Brother EX 660 - Manual (Page 44)

UTILITY STITCHES ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————
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APPLIQUÉ, PATCHWORK AND QUILT STITCHING
The stitches that can be used for sewing appliqués, patchwork and quilts are described below.
*Rfc.: Reinforcement **Do not use reverse stitching.
Appliqués
You can create an appliqué by cutting a different
piece of fabric into a shape and using it as a
decoration.
a
Baste the cut design to the fabric.
b
Attach zigzag foot “J”.
c
Select stitch .
Stitch Name
Pa
tt
er
n
Pr
es
se
r Fo
ot
Pattern No.
Application
Stitch Width
[mm (inch.)]
Stitch Length
[mm (inch.)]
Twi
n N
eed
le
W
alk
ing
Foo
t
Re
ve
rse
/
Re
inforce
m
en
t
Stitc
hing
70
stitche
s
m
odel
60
stitche
s
m
odel
50
stitche
s
m
odel
40
stitche
s
m
odel Auto Manual Auto Manual
Zigzag stitch J 04 04 04 04 Overcasting and attach-
ing appliqués
3.5
(1/8)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
1.4
(1/16)
0.0–4.0
(0–3/16)
Yes
( J )
Yes Rfc.
Zigzag stitch
(for quilting)
J 40 40 - -
Appliqué quilting, free-
motion quilting, satin
stitching
3.5
(1/8)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
1.4
(1/16)
0.0–4.0
(0–3/16)
No Yes Rfc.
Appliqué
stitch
J 11 11 11 11 Appliqué stitching
3.5
(1/8)
2.5–5.0
(3/32–3/16)
2.5
(3/32)
1.6–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
Yes
( J )
No Rfc.
Appliqué
stitch
(for quilting)
J 41 41 - -
Attaching appliqués and
binding
1.5
(1/16)
0.5–5.0
(1/32–3/16)
1.2
(1/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
No No Rfc.
J 42 42 - -
Attaching appliqués and
binding
1.5
(1/16)
0.5–5.0
(1/32–3/16)
1.2
(1/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
No No Rfc.
Piecing
straight
stitch
J 37 37 - -
Piecing straight stitching
(with a seam allowance
of 6.5mm from the right
edge of the presser foot)
5.5
(7/32)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
1.6
(1/16)
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
No Yes Rfc.
J 38 38 - -
Piecing straight stitching
(with a seam allowance
of 6.5mm from the right
edge of the presser foot)
1.5
(1/16)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
1.6
(1/16)
0.2–5.0
(1/64–3/16)
No Yes Rfc.
Joining stitch
J 14 14 14 14 Patchwork stitching and
decorative stitching
4.0
(3/16)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
1.2
(1/16)
0.2–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
Yes
( J )
No Rfc.
J 15 15 15 15
Patchwork stitching, dec-
orative stitching and sew-
ing overcasting on both
pieces of fabrics, such as
with tricot
5.0
(3/16)
2.5–7.0
(3/32–1/4)
2.5
(3/32)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
Yes
( J )
No Rfc.
J 16 16 16 16 Patchwork stitching and
decorative stitching
5.0
(3/16)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
1.2
(1/16)
0.2–4.0
(1/64–3/16)
Yes
( J )
No Rfc.
Hand-look
quilting
J 39 39 35 31 Straight stitch quilting
that looks hand-sewn
0.0
(0)
0.0–7.0
(0–1/4)
2.5
(3/32)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
No No Rfc.
Quilting
stippling
J 43 43 - -
Quilting background
stitching (stippling)
7.0
(1/4)
1.0–7.0
(1/16–1/4)
1.6
(1/16)
1.0–4.0
(1/16–3/16)
No No Rfc.
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