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Designer Diamond Technique Project #21 –Specialty Technique Stitches IPhone Case The pattern given will fit an IPhone or Blackberry. It will work well for most cell phones as well.
Sewing Supplies: 1/4 yard Tone on Tone Print Cotton 1/4 yard Contrast Print Cotton for Lining Fusible Fleece 40 wt. Robison Anton Rayon Embroidery Thread Bobbin Thread Sewing Thread INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer INSPIRA® Aqua-Magic Stabilizer Clear 1/4” Piecing Foot w/Guide #412927445 Specialty Candlewick Foot #413162345 Three Hole Yarn Foot #4131870-45 One Large Bead & one Small Bead
Cut From Tone on Tone Print Cotton One piece 15” x 5” From Fusible Fleece One piece 15” x 5”
Mark:
On the 15” x 5” Tone on Tone Cotton, mark a line starting 1 1/4” from the short end and at a 60° angle as shown. Mark five additional lines 1” apart.
1. Following the instructions in the Designer Diamond Specialty Technique Stitches Technique sheet, stitch the stitches on the six marked rows. 2. To make the fastener, fold a 5” x 4” piece of INSPIRA® Aqua-Magic stabilizer so there are four layers, about 1” (2.5cm) wide. Mark a 2” line in the center. 3. Select stitch #16 and begin at the beginning of the line, but let some yarn extend back behind the foot as shown. Stitch on the line, stopping at the end of the line. Trim so there is an inch or so of yarn remaining free. Rinse out the stabilizer and allow to dry. Trim 1/4” from each end of the stitching. Set aside. 4. Place Fusible Fleece on the wrong side of the stitched fabric piece and fuse it in place. 5. Cut 1/4” from the stitched short end, to even up that end. Then cut the fused, stitched piece down to 14” x 3 3/4”. 6. Place the template on the unstitched end of the piece and cut it as shown. 7. Using the cut piece, cut a lining piece the same size. 8. On both the lining and the cut piece, mark a bottom fold line 4” from the straight end. Mark a fastener placement line 2 1/2” up from the line as shown on the outer piece.
9. Peel back the fusible fleece from the straight end and trim away 1/4” of the fleece. Fold 1/4” of the fabric to the wrong side and press. 10. Repeat for the lining. 11. Select A2:38. Place the fastener on the marked line and bartack at each end of the stitching to hold it in place. 12. Fold the outer piece on the fold line, right sides together and keeping the 1/4” pressed under, pin. 13. Snap on your Clear 1/4” Piecing Foot w/Guide. 14. Thread with sewing thread top and bobbin.
15. Stitch the side seams. 16. Repeat for the lining. 17. Place the outer and lining pieces right sides together and stitch from the top of the seam, up around the curve across the small straight part and back down the curve to where the seam begins as shown. 18. Trim all seam allowances to 1/8” and clip the corners. 19. Turn through the open top. 20. Hand sew the opening closed, or insert Steam-A-Seam 2 and press with steam to fuse. 21. We sewed a bead on the end of the closure, “just cause we could”! Sew through the large bead, then the small bead, and back into the large bead.
Designer Diamond Technique Step by Step #21 –Specialty Technique Stitches Menu 1. Select Sewing Mode 2. Touch Start Menu to open Extended Tool Bar. 3. The Stitch Menu opens automatically.
4. Select Menu X – Specialty Technique Stitches 5. As of the ___ update for the Designer Diamond, there are new stitches available on the Specialty Stitches Menu. Specialty Techniques are stitches that require an optional accessory foot. 6. Let’s look at what we have now. Stitches 1 through 10 are Candlewick stitches. 7. Touch
8. Touch Stitch 6
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9. You get the pop-up with the information, including the part number, for the foot that you are required to use to sew the chosen stitch.
10. Snap on your Specialty Candlewick Foot #413162345. 11. Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 12. Mark six lines 1” (2.5cm) apart on fabric. Place one layer of INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric 13. On the first line, stitch a row of candlewick stitches. 14. Select another candlewick stitch (1 through 10) and stitch on the sixth line. 15. Touch
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16. Touch Stitch 16 Pop-Up.
