Chapter 3Utility StitchesSELECTING A UTILITY STITCH ...........48■ Stitch Selection Screens ....................................... 48Selecting a Stitch Pattern.................................. 49■ Using the Mirror Image Key ................................. 49Saving Stitch Settings........................................ 49Using the Sewing Type Selection Key........................ 50SEWING THE STITCHES ......................51Straight Stitches................................................ 51■ Changing the Needle Position(Left or Middle Needle Position Stitches Only) .... 52■ Basting ................................................................. 53Darts Seams...................................................... 53Gathering ......................................................... 54Flat Fell Seams.................................................. 54Pintucks............................................................ 55Zigzag Stitches ................................................. 56■ Overcasting.......................................................... 56■ Appliqués ............................................................. 56■ Patchwork (Crazy Quilts)..................................... 57■ Sewing Curves...................................................... 57Elastic Zigzag Stitches ...................................... 57■ Tape attaching...................................................... 57■ Overcasting.......................................................... 57Overcasting ...................................................... 58■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “G” .................... 58■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot “J”...................... 59■ Overcasting Using the Optional Side Cutter ........ 60Quilting ............................................................ 62■ Piecing ................................................................. 62■ Quilting................................................................ 63■ Appliqués ............................................................. 63■ Satin Stitching ...................................................... 64■ Free-motion Quilting............................................ 65Blind Hem Stitches ........................................... 66■ If the Needle Does Not Catch the Fold ................ 67■ If the Needle Catches Too Much of the Fold ........ 67Appliqués ......................................................... 67■ Sewing Sharp Curves............................................ 68Shell Tuck Stitching .......................................... 68Scalloping......................................................... 68Top Stitching .................................................... 69Smocking.......................................................... 69Fagoting............................................................ 70Tape or Elastic Attaching.................................. 71Heirloom Stitching ........................................... 72■ Hemstitching (1) (Daisy Stitch) ............................ 72■ Hemstitching (2) (Drawn Work (1)) ..................... 72■ Hemstitching (3) (Drawn Work (2)) .....................73Buttonhole Stitches...........................................74■ Sewing Stretch Fabrics .........................................77■ Buttons That Do Not Fit into the ButtonHolder Plate .........................................................77■ Darning ................................................................78Bar Tacks ..........................................................79■ Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics ...................................80Button Sewing...................................................81■ Attaching a 4-Hole Button....................................82■ Attaching a Button with a Shank ..........................82Eyelets...............................................................82Multi-Directional Sewing (Straight Stitch andZigzag Stitch) ............................................................ 83Zipper Insertion ................................................84■ Centered Zipper ...................................................84■ Side Zipper ...........................................................85