Learn how to use your machine's decorative stitches!

Would you like to use the dozens of decorative stitches programmed into your home sewing machine? Wish you had a way to see how the stitches will look on a particular fabric or quilt?

Now you can! The Decorative Stitch Swatcher Template is designed to help you test your sewing machine's decorative stitches, buttonholes, and alphabets!

This easy-to-use template marks a 5-inch precut fabric square, the perfect size for testing multiple designs or one design with multiple stitch settings. Stretch, lengthen, or shrink the stitch's settings to create different effects and more interesting decorative designs.

Learn how to get the most out of this stitching template in this video tutorial:

The Swatcher Templates include a 3 inch ring to showcase your swatches - while supplies last!

Get to Know your Sewing Machine Better

While swatching designs on my different sewing machines, I found that each machine had very different methods for accessing the stitches, setting up the buttonholes and programming alphabets. I had to refer to my sewing machine manual many times - even for machines I've owned for years!

As I continued swatching and playing, I discovered that using decorative stitches is harder than it seems. By having a simple and fast method for testing the designs, I learned loads about my machines, how to access the designs, and how to quickly use them in my projects.

I hope you will enjoy getting to know your home sewing machine better and actually using the dozens of designs you can play with. I'd love to see pictures of your swatches - make sure to share photos and use the hashtag #swatcher so I can easily find them.

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