Lots of hexagons
Hexagon ring
Cut shapes along the line
To pick a stitch, I need to familiarize myself with
how to find the stitches on the sewing machine.
There is a bit of a map of the stitches on the top
flip up cover of the sewing machine. It shows six
different categories of stitches ranging from utility
stitches in section one to hand look stitches in
section two, decorative stitches in section four and
much much more.
Each of these sections shows subsections with
even more stitch choices. Oh, this is not going to
be an easy task! But, I do know I need a stitch that
will cover the edge of the applique shape to ensure
it stays in place and doesn’t fray.
The hard copy manual shows all the stitches as well.
All the stitches are found and are accessible on the
LCD screen.
When on the home screen, use the stylet to click
on the icon that looks like lines in a book at the
bottom right hand side of the screen.
The pink screen of the decorative stitch catalog is
now available for me to preview all the stitches. The
default setting is category one, which is the utility
stitches, including several subcategories, such as
“essential stitches”. This is shown in the photo below.
Hexagon positioned with strips of fabric
The other categories of stitches run along the top of
the screen from 1 to 7.
I click on category two and now have the stylet
ready to click on stitch #8, which is a blanket stitch.
This is one of my favorite stitches for securing
applique pieces.
Top cover with index of stitches
After clicking on stitch #8, a screen appears telling
me what foot I should use, that the feed dogs need
to be up, an image of the stitch, and much more.
The stitch length and width can also be changed
on this screen using the minus and plus arrows at
center bottom.
As well, if I wish to switch to another stitch in this
subcategory, I can do so at the right hand side of
the screen.
Accessing the stitch catalog and picking a stitch
is very straight forward and user friendly on the
Creative 4.5.
Lots of throat space on the Pfaff Creative 4.5
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