Brother International CE-5500/CE-5500PRW Operation Manual - Page 42
Free-motion quilting
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UTILITY STITCHES Baste the fabric to be quilted. a Remove the presser foot and the presser foot b holder. • For details, refer to "Removing the presser foot holder" (page 23). Hook the connecting fork of the walking foot onto c the needle clamp screw, lower the presser foot lever, and then use the presser foot holder screw to attach the walking foot to the presser bar. a Connecting fork b Needle clamp screw c Presser foot holder screw CAUTION ● Use the disc-shaped screwdriver to tighten the screw securely. If the screw is loose, the needle may strike the presser foot and cause injury. ● Be sure to turn the handwheel toward the front of the machine to check that the needle does not strike the presser foot. If the needle strikes the presser foot, injury may result. Select stitch , or . d Place one hand on each side of the presser foot, e and then evenly guide the fabric while sewing. Note ● When sewing with the walking foot, sew at a speed between slow and medium. ■ Using the optional quilting guide Use the quilting guide to sew parallel stitches that are equally spaced. 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 Adjust the stem of the quilting guide so that the b 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. Remove the presser foot and the presser foot a holder. • For details, refer to "Removing the presser foot holder" (page 23). Align the quilting foot with the lower-left side of b 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 40