. The Three Hole Yarn Foot #4131870-45 is called for in the
17. Thread your Three Hole Yarn Foot with a different color yarn in each of the three holes using the yarn threader provided. 18. Stitch on the second line.
19. Select stitch 17
and stitch on the third line.
20. Select stitch 18
and stitch on the fourth line.
21. Select stitch 19
and stitch on the fifth line.
22. Fold over one end of your fabric to the right side, to form a double 1/2” hem. 23. Touch
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24. Touch Stitch 11,
12
, 13
, 14
or 15
25. Snap on your Left Edge Topstitch Foot #412784245 as directed.
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26. Align the edge of the fold in the tunnel on the underside of the foot. Stitch the hem in place. 27. Fold a piece of INSPIRA® Aqua-Magic stabilizer so there are four layers, about 1” (2.5cm) wide. Stitch #16 on the Aqua-Magic. Rinse out the stabilizer and you will have a free standing cord!
Designer Diamond Technique Project #22 Free Motion Meadow in Bloom Postcard Make these fun free motion postcards to send to your friends around the world! What fun to open up the mail box and find a special keepsake, made just for you, delivered by the postman!
Sewing Supplies: 14” x 16” Sky Fabric Cotton Batting Bobbin Thread Sewing Thread INSPIRA® Size 90 Topstitch Needle Assorted Threads, 12 wt. and 30 wt. Cotton, 40 wt. Rayon etc. Open Toe Free Motion Spring Foot #413037646 Clear Stitch in the Ditch Foot #412927446 Rotary Cutter, Mat and Ruler Clear B Edge Joining Foot #413058445 1. Hoop your Sky Fabric and cotton batting in your 260mm x 200mm Designer Crown Hoop. 2. In the center of the hooped fabric, using your Pictogram Pen, mark a rectangle 4” x 5 3/4”. 3. We are not going to hook the hoop to our embroidery unit, so we can use it in the horizontal direction as shown. 4. Insert a size 90 INSPIRA® Topstitch needle. 5. Thread with desired thread on top in green and bobbin thread in the bobbin. We will start with the grass, and will end up using three or four different greens, so just pick one to get started. 6. Attach your Open Toe Free Motion Spring Foot.
7. Touch Start Menu
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8. Touch Set Menu
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9. Touch Sewing Settings
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10. Touch the box by Free Motion Spring Action to put a 11. Select Straight Stitch A1:02
in the box.
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12. Place the hoop in the machine and check to be sure that you can move it and stitch in all four corners of the marked rectangle. Adjust the fabric in the hoop if necessary. The rectangle needs to be slightly to the right of center. 13. Remember, you are moving the fabric. Beginning in the lower left corner, take one stitch and bring the bobbin thread up to the top. Take a couple of stitches, and then cut your thread tails, Stitch grass by moving the hoop back and forth towards you and away from you. Let the stitching go over the line a bit. Stitch across the bottom of the rectangle as shown. Curve a bit as you are stitching, so the grass is “swaying in the wind”.
14. Change to a different type and color of thread. Try some Blendables, they give very nice results.
15. Thread with a third green, and start paying attention along the bottom, to be sure that it is all filled in. On the sides, go up higher, to “frame” the edges of our meadow.
16. Thread with a fourth green, and begin to make the flower stems and leaves. Try several types. Stitch up the stem, and make a loop, for a leaf, then back up the stem a bit and another loop etc. Be sure to leave a stem at the top, for the flower to sit on.
17. Try some long skinny leaves. Think iris or tulip leaves. Try some with two colors in them. 18. Now, out to the garden you go! Look at the leaves around you and try some of your own!
19. Now, bring on the color! Thread with Flower Color. Leave your stitch at straight stitch and make some concentric ovals for petals.
