Originally Posted by Rose_P

I was just browsing in an old magazine, American Patchwork and Quilting from Feb. 2009, and there is an example of applique work that is done on a sewing machine but looks hand sewn. The designer is Cherie Ralston. She says to use a "variable overlock" stitch to sew down the appliques. You can use a narrow zig-zag, she says, but I'm wondering if I might possibly have the other stitch and just not know what it's called. Does anyone have a picture of it, or could anyone possibly point me to a resource that lists the stitches by name with pictures? I have a couple of old machines, an Elna and a Bernina, that have quite a few stitches, but I have no idea what most of them are called. Google is no help, just turning up lots of pictures of sergers and serger stitches.