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f
Hold the free motion quilting foot "C" in place with
your right hand, and tighten the presser foot holder
screw using the disc-shaped screwdriver with your left
hand.
CAUTION
• Be sure to securely tighten the screws with the
disc-shaped screwdriver. Otherwise, the
needle may touch the free motion quilting foot
"C", causing it to break and causing injury.
g
Use both hands to stretch the fabric taut, and then
move the fabric at a consistent pace in order to sew
uniform stitches roughly 2.0-2.5 mm (approx. 1/16 - 3/
32 inch) in length.
h
Touch
to cancel the free motion sewing mode.
Rotate the handwheel toward you
(counterclockwise) to raise the feed dogs.
i
After sewing, make sure to remove the straight stitch
needle plate and free motion quilting foot "C", and
reinstall the regular needle plate.
Note
• Free motion open toe quilting foot "O" can also be
used with the straight stitch needle plate. We
recommend using free motion open toe quilting
foot "O" with free motion sewing of fabrics of
uneven thicknesses.
Using free motion open toe quilting foot "O"
a
1 Stitch
b
c
d
The free motion open toe quilting foot "O" is used for free
motion quilting with zigzag or decorative stitches or for
free motion quilting of straight lines on fabric with an
uneven thickness. Various stitches can be sewn using free
motion open toe quilting foot "O". For details on the
stitches that can be used, refer to "STITCH SETTING
CHART" on page 197.
Free motion open toe quilting foot "O"
Memo
• The standard needle plate must be used if zigzag
or decorative stitch patterns are selected.
Touch
to set the machine to free motion sewing
mode.
The key appears as
the necessary height, and then the feed dogs are
lowered for free motion sewing.
Select a stitch.
Memo
• When stitch Q-01 or 1-31 is selected, free motion
quilting foot "C" is indicated in the upper-left
corner of the screen. When the other stitches are
selected, free motion open toe quilting foot "O" is
indicated in the screen.
Remove the presser foot holder (page 45).
Attach free motion open toe quilting foot "O" by
positioning the pin of the foot above the needle clamp
screw and aligning the lower-left of the foot and the
presser bar.
Note
• Make sure that the free motion open toe quilting
foot "O" is not slanted.
UTILITY STITCHES
O
, the quilting foot is raised to
1 Pin
2 Needle clamp screw
3 Presser bar
3
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