20. Are you ready now, to “stitch outside the box”? You can take this to mean several things. First of all, if you want to practice, just stitch “outside” our box! We are going to cut out the rectangle when we are done, so anything outside it will be gone. But more important, we are going to use a stitch pattern, L1:6 free motion! It’s fun, just remember, we are free motioning artwork. Not looking for perfection in the stitch. Because the feed teeth are deactivated, you are creating the length of the stitch, so it will be irregular. Practice outside our box a bit, then jump right in! Think about how the stitch starts. It starts narrow, with the small ball shape, then widens out for the large center one. Stitch one or two, and then as you begin the next one, touch pattern.
21. Try L2:28 . Touch before you begin to sew, and after each time it stops. Begin at the bottom of one of your stems and as you go up the stem, adjust your width and length a bit smaller each time, so the “blossoms” get smaller towards the top of the stem.
to re-start the
22. Try M1:3 . Turn the hoop “upside down” so the grass is away from you. Start the “petal” at the end of the stem, and be sure to touch
before beginning each time.
23. When your meadow, is complete, remove the fabric from the hoop. 24. Touch Start Menu
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25. Touch Set Menu
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26. Touch Sewing Settings
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27. Touch the box by Free Motion Spring Action to remove the
in the box.
28. Thread with sewing thread top and bobbin. 29. Snap on your Clear Stitch in the Ditch Foot. It will make it easy to follow the line. 30. Place heavy weight fusible interfacing behind the marked rectangle. Cut the interfacing about an inch bigger all the way around your rectangle. Fuse in place. Place Steam-A-Seam 2 on the back of the cream or white canvas. Fuse the canvas to the back of the stitched rectangle. 31. Select straight stitch #A:02
. Stitch on the marked line around your rectangle.
32. Using your rotary cutter and ruler, cut as close as possible outside the line. 33. Snap on your Clear B Edge Joining Foot. 34. Thread with matching 40 wt. rayon thread top and bobbin. This will be the “frame” for your postcard, so pick a pretty color. 35. Select A2:28
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. Touch the to -1.5, which is all the way to 36. Touch the left. Alt allows you to move the stitch from left to right instead of adjusting the stitch width. 37. Align the edge of your postcard with the flange of the foot as shown and satin stitch around the outer edge of the postcard. 38. On the plain back, use a permanent fabric marking pen to address the postcard and write your message. At the post office, ask them to hand cancel the postcard. 39. And now, sit back and enjoy the view of the meadow!
Designer Diamond Technique Step by Step #22 Free Motion Stitching When stitching free motion on your Designer Diamond you have two choices, Free Motion Floating or Free Motion Spring Action. Which one you select depends on the foot you are using. The following feet require Free Motion Floating:
R Foot
Clear Open Toe Free-Motion Foot #412860645
Free Motion Guide Foot #412576445
The following feet require Free Motion Spring Action
Sensor Q Foot
Open Toe Free Motion Spring Foot #413037646
Yarn Couching Feet Set #920215096
To set your Designer Diamond for free motion: 1. Touch Start Menu
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2. Touch Set Menu
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3. Touch Sewing Settings
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4. Touch the box by either Free Motion Floating or Free Motion Spring Action to put a
in the box.
Free Motion Floating: Free Motion Floating allows the foot to “float” just above the surface of the fabric. When you begin sewing at a slower speed, the foot will “hop” up and down as the stitch is formed. As you stitch more quickly, the foot goes into floating mode and stays there. It is possible to adjust the height at which it is “floating” above the fabric. This is called the Pivot Height.
To adjust the Pivot Height: 1. Touch Start Menu
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2. Touch Set Menu
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3. Touch Sewing Settings
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4. At the bottom of the screen, on the right is the pivot height adjustment . The free motion symbol is shown . The default is set at 0. Touch the to raise the foot up, further away from the fabric. Touch the to move the foot down, closer to the fabric. 5. Because fabric thickness varies, you may need to adjust the Pivot Height. If you see the fabric “bouncing” and your thread is breaking, touch the to lower the foot. If your foot is “clamping” down too hard on the fabric making it difficult to move, touch the to raise it up giving the fabric more clearance to move.
