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Hold the quilting foot in place with your right hand,
e
and tighten the presser foot holder screw using the
screwdriver with your left hand.
1 Presser foot holder screw
CAUTION
• Be sure to securely tighten the screws with the
included screwdriver. Otherwise, the needle
may touch the quilting foot, causing it to bend
or break.
Use both hands to stretch the fabric taut, and then
f
move the fabric at a consistent pace in order to sew
uniform stitches roughly 2.0 mm - 2.5 mm (approx. 1/
16 inch - 3/32 inch) in length.
1 Stitch
After sewing is finished, slide the feed dog position
g
switch lever to
(to the right as seen from the rear
of the machine) and turn the handwheel to raise the
feed dogs.
Memo
• Do not be discouraged with your initial results.
The technique requires practice.
■ Using free motion quilting foot "C" (sold
separately with some models)
Use the free motion quilting foot "C" with straight stitch
needle plate for free motion sewing.
Free motion quilting foot "C"
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching
CAUTION
• When using free motion quilting foot "C", be
sure to use the straight stitch needle plate and
sew with the needle in middle (center) needle
position. If the needle is moved to any position
other than the middle (center) needle position,
the needle may break, which may result in
injuries.
Memo
• On models equipped with the free motion sewing
mode, the presser foot can be adjusted to the
best height for free motion sewing. For details,
refer to "Sewing with free motion mode" in the
"Basic operations" section.
Attach the straight stitch needle plate (sold separately
a
with some models).
• For details on attaching the straight stitch needle
plate, refer to operation manual supplied with the
product.
1 Round hole
Memo
• Notice this needle plate has a round hole for the
needle.
Slide the feed dog position switch, located at the rear
b
of the machine on the base, to
from the rear of the machine).
a
1 Feed dog position switch (as seen from the rear of the
machine)
→ The feed dogs are lowered.
Select
.
c
Remove the presser foot holder.
d
• For details, refer to "Removing and attaching the
presser foot holder" in the "Basic operations"
section.
S
(to the left as seen
Sewing S-31
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