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→General Procedure
====General Procedure====
====General Procedure====
# Wind the bobbin and thread the machine
# Wind the bobbin and thread the machine
# Pick two pieces of fabric and place right sides together. Align the raw edges of the two pieces.
# Pick two pieces of fabric and place right sides together--the 'pretty' side. Align the raw edges of the two pieces.
# Sew a 1/2 inch to 5/8 inch seam on three sides, using a straight stitch.
# Sew a 1/2 inch to 5/8 inch seam on three sides, using a straight stitch.
# At the beginning and end of each side it's best to shorten the stitch length and stitch off the edge of the fabric. It makes a more durable corner--the bulk can be trimmed out of the corner, too, which makes a cleaner (pointy-er) corner. To change the stitch length: stop sewing; leave the work in place under the presser foot; raise the needle; change the stitch length and resume stitching. Lift the presser foot to remove the work. Break the thread tails on the thread cutter, or clip with scissors.
# At the beginning and end of each side it's best to shorten the stitch length and stitch off the edge of the fabric. It makes a more durable corner--the bulk can be trimmed out of the corner, too, which makes a cleaner (pointy-er) corner. To change the stitch length: stop sewing; leave the work in place under the presser foot; raise the needle; change the stitch length and resume stitching. Lift the presser foot to remove the work. Break the thread tails on the thread cutter, or clip with scissors.