Free Motion Spring Action: Free Motion Spring Action allows the foot to hold the fabric taut as the stitch is being formed and rise up after the stitch has been made. You will find that the Pivot Height is not active when Free Motion Spring Action has been chosen because it is not applicable.
Which to Use? The choice to use Floating or Spring Action is largely a personal choice when doing basic free motion stitching. • The “R” Foot is the basic free motion foot that comes with your Designer Diamond. • The Clear Open Toe Free Motion Foot is an optional accessory that is very useful when the floating position is desired and you need to follow a line. The open toe in the front gives the best visibility.
• The Free Motion Guide Foot has a grid, making it easy to do echo quilting. The large surface of the foot keeps the fabric down, out of the way of the needle when using a “puffy” batting. • The Yarn Couching Feet are specialty feet for couching yarn. • The Sensor Q Foot is useful when working on thick, fabrics or layers of fabrics. The spring action holds the fabric taut as the stitch is being formed. The Sensor Q Foot is designed to be used either in free motion sewing or in embroidery. • The Open Toe Spring Foot is used the same as the Sensor Q Foot, but is open in the front making it easier to see.
Let’s Sew: 1. Insert a size 90 INSPIRA® Quilting Needle. 2. Thread with cotton thread top and bobbin. 3. Make a “quilt sandwich” from two layers of cotton fabric with batting between them. 4. Snap on your “R” Foot. 5. Touch Start Menu
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6. Touch Set Menu
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7. Touch Sewing Settings
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8. Touch the box by Free Motion Floating to put a
in the box.
9. Select A1:2 . 10. When sewing free motion, you are moving the fabric. Run the machine moderately fast. You may want to touch the and slow your Designer Diamond down one notch. Then sew with the foot control fully depressed to have an even speed. 11. Begin with long thread tails both top and bobbin. Tap your foot control once to lower the needle and bring it back up. This allows you to bring your bobbin thread to the top. Hold the thread tails and stitch in place for a few stitches. Stop and trim the tread tails. 12. Then begin by stitching back to front, then side to side. Practice loops and even write your name! You are controlling the stitch length by how you move the fabric. Practice for consistent movement of the fabric and speed of the machine.
Designer Diamond Technique Step by Step #23 Designer Cutwork Bread Cloth Make this reversible cutwork cloth to line a basket of bread or rolls. The designs are from the CD included with the Cutwork Needle Kit.
Sewing Supplies: 22” Square of Linen cut on grain INSPIRA® Aqua-Magic Stabilizer 150mm x 150mm Do All Quilter’s Hoop 40 wt. Robison Anton Rayon Thread Fray Stopping Liquid
and 2
1. Transfer designs 1
from your Cutwork Needle Kit CD onto your USB Embroidery Stick. 2. Touch
to toggle to embroidery.
3. Touch Start Menu 4. Touch File Manager
5. Touch External Devices
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6. Select your USB Stick. 7. Select designs 1 and 2. 8. Touch
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9. Touch
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10. Select 150mm x 150mm Do All Quilter’s Hoop.
11. Touch
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12. Touch
to turn on the background grid.
13. With design 1
in the center of the hoop,
move design 2 to the lower right hand corner, just outside the hoop.
14. Touch hoop.
to bring the design “just” inside the
15. With the design still highlighted, touch 16. Touch
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17. Touch
to rotate the design 90°.
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and drag the design to the lower right 18. Touch corner, just outside the hoop. 19. Touch hoop.
to bring the design “just” inside the
20. Repeat one more time, to bring the design into the upper right corner of the screen.
21. To maintain the stability of the fabric with all the cutting, do not Color Block Sort or Color Block Merge this design. 22. Hoop fabric with INSPIRA® Aqua Magic Stabilizer. 23. Thread with the lighter blue 40 wt. Rayon Thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 24. Hoop your 22” square of linen in the lower left hand corner, as close to the edge of the fabric as possible. 25. Embroider the first color. 26. Following the instructions in the Designer Diamond Technique Studio #23 Step by Step, embroider the cutwork design. Follow the tips below for this combined design: •
Before beginning to embroider, bring up the bobbin thread tail but taking one full stitch. After your embroidery stitches a few stitches, touch
and trim the thread tails.
