Brother International XR1300 Users Manual - English - Page 66

Free-motion quilting

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UTILITY STITCHES ■ Using the optional quilting guide Use the quilting guide to sew parallel stitches that are equally spaced. 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. Insert the stem of the quilting guide into the a hole at the rear of the walking foot or presser foot holder. † Walking foot † Presser foot holder 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. Adjust the stem of the quilting guide so that b the guide aligns with the seam that has already been sewn. Remove the presser foot and the presser foot a holder. • For details, refer to "Removing the presser foot holder" (page 35). Align the quilting foot with the lower-left side b of the presser bar. The pin on the quilting foot should be positioned over the needle clamp screw. a Pin on quilting foot b Presser foot holder screw c Needle clamp screw 64

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UTILITY STITCHES
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Using the optional quilting guide
Use the quilting guide to sew parallel stitches that
are equally spaced.
a
Insert the stem of the quilting guide into the
hole at the rear of the walking foot or presser
foot holder.
±
Walking foot
±
Presser foot holder
b
Adjust the stem of the quilting guide so that
the guide aligns with the seam that has
already been sewn.
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.
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.
a
Remove the presser foot and the presser foot
holder.
• For details, refer to “Removing the presser
foot holder” (page 35).
b
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.
a
Pin on quilting foot
b
Presser foot holder screw
c
Needle clamp screw