Sewing Machine - Brother

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UTILITY STITCHES —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
■ Using the optional quilting guide
Use the quilting guide to sew parallel stitches that
are equally spaced.
a
b
Insert the stem of the quilting guide into the
hole at the rear of the walking foot or presser
foot holder.
Walking foot
Presser foot holder
Adjust the stem of the quilting guide so that
the guide aligns with the seam that has
already been sewn.
Free-motion quilting
With free-motion quilting, the feed dogs can be
lowered (using the feed dog position lever) so that
the fabric can be moved freely in any direction.
The optional quilting foot is needed for free-motion
quilting.
a
b
c
Remove the presser foot and the presser foot
holder.
For details, refer to “Removing the presser
foot holder” (page 35).
Align the quilting foot with the lower-left side
of the presser bar.
The pin on the quilting foot should be
positioned over the needle clamp screw.
a Pin on quilting foot
b Presser foot holder screw
c Needle clamp screw
Hold the quilting foot in place with your right
hand, and then tighten the presser foot holder
screw using the disc-shaped screwdriver in
your left hand.
a Presser foot holder screw
CAUTION
● Be sure to securely tighten the screws with
the disc-shaped screwdriver, otherwise the
needle may touch the presser foot, causing it
to bend or break.