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of fabric with a layer of batting sandwiched
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Stitch-in-the-Ditch
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with safety pins, starting from the center of your
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Crazy quilt stitching
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The stitches can be sewn in a coordinating or
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used.
Free-motion stippling
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batting and backing together, but it also adds
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Free-motion stippling is done with the feed
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determine the stitch length.
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selecting the straight stitch, number 01.
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3. Lower the feed dogs.
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stitches even.
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stitch and pull the bobbin thread to the top of
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another to lock the threads.
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creates swirls. The stitching should not cross
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motion.
Handlook quilting
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backing.
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matching rayon or cotton thread in the bobbin.
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5. Engage the IDT™ system.
6. When you sew the stitch you should only see
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thread tension as needed to produce the
desired effect.