•
After the first color is stitched, remove the hoop from your Designer Diamond and “clean up” the back. Clip all the bobbin threads that have carried across the design. Do this after each design.
•
After color 6 when the first center design is complete, stop, remove the hoop and take out the basting. Trim the extra Aqua-Magic Stabilizer away.
•
Repeat after each of the other corner designs.
Sew: 1. Remove the fabric from the hoop. 2. Trim away the excess Aqua-Magic outside the designs. 3. Using your Pictogram Pen, begin in the corner where the embroidery is and mark a line 1 1/4” from the edge. Repeat on both edges that adjoin the embroidery. 4. Beginning at the corner where the embroidery is, mark on the line every 1 1/4” as shown. 5. Continue the markings around the other two sides. 6. Remain threaded with matching 40 wt. Robison Anton rayon thread top and bobbin. 7. Touch
8. Touch Start Menu
to toggle to Sewing.
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9. Touch
10. Touch
the Scallop Menu.
, then select H2:35
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11. Cut a strip of INSPIRA® Aqua-Magic Stabilizer 22” x 3” in half lengthwise. Place under the fabric edge.
12. Touch
. Beginning stitching on one of your marks at the corner. Be sure that you end on your
marked line. Touch and stitch the next scallop. Repeat, touching completed. While this is a bit tedious, it will result in perfect spacing.
13. Select H2:2
after each stitch is
. Adjust the stitch length to 40.0 and the stitch width to 11.0.
14. Carefully, trim the linen away from the outside of the stitching. Leave the stabilizer intact.
15. Stitch slowly, and touch stitching and the cut edge.
after each stitch repeat. The stitching will stitch over the straight
16. When your stitching is complete, carefully, put fray blocking liquid over the cut edge in the corner. Be careful not to get it on the stabilizer, as it will prevent it from washing away. Just put a drop on the corner of the linen. Allow to dry. 17. Rinse out the stabilizer in warm water. 18. Now, get baking those rolls to go in your basket!
Designer Diamond Technique Step by Step #23 Designer Cutwork Cutwork on your Husqvarna Viking Designer Diamond can be done two different ways. The first, is to cut out the area, using your small scissors that came with your Designer Diamond. The Second is to use Cutwork Needles. You can only use the cutwork needles on designs that were digitized for use with the Cutwork Needles.
Traditional Cutwork: Traditional cutwork designs use these symbols to indicate that they are cutwork designs.
The first symbol is showing that the area to be cut will first be stitches. The second is showing the fabric being cut. The third is showing the cut area, satin stitched. Heavy Weight water soluble stabilizer such as INSPIRA® Aqua-Magic is the preferred stabilizer. Your Designer Diamond has two cutwork designs. They are 40 and 95. On the Classic Collection CD, there are also these cutwork designs, 28, 29, 104, 105, 107 and 108.
1. Touch
to toggle to embroidery.
2. Touch Start Menu
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3. Touch File Manager
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4. Touch My Designs
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5. Touch List View 6. Select DD_95.vp3 7. Touch 8. Touch
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9. Select 100 x 170 Midsize Hoop. 10. Hoop fabric with INSPIRA® Aqua Magic Stabilizer. 11. Thread with 40 wt. Rayon Thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 12. Stitch Color 1, Dark Red. 13. Color 2 will outline the areas to be cut. You will see the symbol between colors 2 and 3. This indicates that after color 2 stops, cut out the fabric (NOT the stabilizer) before beginning color 3.
14. Color 3 satin stitches the left side of the design and straight stitches the areas to be cut on the right side of the design.
