Piecing

Sewing two pieces of fabric together is called piecing.
When cutting pieces for quilt blocks, make sure the seam allowance is 6.5 mm (approx. 1/4 inch).

  1. Select from the stitches below and attach presser foot “J”.

  2. Align the edge of the fabric with the edge of the presser foot, and start sewing.

    To sew a 6.5 mm (approx. 1/4 inch) seam allowance along the right edge of the presser foot with Q-02 selected, the width (which is the needle position) should be set to 5.50 mm (approx. 7/32 inch).

    1. 6.5 mm (approx. 1/4 inch)

    To sew a 6.5 mm (approx. 1/4 inch) seam allowance along the left edge of the presser foot with Q-03 selected, the width should be set to 1.50 mm (approx. 1/16 inch).

    1. 6.5 mm (approx. 1/4 inch)

    To change the needle position, use or in the L/R Shift setting.