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Machine Operation
Single Stitch Tips and Securing Your Threads:
Move the quilting machine to the location you wish to begin stitching. To bring up your bobbin thread, hold
on to the top thread tail. Tap any handle toggle switch toward the white dot one time to move the needle
into the fabric, and then tap once more to raise it up again. Move the machine slightly away from the needle
hole and gently tug on the top thread tail. This will bring up a loop of bobbin thread. Grasp the loop and pull
the bobbin thread tail to the surface of your quilt.
With each tap of the toggle switch (toward the white dot on your handle), the machine will make a “half
stitch”. You may continue tapping the button to place precise stitches where you want them. You can also
keep the toggle switch pressed toward the white dot rather than tapping it repeatedly. This will make the
machine cycle through a complete “UP-DOWN” sequence so that you can make full stitches. Place these
stitches very close together to secure your stitches. Place at least 8–10 stitches right next to each other for a
firm, secure start.
When you release the toggle switch, the machine will cycle the needle into the position indicated on the
Smart Touch Pad. If you wish to change the needle position, tap the toggle switch toward the white dot once
more.
To end your stitches, stop sewing about ¼-inch away from your actual intended stopping point. Use the
“Needle Up/Down” toggle switch again (press the toggle switch on any handle toward the white dot) to
place very close stitches for securing the thread.
NOTE: The Single Stitch button will NOT operate if the machine’s sewing motor is active. Stop the sewing
motor as described on the next page, then tap the switch toward the white dot on the handle to perform
single stitch functions.