15. Color 4 satin stitches the right side of the design and straight stitches the areas to be cut in the center.
16. Color 5 completes the satin stitching.
Cutwork Using the Cutwork Needles:
There are four needles in each Husqvarna Viking® Embroidery Cutwork Needle Kit. The needles are color coded #1 red, #2 yellow, #3 green and #4 blue. The embroidery designs you use with INSPIRA® Cutwork Needles must with the needles. You cannot use them with cutwork designs that have not INSPIRA® Cutwork Needles. This symbol will be on the embroidery page telling you that it has been digitized for use with these needles.
be digitized for use been digitized for package or download
Fabrics: Most fabrics that are suitable for traditional cutwork will work with the Embroidery Cutwork Needle Kit. The ideal fabric is a woven, natural fiber fabric such as cotton or linen. Knits work well, if stabilized. See “Fabric Preparation” below for details. Try stitching a sample embroidery before starting on your actual project. On some fabrics, the needles may snag the fabric as they cut. The needles will last a long time depending on the fabric used and other factors, especially when used with natural fiber fabrics. Individual replacement needles are available if one gets damaged or dull. The part number #620 09 01-96 is for a replacement package containing the four different needles. The part number #920268-096 is for the Embroidery Cutwork Needle Kit which contains needles, CD with instruction movie and 5 designs, Multi Purpose Tool and instruction to get you started. Fabric Preparation for stretch fabric:
Any fabric that stretches needs to be stabilized before beginning your embroidery. This includes any fabrics like T-Shirt Knit, as well as fabrics like Denim which have a certain amount of give, due to the way it is woven. Any fabric with lycra® in it needs to be stabilized. To stabilize the fabric: 1. Place the “glue” side of INSPIRA® Light & Soft Fuse-On stabilizer on the wrong side of the fabric. 2. Press with a dry iron to fuse in place.
Hooping: 1. Select the hoop appropriate for the size of the embroidery design. 2. Select the appropriate INSPIRA® Stabilizer for the design and fabric. Heavy weight water soluble stabilizer is the best choice for most cutwork. It disappears completely from the back of the fabric. CutAway for knits or a Tear-A-Way for wovens can also be used. Hoop the stabilizer with your fabric. The first stabilizer used will be cut cleanly away by the Cutwork Needles. The final stabilizer used, after the cutwork needles cut the fabric should be water soluble so it does not leave any “frizzy” edges sticking out of the satin stitching. 3. Slide your hoop onto your embroidery unit.
Stitching: 1. For an even better result it is recommended that you use the Straight Stitch Plate and Sensor Q Foot
when stitching designs with INSPIRA® Cutwork Needles. The straight stitch plate gives better support during stitching and gives a more distinct cut and improved results, especially on fabric with high fiber strength.
2. Use the hole in the Multi Purpose Tool to insert the needle.
Symbols: There are some new symbols that you will see in the cutwork design booklets.
1.
This is the symbol you will see indicating the design has been digitized for Cutwork Needles.
2.
This symbol indicates that water soluble stabilizer is required.
3.
This symbol indicates that this color will stitch the outline of the areas to be cut.
4.
This symbol indicates that now is the time to cut inside the stitched area if you are not using INSPIRA® Cutwork Needles. (For some particularly delicate fabrics, you may want to trim the fabric manually. Test the design on your fabric first to assure the best results.)
5.
Needle #1 is color coded red, #2 is color coded yellow, #3 is color coded green and #4 is color coded blue.
6.
This symbol indicates that INSPIRA® Cutwork Needle is to be inserted now. The color indicates which needle to use.
7. Only two needles may be used, or all four may be used depending on the design. The instructions will tell you which ones to use throughout the design.
8.
This symbol indicates it is time to add INSPIRA® Aqua Magic Water Soluble Stabilizer underneath. Slide one layer of Aqua Magic Stabilizer underneath the embroidery hoop. The bobbin thread is attached, so be sure it is pushed out of the way to allow the stabilizer to lay flat.
