A controller of a sewing machine acquires sewing data for forming a utility pattern continuously in a first direction, acquires a condition for sewing a tapering pattern including a tapering portion, acquires a captured image captured by an image sensor, generates a display image in which the tapering pattern is arranged on the captured image based on the sewing data, the condition, and the captured image, controls a needle bar, a feed dog, and an actuator in accordance with the sewing data to sew the utility pattern, after starting sewing of the utility pattern, controls a display to display the display image, and performs a tapering pattern sewing operation of, after starting display of the display image, controlling the needle bar, the feed dog, and the actuator in accordance with the sewing data and the condition to sew the tapering pattern that is continuous with the utility pattern.

A controller of a sewing machine acquires sewing data for forming a utility pattern continuously in a first direction, acquires a condition for sewing a tapering pattern including a tapering portion, acquires a captured image captured by an image sensor, generates a display image in which the tapering pattern is arranged on the captured image based on the sewing data, the condition, and the captured image, controls a needle bar, a feed dog, and an actuator in accordance with the sewing data to sew the utility pattern, after starting sewing of the utility pattern, controls a display to display the display image, and performs a tapering pattern sewing operation of, after starting display of the display image, controlling the needle bar, the feed dog, and the actuator in accordance with the sewing data and the condition to sew the tapering pattern that is continuous with the utility pattern.