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Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching
The stitches that can be used for sewing appliqués, patchwork and quilts are described below.
Stitch Name
Zigzag stitch
Appliqué
stitch
Piecing
straight stitch
Joining stitch
Mock hand
quilting stitch
Quilting
stippling
Pattern Numeric
Key
Application
Attaching appliqués
05
(center baseline/
reverse stitching)
Appliqué quilting,
21
–
free-motion quilting,
satin stitching
16
–
Attaching appliqués
22
Attaching appliqués
–
and binding
23
Attaching appliqués
–
and binding
Piecing straight
stitching (with a seam
18
allowance of 6.5 mm
–
(1/4 inch) from the
right edge of the
presser foot)
Piecing straight
stitching (with a seam
19
allowance of 6.5 mm
–
(1/4 inch) from the left
edge of the presser
foot)
26
–
27
–
Patchwork stitching
28
–
Straight stitch quilting
20
–
that looks hand
quilting
24
–
Stippling
Stitch Width
[mm (inch)]
Auto
Manual
Auto
3.5
0.0–7.0
1.4
(1/8)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
3.5
0.0–7.0
1.4
(1/8)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
3.5
2.5–7.0
2.5
(1/8)
(3/32–1/4)
(3/32)
1.5
0.5–3.5
1.8
(1/16)
(1/32–1/8)
(1/16)
1.5
0.5–3.5
1.8
(1/16)
(1/32–1/8)
(1/16)
5.5
0.0–7.0
2.0
(7/32)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
1.5
0.0–7.0
2.0
(1/16)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
4.0
0.0–7.0
1.2
(3/16)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
5.0
2.5–7.0
2.5
(3/16)
(3/32–1/4)
(3/32)
5.0
0.0–7.0
1.2
(3/16)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
0.0
0.0–7.0
2.5
(0)
(0–1/4)
(3/32)
7.0
1.0–7.0
1.6
(1/4)
(1/16–1/4)
(1/16)
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Stitch Length
Presser
[mm (inch)]
Foot
Manual
0.0–4.0
(0–3/16)
0.0–4.0
(0–3/16)
1.6–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
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0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
0.2–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
0.2–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
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