Singer Legacy C440Q Instruction Manual and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 23

Stitch, Turning, Corners, Sewing, Heavy, Fabric, Overlapped, Areas, Width, Allowance

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Starting To Sew Tack Stitch You may sew tack stitches at the beginning and end of the stitch. 1. Press the Tack button. LED light will be turned on. 2. Start to sew. Machine will sew tacking stitches and stop automatically. O 0 Sewing Heavy Fabric When sewing heavy or thick fabrics, the toe end of the presser foot tends to lift up when it comes to seams or other bulky areas. To sew these heavy or thick fabrics: 1. When the toe of the presser foot begins to tilt up. lower the needle into the fabric and then raise the presser foot lifter. 2. Push the stabilizer pin (located on the right side of the All- Purpose Foot) and at the same time lower the presser foot lifter. The presser foot should now be level on the thick fabric. Once the presser foot lifter has been lowered, it is no longer necessary to hold in the stabilizer pin. I 0 3. Start sewing again and sew the selected pattern. 4. When you reach the end of seam, press the Tack button. Machine will sew tacking stitches and stop automatically. Co 3. Start sewing. After a few stitches, the stabilizer pin will release. a. The presser bar lifter can be raised one step higher for placing heavy materials under the presser foot easily. Ltu OO Turning Corners 1. Stop the machine when you reach a corner. 2. Turn the handwheel toward you to insert the needle into fabric. Sewing Overlapped Areas Guide the fabric with both hands when sewing over overlapped areas. NOTE. You can change the needle stop position by pressing the needle stop up/down button. When needle position is set to down, the LED will turn on. You can also tap the foot control to raise or lower the needle. 3. Raise the presser foot. 4. Use the needle as a pivot and turn fabric. 5. Lower the presser foot and resume sewing. Width of Seam Allowance Guide lines on the needle plate indicate the distance from the center needle position. To keep a consistent seam allowance, guide the fabric along the desired guide line on the needle plate. o:Ncl !II I 4 4 I 3 O 1/4" O O •

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Starting
To
Sew
Tack
Stitch
You
may
sew
tack
stitches
at
the
beginning
and
end
of
the
stitch.
1.
Press
the
Tack
button.
LED
light
will
be
turned
on.
2.
Start
to
sew.
Machine
will
sew
tacking
stitches
and
stop
automatically.
O
0
3.
Start
sewing
again
and
sew
the
selected
pattern.
4.
When
you
reach
the
end
of
seam,
press
the
Tack
button.
Machine
will
sew
tacking
stitches
and
stop
automatically.
OO
Turning
Corners
1.
Stop
the
machine
when
you
reach
a
corner.
2.
Turn
the
handwheel
toward
you
to
insert
the
needle
into
fabric.
NOTE.
You
can
change
the
needle
stop
position
by
pressing
the
needle
stop
up/down
button.
When
needle
position
is
set
to
down,
the
LED
will
turn
on.
You
can
also
tap
the
foot
control
to
raise
or
lower
the
needle.
3.
Raise
the
presser
foot.
4.
Use
the
needle
as
a
pivot
and
turn
fabric.
5.
Lower
the
presser
foot
and
resume
sewing.
Sewing
Heavy
Fabric
When
sewing
heavy
or
thick
fabrics,
the toe
end
of
the
presser
foot
tends
to
lift
up
when
it
comes
to
seams
or
other
bulky
areas.
To
sew
these
heavy
or
thick
fabrics:
1.
When
the toe
of
the
presser
foot
begins
to
tilt
up. lower
the
needle
into
the
fabric
and
then raise
the
presser
foot
lifter.
2.
Push
the
stabilizer
pin
(located
on
the
right
side
of
the
All
-
Purpose
Foot)
and
at
the
same
time
lower
the
presser
foot
lifter.
The
presser
foot
should
now
be
level
on
the
thick
fabric.
Once
the
presser
foot
lifter
has
been
lowered,
it is
no
longer
necessary
to
hold
in
the
stabilizer
pin.
I
3.
Start
sewing.
After
a
few
stitches,
the
stabilizer
pin
will
release.
a.
The
presser
bar
lifter
can
be
raised
one
step
higher
for
placing
heavy
materials
under
the
presser
foot
easily.
Ltu
Sewing
Overlapped
Areas
Guide
the
fabric
with
both
hands
when
sewing
over
overlapped
areas.
Width
of
Seam
Allowance
Guide
lines
on
the
needle
plate
indicate
the
distance
from
the
center
needle
position.
To
keep
a
consistent
seam
allowance,
guide
the
fabric
along
the
desired
guide
line
on
the
needle
plate.
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