Chapter 3 Utility Stitches - Baby Lock Ellegante2 BLG2-NZ Instruction And Reference Manual

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SELECTING UTILITY STITCHES ......................58
■ Stitch Selection Screens............................................................ 58
Selecting a Stitch .............................................................. 59
■ Using the Mirror Image Key ..................................................... 59
■ Using the Image Key................................................................. 59
Saving Your Stitch Settings ............................................... 60
■ Saving Settings.......................................................................... 60
■ Retrieving Saved Settings.......................................................... 61
Using the Sewing Type Selection Key ............................... 61
SEWING THE STITCHES .................................63
Straight Stitches ................................................................ 63
■ Changing the Needle Position (Left or Middle Needle
Position Stitches Only) ............................................................. 65
■ Needle Plate and Needle Plate Cover Marks ............................ 65
■ Using the Straight Stitch Needle Plate and the Straight Stitch Foot .... 65
■ Basting ..................................................................................... 67
Dart Seam......................................................................... 67
Gathering.......................................................................... 68
Flat Fell Seam.................................................................... 69
Pintuck.............................................................................. 69
Zigzag Stitches.................................................................. 71
■ Overcasting (Using a Zigzag Stitch) ......................................... 71
■ Appliqué (Using a Zigzag Stitch) .............................................. 71
■ Patchwork (for Crazy Quilt)..................................................... 72
■ Sewing Curves (Using a Zigzag Stitch) ..................................... 72
■ Cord Guide Bobbin Cover (Using a Zigzag Stitch) ................... 72
Elastic Zigzag Stitches....................................................... 73
■ Tape Attaching ......................................................................... 73
■ Overcasting .............................................................................. 73
Overcasting ...................................................................... 74
■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot "G" ........................................ 74
■ Overcasting Using Presser Foot "J" .......................................... 75
■ Overcasting Using the Optional Side Cutter ............................ 76
■ When Sewing Straight Stitches While Using the Side Cutter .... 78
Quilting ............................................................................ 79
■ Piecing ..................................................................................... 80
■ Quilting.................................................................................... 80
■ Appliqué................................................................................... 81
■ Quilting with Satin Stitches ...................................................... 82
■ Free-motion Quilting................................................................ 83
■ Echo Quilting Using the Free-motion Echo Quilting Foot "E" ....... 86
Blind Hem Stitches ........................................................... 89
■ If the Needle does not Catch the Fold ...................................... 90
■ If the Needle Catches Too Much of the Fold ............................ 90
Appliqué ........................................................................... 90
■ Sewing Sharp Curves ................................................................ 91
Shelltuck Stitches.............................................................. 91
Scallop Stitches................................................................. 92
Top Stitching..................................................................... 92
Smocking Stitches ............................................................. 93
Fagoting ............................................................................ 93
Tape or Elastic Attaching .................................................. 94
Heirloom .......................................................................... 95
■ Hemstitching (1) (Daisy Stitch) ................................................ 95
■ Hemstitching (2) (Drawn Work (1)) ......................................... 95
■ Hemstitching (3) (Drawn Work (2)) ......................................... 96
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Chapter
Utility Stitches
One-step Buttonholes ........................................................97
■ Sewing Stretch Fabrics ............................................................100
■ Odd Shaped Buttons/Buttons that do not Fit into
the Button Holder Plate ..........................................................100
Four-step Buttonholes......................................................101
■ Darning...................................................................................103
Bar Tacks .........................................................................105
■ Bar Tacks on Thick Fabrics......................................................106
Button Sewing .................................................................107
■ Attaching 4 Hole Buttons........................................................108
■ Attaching a Shank to the Button .............................................108
Eyelet...............................................................................109
Multi-directional Sewing (Straight Stitch and Zigzag Stitch) .....110
Zipper Insertion...............................................................111
■ Centered Zipper......................................................................111
■ Inserting a Side Zipper ............................................................112