Pfaff creative 7550 Owner's Manual - Page 179
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Quilting Quilting is a traditional sewing technique. The And this is what you do: method that the wives of American settlers developed to make use of material remnants has become an artistic hobby with many enthusiasts worldwide. • Cut out the parts of your quilt with templates you have bought or made yourself. A seam allowance of 0.7 cm should already be included in the templates. -' A quilt always consists of three layers of material. Lots of geometrically shaped pieces of material are joined together in continually changing patterns to form the top layer of the quilt. This is tacked onto the middle layer made of polyester padding and connected to the back layer of the quilt that usually consists of one uniform piece of • Spread out the parts as in the pattern and form small squares that you can match together. These squares are then sewn together to form the surface of the quilt. • The seam allowances of quilts are not neat ened up but just smoothed out - never ironed! material. The entire quilt is often also bordered with the back layer. • Tack your finished surface of the quilt onto the layer of polyester padding with the back layer Of course, the work of piecing the individual bits of the quilt underneath. j of material together must be very precise. The • In traditional quilts these three layers of mate Dual Feed is of particular importance when doing rial are sewn together by hand with small this. stitches - but it is quicker and more practical with the sewing machine, e.g. with program II No. 00. There is always stitching about 2 mm beside the seam. Embroidery stitches look very good on plain coloured material. Ii When your quilt is finished you can make it into cushions, wall hangings or bed covers. a 181