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(2)
Free Motion
The straight stitch needle plate is recommended for
"Straight Stitch 1", "Straight Stitch 2", "Straight Stitch 3"
and "Straight Stitch 4" (refer to page 32 for how to replace
the needle plate).
For ordinary and bulky quilts, select "Straight Stitch 1",
"Straight Stitch 2"
foot PD-H (refer to page
foot).
Select
"Straight Stitch 3", "Straight Stitch 4" or "Zigzag
Stitch 2"
for flatter quilts and use one of the free quilting
feet QC, QO or QV.
Refer to page 120 (same as button sewing foot T) for how
to attach the free quilt feet.
One Stitch Off
The machine stops automatically
so that you can bring the bobbin thread up to prevent it
from bunching up on the wrong side of the fabric.
Leave a 10 cm (4˝) tail of bobbin thread.
Hold the needle thread and start the machine. Sew one
stitch and the machine stops automatically.
Pull the needle thread up to bring the bobbin thread up.
Hold both the needle and bobbin threads and sew
several stitches to secure the threads.
You can trim the thread tails with scissors.
The machine will stitch continuously when you resume
sewing.
If you wish to start sewing without "one stitch off", press
the one stitch off key to cancel this function.
The key icon changes to
When "one stitch off" is active, the key icon shows
(1) One stitch off key
To sew
Drop the feed dogs (refer to page 33).
speed while guiding the fabric with your hands.
Move the quilt 3 mm or less per stitch.
Foot Height for Free Motion Quilting
When "Straight Stitch 3", "Straight Stitch 4" or "Zigzag
Stitch 2" is selected, the height of the down position of
the free motion quilting feet (QC, QO, QV) is optimized
(3)
automatically.
However, you can fine tune the foot height according to
the quilt thickness.
Place the fabric under the foot and lower the foot.
Press the setting bar to expand the manual setting
window.
You can finely adjust the presser foot height by pressing
the "+" or "–" key on the manual setting window.
(2) Setting bar
(3) Presser foot height adjustment key
Reduce the height if the fabric bounces when sewing.
Increase the height if the foot gets trapped in the fabrics
when sewing.
NOTE:
• The purple tip needle is recommended to prevent
skipped stitches.
• Do not move the quilt layers toward you when the
open-toe foot is attached.
126
or "Zigzag Stitch 1", and
30
for how to attach the darning
after sewing one stitch
.
Sew at medium
use darning
.
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