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Tip handlook quilt stitch – Bernina Sewing Machine User Manual

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Selected practical stitches: Handlook quilt stitch

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Perfect corners

activate needle-stop down
and then turn work

Monofilament breaks

sew more slowly

reduce upper thread tension
slightly

TIP

Handlook quilt stitch

Quilt stitch No. 13
size and type suitable for the fabric selected (see p. 42)
monofilament
30/2 cotton thread
up (sewing position)
Reverse pattern foot No. 1

Quilt/hand stitch
for all fabrics and all types of work which should have a hand-
sewn look

Sewing test
the bobbin thread must come through to the right side:
1 stitch is visible
1 stitch is invisible (monofilament) = hand stitched effect

Upper thread tension
depending on the fabric = increase the tension (6–9)

Balance
adjust if necessary

Sewing
Quilt stitch can be sewn with any needle position

Stitch:

Needle:

Upper thread:

Bobbin thread:

Feed-dog:

Presser foot:

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