Brother XR53 User Manual
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.
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
ttern
Pre
sse
r F
oot
Pattern No.
Application
Stitch Width
[mm (inch.)]
Stitch Length
[mm (inch.)]
Tw
in N
ee
dle
Wa
lkin
g F
oot
Re
ve
rs
e/
Reinfo
rc
em
ent
Stitchi
ng
70 stitc
hes
mod
el
60 stitc
hes
mod
el
50 stitc
hes
mod
el
40 stitc
hes
mod
el
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 left
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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