use both hands keeping the fabric taut, and then
move the fabric at a consistent pace in order to sew
uniform stitches roughly 2.0 mm - 2.5 mm (approx.
1/16 inch - 3/32 inch) in length.
h
After sewing is finished, slide the feed dog position
switch lever to
(to the right as seen from the rear
of the machine), turn the handwheel to raise the feed
dogs and insert the flat bed attachment.
i
Press to turn the free motion mode off.
Free motion open toe
quilting foot “O”
No. 1-04 1-33
Stitch
Note
• Make sure that the quilting foot is not slanted.
CAUTION
• Be sure to securely tighten the screws with the
included screwdriver. Otherwise, the needle
may touch the quilting foot, causing it to bend
or break.
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Stitch
a
b
c
a