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 It can be used for diamond shaped quilting, too. It will keep the rows exactly even.

Fig. 39 shows the attachment. It goes onto the machine just like the regular sewing machine foot. Three minutes with your screw driver will attach it. HAND SEWING

Do you vary the stitches you use in hand sewing? One kind of a stitch wont serve for all purposes you know. Suit the stitches to the kind of work that you are doing. Here are the stitches you will need to use the most. Practice making them until you are adept with your needle.

Running Stitch.—The simplest of all hand stitches is running stitch shown in Fig. 40. Making this stitch is merely a matter of running the needle in and out of the goods at regular intervals. It is the kind of a stitch that is used for handrun seams and gathering.