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Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching, Appliqué stitching

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CONTENTS GETTING READY SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching The stitches that can be used for sewing appliqués, patchwork and quilts are described below. Stitch Name Pattern Stitch Key Application Stitch Width [mm (inch.)] Auto Manual Stitch Length [mm (inch.)] Auto Manual Presser Foot 7 Zigzag stitch 60 Attaching appliqués (center baseline/reverse stitching) 3.5 0.0-7.0 1.4 0.0-4.0 (1/8) (0-1/4) (1/16) (0-3/16) - Appliqué quilting, free-motion 3.5 quilting, satin stitching (1/8) 0.0-7.0 1.4 0.0-4.0 (0-1/4) (1/16) (0-3/16) 19 Appliqué stitch 61 Attaching appliqués - Attaching appliqués and binding 3.5 2.5-5.0 2.5 1.6-4.0 (1/8) (3/32-3/16) (3/32) (1/16-3/16) 1.5 0.5-5.0 1.2 1.0-4.0 (1/16) (1/32-3/16) (1/16) (1/16-3/16) 57 Piecing straight stitch 58 - Piecing straight stitching (with a seam allowance of 6.5 mm from the right edge of the presser foot) 5.5 (7/32) 0.0-7.0 (0-1/4) 1.6 0.2-5.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) - Piecing straight stitching (with a seam allowance of 6.5 mm from the left edge of the presser foot) 1.5 (1/16) 0.0-7.0 (0-1/4) 1.6 0.2-5.0 (1/16) (1/64-3/16) J 22 - 4.0 0.0-7.0 1.2 0.2-4.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) (1/16) (1/64-3/16) Joining 23 stitch 24 - Patchwork stitching - 5.0 2.5-7.0 2.5 1.0-4.0 (3/16) (3/32-1/4) (3/32) (1/16-3/16) 5.0 0.0-7.0 1.2 0.2-4.0 (3/16) (0-1/4) (1/16) (1/64-3/16) Mock hand 59 quilting stitch - Straight stitch quilting that looks hand quilting 0.0 0.0-7.0 2.5 1.0-4.0 (0) (0-1/4) (3/32) (1/16-3/16) Quilting 62 stippling - Stippling 7.0 1.0-7.0 1.6 1.0-4.0 (1/4) (1/16-1/4) (1/16) (1/16-3/16) Appliqué stitching Cut out the appliqué, leaving a seam 1 allowance of between 3 and 5 mm (1/8 and 3/16 inch). Place a pattern made of thick paper on the 2 back of the appliqué, and then fold over the seam allowance using an iron. 1 APPENDIX INDEX 1 Seam allowance • Remove the thick paper after pressing the seam allowance. Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching 93

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Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching
93
GETTING READY
CONTENTS
SEWING BASICS
UTILITY STITCHES
APPENDIX
INDEX
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching
The stitches that can be used for sewing appliqués, patchwork and quilts are described below.
Appliqué stitching
1
Cut out the appliqué, leaving a seam
allowance of between 3 and 5 mm
(1/8 and 3/16 inch).
1
Seam allowance
2
Place a pattern made of thick paper on the
back of the appliqué, and then fold over the
seam allowance using an iron.
• Remove the thick paper after pressing the
seam allowance.
Stitch Name
Pattern
Stitch
Key
Application
Stitch Width
[mm (inch.)]
Stitch Length
[mm (inch.)]
Presser
Foot
Auto
Manual
Auto
Manual
Zigzag stitch
7
Attaching appliqués (center
baseline/reverse stitching)
3.5
(1/8)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
1.4
(1/16)
0.0–4.0
(0–3/16)
J
60
Appliqué quilting, free-motion
quilting, satin stitching
3.5
(1/8)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
1.4
(1/16)
0.0–4.0
(0–3/16)
Appliqué
stitch
19
Attaching appliqués
3.5
(1/8)
2.5–5.0
(3/32–3/16)
2.5
(3/32)
1.6–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
61
Attaching appliqués and
binding
1.5
(1/16)
0.5–5.0
(1/32–3/16)
1.2
(1/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
Piecing
straight
stitch
57
Piecing straight stitching (with a
seam allowance of 6.5 mm from
the right edge of the presser foot)
5.5
(7/32)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
1.6
(1/16)
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
58
Piecing straight stitching (with a
seam allowance of 6.5 mm from
the left edge of the presser foot)
1.5
(1/16)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
1.6
(1/16)
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
Joining
stitch
22
Patchwork stitching
4.0
(3/16)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
1.2
(1/16)
0.2–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
23
5.0
(3/16)
2.5–7.0
(3/32–1/4)
2.5
(3/32)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
24
5.0
(3/16)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
1.2
(1/16)
0.2–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
Mock hand
quilting
stitch
59
Straight stitch quilting that
looks hand quilting
0.0
(0)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
2.5
(3/32)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
Quilting
stippling
62
Stippling
7.0
(1/4)
1.0–7.0
(1/16–1/4)
1.6
(1/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
1