Basic Stitching; Basting - Baby Lock Quilter's Choice BLQC2 Instruction And Reference Manual

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UTILITY STITCHES

Basic Stitching

Straight stitches are used for sewing plain seams. Five stitches are available for basic stitching.
Pattern Numeric
Stitch Name
06
Basting stitch
01
Straight stitch
(left needle
position)
02
Straight stitch
03
(center
needle
position)
04
Triple stretch
stitch

Basting

Sew basting with a stitch length between 5 mm
(3/16 inch) and 30 mm (1-3/16 inches).
a Attach zigzag foot "J".
• For details, refer to "Replacing the presser
foot" (page 39).
06
b Select stitch .
• For details, refer to "Selecting stitching" (page
70).
78
Key
Application
– Temporarily securing
Basic stitching and
sewing gathers or
pintucks (left baseline/
reverse stitching)
Basic stitching and
sewing gathers or
–
pintucks (left baseline/
reinforcement
stitching)
Basic stitching and
sewing gathers or
pintucks (center
baseline/reverse
stitching)
Reinforcing seams
and sewing stretch
fabrics
J
Stitch Width
[mm (inch)]
Auto Manual Auto
0.0 0.0–7.0 20
(0) (0–1/4) (3/4)
0.0 0.0–7.0 2.5
(0) (0–1/4) (3/32)
0.0 0.0–7.0 2.5
(0) (0–1/4) (3/32)
3.5 0.0–7.0 2.5
(1/8) (0–1/4) (3/32)
0.0 0.0–7.0 2.5
(0) (0–1/4) (3/32)
c Start sewing.
• For details, refer to "Starting to sew" (page
50).
a 5-30 mm (3/16-1-3/16 inches)
Stitch Length
Presser
[mm (inch)]
Foot
Manual
5-30
(3/16-1-3/16)
0.2-5.0
(1/64–3/16)
0.2-5.0
(1/64–3/16)
J
0.2-5.0
(1/64–3/16)
1.5–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
1