Piecing; Quilting - Baby Lock BL50A Instruction And Reference Manual

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Piecing

Sewing together two pieces of fabric is called
"piecing". The fabric pieces should be cut with a 6.5
mm (1/4 inch) seam allowance.
Sew a piecing straight stitch 6.5 mm (1/4 inch) from
the right side of the presser foot.
Baste or pin along the seam allowance of the
a
fabric that you wish to piece together.
b Turn on the machine.
c Select stitch .
• For details, refer to "Selecting a stitch"
(page 40).
Attach zigzag foot "J".
d
• For details, refer to "Replacing the presser
foot" (page 31).
e Sew with the side of the presser foot aligned
with the edge of the fabric.
■ For a seam allowance on the right side
Align the right side of the presser foot with
the edge of the fabric, and sew using stitch
.
a 6.5 mm (1/4 inch)
Memo
● To change the width of the seam allowance
(the needle position), adjust the stitch width.
72
J
1

Quilting

Sandwiching batting between the top and bottom
layers of fabric is called "quilting". Quilts can easily
be sewn using the optional walking foot and the
optional quilting guide.
a Baste the fabric to be quilted.
b Attach the walking foot.
• For details, refer to "Using the optional
walking foot" (page 33).
c Select a stitch.
• For details, refer to "Selecting a stitch"
(page 40).
d Place one hand on each side of the presser
foot, and hold fabric taut while sewing.
Note
● Thread the needle manually when using the
walking foot, or thread the needle with the
needle threader before attaching the
walking foot.
● When quilting, use a 90/14 home sewing
machine needle.
● When sewing with the walking foot, sew at
a speed between slow and medium.
■ Using the optional quilting guide
Use the quilting guide to sew parallel stitches that
are equally spaced.