Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching
The stitches that can be used for sewing appliqués, patchwork and quilts are described below.
Stitch Name
Pattern
Attaching appliqués (center baseline/
reverse stitching)
Zigzag stitch
Appliqué quilting, free-motion
quilting, satin stitching
Attaching appliqués
Appliqué
Attaching appliqués and binding
stitch
Attaching appliqués and binding
Piecing straight stitching (with a seam
allowance of 6.5 mm from the right edge
of the presser foot)
Piecing
straight
stitch
Piecing straight stitching (with a seam
allowance of 6.5 mm from the left edge
of the presser foot)
Joining
Patchwork stitching
stitch
Mock hand
Straight stitch quilting that looks hand
quilting
quilting
stitch
Quilting
Stippling
stippling
Application
Stitch Width
Stitch Length
[mm (inch.)]
[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
2.5–5.0
2.5
(1/8)
(3/32–3/16)
(3/32)
1.5
0.5–5.0
1.2
(1/16)
(1/32–3/16)
(1/16)
1.5
0.5–5.0
1.2
(1/16)
(1/32–3/16)
(1/16)
5.5
0.0–7.0
1.6
(7/32)
(0–1/4)
(1/16)
1.5
0.0–7.0
1.6
(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)
Appliqué, Patchwork and Quilt Stitching
Presser
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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