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Patchwork
A fun method of decorating your quilt (often called
“Crazy Quilting”) is to sew a patchwork stitch over
the opened seam.
Select 1. Attach satin stitch foot F.
Sew a straight stitch seam and press
seam allowance open.
Select a patchwork stitch: 8, 013, 014 and 025 –
040.
Sew with stitching centered over the seam.
Free Motion Quilting or Stippling
Add dimension to your quilt by stitching down the
surrounding background fabric around larger
designs, like hearts or flowers. Lower the feed dog
and sew fabric layers in a random pattern without
the stitching lines crossing each other. The more
compact the stitching, the more the background will
flatten and make surrounded designs stand out.
This is a technique commonly referred to as
stippling.
Attach open toe embroidery/darning foot P-2. See
page 66.
Use the straight stitch needle plate. See page 63.
Select 1.
Lower the feed dog.
Set foot pressure dial to 2 or 1.
Test sew using exact conditions (fabric, thread,
etc.) of finished project. Place batting between quilt
top and backing fabric. Place all fabric layers under
foot and lower foot.
Press “Up/Down Needle” key and bring bobbin
thread to top. Pull both threads under foot and to
the back. Sew several stitches in place to lock
threads at beginning. Move fabric layers while
sewing and check tension. Adjust tension until it is
balanced inside the batting (no thread loops on top
or bottom).
HINT: Establish a good sewing rhythm by moving
the fabrics slower than the machine speed in an
even, consistent manner. Keep the fabrics flat
against the machine bed.
