Brother PQ-1500 - Manual (Page 20)

CONTENTS
Accessories
Names of
Parts
Before You
Begin
Changing
Needles and Light Bulb
Threading
Stitch
Samples and Needle Chart
Changing
Presser Feet
Basic
Sewing
Caring for
Your
Machine
Trouble Shooting
16
Invisible Zipper Foot
1 Attach invisible zipper foot.
2 Align zipper with fabric. Mark the
base of the opening approxi-
mately 2 cm above the end of the
zipper.
3 Separate the seam allowance.
4 Line up zipper with fabric on the
wrong side of the fabric, open
zipper, and baste zipper to the
fabric.
5 Sew the zipper to the fabric with
the wrong side of the zipper and
fabric up.
✽ When sewing with the teeth to
the right, the left side of the foot
should line up with the left teeth
of the zipper.
Teeth
Slide Base of
Opening
2cm
Basting
1/4” Foot
● Sewing machine settings:
Stitch length = 2 - 2.5
• Sew a consistent seam allow-
ance (1/4”, 6.4 mm) when piec-
ing together a quilt.
• Use guides (mark) to begin, end,
or pivot 1/4” from edge of fabric.
• Accurately top stitch 1/8” from
seam.
Seam allowance
(1/4”, 6.4 mm)
End of
stitching
Align this
mark with
edge of
fabric
Align this
mark with
edge of
fabric
Beginning
of
stitching
Top of fabric
Seam
(1/8”, 3.2 mm)