Chapter 2S SewingUtility StitchesSELECTING UTILITY STITCHES ............................... 21Selecting a Stitch ......................................................................21■ Using the Mirror Image Key .................................................... 21■ Using the Image Key ................................................................ 22Saving Your Stitch Settings ......................................................22■ Saving Settings ......................................................................... 22■ Retrieving Saved Settings ......................................................... 23SEWING THE STITCHES .......................................... 24Straight Stitches ........................................................................24■ Changing the Needle Position (Left or Middle Needle PositionStitches Only) ......................................................................... 25■ Aligning the Fabric with a Mark on the Needle Plate or BobbinCover (with Mark).................................................................... 26■ Using the Straight Stitch Needle Plate and the StraightStitch Foot................................................................................ 26■ Basting ..................................................................................... 28Dart Seam .................................................................................28Gathering..................................................................................29Flat Fell Seam............................................................................29Pintuck......................................................................................30Zigzag Stitches .........................................................................31■ Overcasting (Using a Zigzag Stitch) ........................................ 31■ Appliqué (Using a Zigzag Stitch) ............................................. 31■ Patchwork (for Crazy Quilt) .................................................... 32■ Sewing Curves (Using a Zigzag Stitch) .................................... 32■ Cord Guide Bobbin Cover (Using a Zigzag Stitch) ................... 32Elastic Zigzag Stitches ..............................................................33■ Tape Attaching ........................................................................ 33■ Overcasting ............................................................................. 33Overcasting .............................................................................33■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “G” ....................................... 33■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “J” ......................................... 34Quilting ...................................................................................35■ Piecing .................................................................................... 36■ Piecing Using the 1/4" Quilting Foot with Guide(optional with some models) .................................................... 37■ Appliqué ................................................................................. 38■ Quilting with Satin Stitches ..................................................... 39■ Free Motion Quilting ............................................................... 40■ Echo Quilting Using the Free Motion Echo Quilting Foot “E”(optional with some models) .................................................... 43Blind Hem Stitches ..................................................................45■ If the Needle Catches Too Much of the Hem Fold ................... 47■ If the Needle does not Catch the Hem Fold ............................. 47Appliqué ..................................................................................48■ Appliqué Sharp Curves ............................................................ 48■ Appliqué Corners ..................................................................... 49Shelltuck Stitches .....................................................................49Scallop Stitches ........................................................................50Crazy Quilting ..........................................................................50Smocking Stitches ....................................................................51Fagoting ...................................................................................52Tape or Elastic Attaching .........................................................52Heirloom .................................................................................53■ Hemstitching (1) ...................................................................... 53■ Hemstitching (2) (Drawn Work (1)) ......................................... 54■ Hemstitching (3) (Drawn Work (2)) ......................................... 54One-step Buttonholes ..............................................................55■ Sewing Stretch Fabrics ............................................................ 57■ Odd Shaped Buttons/Buttons that do Not Fit into the ButtonHolder Plate ............................................................................ 58Darning .................................................................................... 58Bar Tacks ................................................................................. 59■ Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics .......................................................61Button Sewing ......................................................................... 61■ Attaching 4 Hole Buttons..........................................................62■ Attaching a Shank to the Button ..............................................62Eyelet ...................................................................................... 62Multi-directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch) ... 63Zipper Insertion ...................................................................... 64■ Centered Zipper .......................................................................64■ Inserting a Side Zipper .............................................................65STITCH SETTING CHART ........................................ 68
