In the Quilting Menu, letter D, we have 2 options for machine appliqué stitches or
blanket stitches, number 3 and number 31.
Let's go ahead and go through some of the differences here.
Number 3 is a stitch that's going to go 2 stitches forward and 1 stitch in.
What we're also going to do is since this foot comes with the machine, we're going to
go ahead and use the clear foot that is completely open that you can see where you're going.
Let's get started.
With the clear foot on the machine, we're going to be able to see every part of the
fabric that we're working with.
As you lower down the presser foot, you can kind of line that up with the place where
the needle is going to stitch.
Now this is stitch number 3, let's go ahead and get it started so we can see if we need
to make it bigger, wider, deeper, that type of thing.
It all depends on the size of project you're actually going around.
Now I'm seeing that the bite is not very deep here based on how thick my fabric is.
I'm going to set it so the needle steps down, which it is, we're going to make this a little
bit wider.
You'll want to test this out on your product as you get started here and then we can kind
of see where it's going to go.
Oh, I'm liking the way that's stitching.
Then of course, when you go to pivot make sure your needle's on the right side of the
stitch for pivoting.
Turn that around, take a few stitches, pivot and away we can go around this.
Now anytime you get to where there's corners, you definitely want to just keep your patience
and take your time as you go around, utilizing that lovely lift of the foot each time you
stop sewing.
There's the stitch on the right.
Oh, I love the way that is!
Now if you'd like it to look a little bit thicker, let's go ahead and go to that other
stitch here, number 31.
Now when you stitch here, the needles going to start so I'm going to live up the presser
foot.
There we go.
The needle's going to start out here on the outside right side of the foot.
You almost want to say that it's right-justified so you're going to use the inside of this
toe as your guide as you go around.
Now as this stitches, you're going to find that this stitch is going to bite 2 times
into the fabric, 1, 2, 3, 4 and then it's going to take a stitch forward, stitch back
and then stitch forward and then it's going to bite again.
This is something you're going to need to get the rhythm for because there's only a
couple place you want to actually stop to pivot your fabric to really get the best look
out of this stitch because If you stop ... Let's see here, you definitely don't want to pivot
when you're inside, but as you come back out that's a good time to pivot but make sure
that you're not pivoting when it's on the backward stroke because then it won't line
up with the forward stitch that's going along here.
Noticing that sometimes here I'm taking a half a stitch, I'm just tapping my toe a single
time at the top and I can get a half a stitch so I can stop exactly where I want it to be.
There we go.
Maybe if I want to go ahead and lengthen this out a little bit, make it a little bit longer,
a little bit wider, you kind of want to do it in the same proportion.
So it was at 3 wide and 3 long, now it's at 4 wide and 4 long, let's go ahead and maybe
4 1/2, 4 1/2 so we really see the difference here.
It's going to kind of overpower this particular little tiny shape but I think you'll really
like the results here.
Back and forward.
There's the pivot place, good, and then a pivot there.
Now when you get to the little dip like on a part like this, I'm right where I need to,
I'm going to go ahead and stitch it back, in, and back, and then pivot all the way around.
Isn't that gorgeous how that's going to turn out there?
All right.
This should give us an idea.
We'll just go ahead, if I need to lock right there that's where the fix button's going
to come in beautifully.
It's going to go ahead and lock right at that point and then you can use the selective thread
cutter to go ahead and get that cut.
All right, and see how pretty that is as we made it first with the smaller stitches and
then with the little bit deeper, longer stitches?
You can manipulate the stitches to be exactly what you want it to be and where you want
it to go and you're going to love the clear foot that comes with your machine.