Brother International CS7130 Operation Manual - Page 44

UTILITY STITCHES Free-motion quilting With free-motion quilting, the feed dogs can be lowered (using the feed dog position lever) so that the fabric can be moved freely in any direction. The optional quilting foot is needed for free-motion quilting. CAUTION • Be sure to securely tighten the screws with the disc-shaped screwdriver, otherwise the needle may touch the presser foot, causing it to bend or break. 4 Slide the feed dog position lever to . 1 Feed dog position lever Note Models equipped with a needle threader • Thread the needle manually when using the quilting foot, or only attach the quilting foot after threading the needle using the needle threader. 1 Remove the presser foot and the presser foot holder. (Refer to page 24.) 2 Align the quilting foot with the lower-left side of the presser bar. The pin on the quilting foot should be positioned over the needle clamp screw. XX The feed dogs are lowered. 5 Turn on the sewing machine, and then select a stitch. 6 Use both hands to hold the fabric taut, then move the fabric to follow the pattern. Reinforcement stitches are sewn at the beginning and end of sewing. 1 Pin on quilting foot 2 Presser foot holder screw 3 Needle clamp screw 3 Hold the quilting foot in place with your right hand, and then tighten the presser foot holder screw using the disc-shaped screwdriver in your left hand. 1 Pattern 7 After sewing is finished, slide the feed dog position lever to and turn the handwheel to raise the dogs. • Normally, the feed dog position lever is positioned at . 1 Presser foot holder screw 42