SEWING THE STITCHESUtility Stitches633■ QuiltingSewing together the quilt top, batting, and backing iscalled quilting. You can sew the quilt with thewalking foot to keep the quilt top, batting, andbacking from sliding. The walking foot has a set offeed dogs that move together with the feed dogs inthe needle plate during sewing.a Follow the steps on page 33 to remove thepresser foot.b Loosen the screw of the presser foot holder toremove the presser foot holder.c Set the operation lever of the walking foot sothat the needle clamp screw is set betweenthe fork, and position the walking foot on thepresser foot bar.a Operation leverb Needle clamp screwc Forkd Presser foot bard Lower the presser foot lever. Tighten thescrew securely with the screwdriver.e Place one hand on each side of the presserfoot to hold the fabric secure while sewing.■ AppliquésThe seam will blend in if transparent nylon thread isused for the upper thread.a Trace the pattern onto the appliqué fabric,and then cut around it.a Seam allowance: 3 to 5 mmb Cut a piece of thick paper or stabilizer to thefinished size of the appliqué design, place iton the back of the appliqué, and then foldover the seam allowance using an iron.c Turn the appliqué over, and attach thestabilizer with basting pins or a basting stitch.d Press , and then attach presser foot “J”.bda cMemo• Sew at slow to medium speed.• Do not sew in reverse or use stitches that requireside ways or reverse feeding.• Always check to be sure that your quilting surface issecurely basted before beginning to sew. Specializedmachine quilt needles and threads are also availablefor machine quilting.a
