In a former life, I wrote, edited, and published technical documentation and user manuals as well as policies and procedures.
Now, ask me how well I read them now.
Or don't. Because I'd hate to have to confess to not doing what I used to get slightly peeved that others didn't do.
Ahem.
Yesterday I called the sewing machine dealer to see if I could get the quilting foot because my fabric was pushing the fabric ahead of the presser foot. I remembered that the walking foot (or even feed foot) helped but I'd also heard of the free motion quilting foot. The lady who answered very kindly told me I already had it; it came with the machine. Hmm. I scheduled a private sewing lesson for January, but then decided I really ought to open the book. The instruction book.
Walla! The free motion quilting foot:
And while I was at it, foot O (for 1/4" seams):
The instructions to use the quilting foot were there along with darning instructions, all kinds of buttonholes (who knew?), pin tucking, smocking (wow!), and appliqué along with a host of other fun things. The appliqué information will help me in re-doing the Christmas tree appliqué which had drawn up the fabric too tightly.
So I wandered through the instruction manual page by page. I found all kinds of marvelous capabilities--like you find if you actually read the manual.
I didn't know my machine had such wonderful capabilities! It can even do pin tucking.
The Table of Contents contained a complete listing of everything in an easily scannable image so I can find instructions for each type of sewing quickly instead of hunting through it page by page.
Kudos to the writers who created this handy booklet! I think I will spend some time trying out all of the functions I had previously only dreamed about doing!!!
Now, ask me how well I read them now.
Or don't. Because I'd hate to have to confess to not doing what I used to get slightly peeved that others didn't do.
Ahem.
Yesterday I called the sewing machine dealer to see if I could get the quilting foot because my fabric was pushing the fabric ahead of the presser foot. I remembered that the walking foot (or even feed foot) helped but I'd also heard of the free motion quilting foot. The lady who answered very kindly told me I already had it; it came with the machine. Hmm. I scheduled a private sewing lesson for January, but then decided I really ought to open the book. The instruction book.
Walla! The free motion quilting foot:
And while I was at it, foot O (for 1/4" seams):
The instructions to use the quilting foot were there along with darning instructions, all kinds of buttonholes (who knew?), pin tucking, smocking (wow!), and appliqué along with a host of other fun things. The appliqué information will help me in re-doing the Christmas tree appliqué which had drawn up the fabric too tightly.
So I wandered through the instruction manual page by page. I found all kinds of marvelous capabilities--like you find if you actually read the manual.
The Table of Contents contained a complete listing of everything in an easily scannable image so I can find instructions for each type of sewing quickly instead of hunting through it page by page.
Kudos to the writers who created this handy booklet! I think I will spend some time trying out all of the functions I had previously only dreamed about doing!!!
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