Chapter
3
3
Utility Stitches
SELECTING A UTILITY STITCH
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50
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Stitch Selection Screens
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50
Selecting a Stitch
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51
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Using the Mirror Image Key
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51
Saving Stitch Settings
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51
Using the Sewing Type Selection Key
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52
SEWING THE STITCHES
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54
Straight Stitches
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54
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Changing the Needle Position
(Left or Middle Needle Position Stitches Only)
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56
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Basting
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56
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Aligning the fabric with the stitch guide foot
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56
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Aligning the fabric with the seam guide
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57
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Using the Straight Stitch Needle Plate
and the Straight Stitch Foot
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57
Darts Seams
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59
Gathering
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60
Flat Fell Seams
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60
Pintucks
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61
Zigzag Stitches
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62
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Overcasting
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62
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Appliqués
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62
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Patchwork (Crazy Quilts)
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63
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Sewing Curves
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63
Elastic Zigzag Stitches
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64
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Tape/Elastic Attaching
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64
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Overcasting
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64
Overcasting
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65
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Overcasting Using Presser Foot “G”
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65
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Overcasting Using Presser Foot “J”
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66
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Overcasting Using the Optional Side Cutter
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67
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When Sewing Straight Stitches While
Using the Optional Side Cutter
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68
Quilting
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69
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Piecing
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71
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Piecing Using the 1/4" Quilting Foot
with Guide
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71
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Quilting Using Walking Foot
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72
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Using the Quilting Guide
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73
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Appliqués
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73
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Quilting with Satin Stitches
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74
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Free-motion Quilting
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75
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Free-motion Quilting Using Free-motion
Quilting Foot “C”
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75
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Free-motion Quilting Using Free-motion
Open Toe Quilting Foot “O”
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76
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Echo Quilting
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77
Blind Hem Stitches
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79
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If the Needle Does Not Catch the Fold
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80
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If the Needle Catches Too Much of the Fold
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80
Appliqués
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80
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Sewing Sharp Curves
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81
Shell Tuck Stitching
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81
Scalloping
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81
Top Stitching
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82
Smocking
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82
Fagoting
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83
Tape or Elastic Attaching
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84
Heirloom Stitching
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85
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Hemstitching (1) (Daisy Stitch)
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85
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Hemstitching (2) (Drawn Work (1))
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85
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Hemstitching (3) (Drawn Work (2))
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86
Buttonhole Stitches
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87
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Sewing Stretch Fabrics
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90
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Buttons That Do Not Fit into the Button Holder
Plate
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90
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Darning
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91
Bar Tacks
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92
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Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics
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93
Button Sewing
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94
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Attaching a 4-Hole Button
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95
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Attaching a Button with a Shank
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95
Eyelets
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95
Multi-Directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and
Zigzag Stitch)
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96
Zipper Insertion
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97
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Centered Zipper
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97
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Side Zipper
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98