9.
This symbol indicates it is time to trim any remaining threads and remove the cut fabric. (Note that there is one color change stitched after the fabric is cut, BEFORE you remove the cut pieces. This is to stitch the cut area to the new stabilizer, before the cut pieces are removed.)
10. 11.
This symbol indicates you are to finish your embroidery. This symbol reminds you to clean the bobbin area after each embroidery design.
12.
Indicates that this is a design that cannot be rotated or mirrored.
Embroider: to toggle to embroidery.
1. Touch
2. Touch Start Menu
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3. Touch File Manager
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4. Touch My Designs 5. Touch List View
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6. Select DD_95.vp3 7. Touch 8. Touch
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9. Select 120mm x 120mm hoop. 10. Hoop fabric with INSPIRA® Aqua-Magic Stabilizer in your 120mm x 120mm hoop. 11. Attach your Sensor Q Foot #412597545. 12. Snap on your Straight Stitch Plate #412964203.
13. Touch Set Menu
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14. Touch Sewing Settings
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15. Touch the box by Free Motion Spring Action to remove the
in the box.
16. Thread with 40 wt. Rayon Thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin.
17. Select Design 1 from the CD that was included in your Cutwork Needle Kit. 18. Slide on your hooped fabric. 19. Touch
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20. On the Ultimate Interactive Screen, you see color 1, (2238 RaRa 40) Robison Anton 40 wt. rayon 2238. Stitch color 1. 21. Color 2, is different. It says 1 InCu Ne indicating Cutwork Needle #1, which has a red top. Use the hole in the Multi Purpose Tool to insert the red topped #1 needle. Stitch color 2. 22. Insert Cutwork Needle 2 with the yellow top. Stitch Color 3. Even though the areas are now cut, don’t remove the cut fabric yet. 23. Replace your regular needle. Thread with color 4, Robison Anton 40 wt. #2300. Slide an additional piece of INSPIIRA® Aqua-Magic Stabilizer underneath the hoop. Stitch color 4 which will baste the stabilizer in place. 24. Stitch color 5. This color stabilizes the cutwork areas by stitching around the outside, and stitching the open area to the new stabilizer. 25. Color 6 stitches the satin stitch. 26. Rinse out the stabilizer in warm water, and enjoy your cutwork!
Designer Diamond Technique Step by Step #24 Designer Tote Make this tote using the flowers and border you created in Designer Diamond Technique 24, Combining Built in Designs.
Sewing Supplies: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer 40 wt. Rayon Embroidery Thread Bobbin Thread Sewing Thread 1/2 yard of Cotton Fabric for Tote 1/8 yard Chiffon for “Tie” “Fat” Batting 3/4 yard of Batik for Lining and Handles 5mm Narrow Hem Foot #411851745 Ultra Pro Seam Ripper #140000649 Fray Blocking Liquid Edge Stitching Foot #412796745 Clear Stitch in the Ditch Foot #412927446 Clear 1/4” Piecing Foot w/Guide #412927445 Clear View S Foot #412975145 Sleeve Board Fasturn Tube Turner #140000001
Cut: From cotton tote fabric: Two pieces 14” x 16” From chiffon: One piece 2” x width of fabric From lining fabric: Two pieces 14” x 17” for bag lining One piece 2 1/2” x width of fabric for handles From “Fat” Batting
Two pieces 1” x 20”
Embroider: 1. Touch
to toggle to embroidery.
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2. Touch Start Menu 3. Touch File Manager 4. Touch My Files
. . if neccesary.
5. Touch List View 6. Select BORDER.vp3. 7. Touch
to select the design.
8. Touch
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9. From the drop down list, select 360 x 200. 10. Touch Rotate
11. Touch
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12. Touch Position
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13. Move the design to 84.4 and -0.6
14. Touch Duplicate
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15. Move the second design to -58.7 and -0.6. 16. Touch Select All
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17. Touch Group
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18. Touch the center of the Control Keys to center the design
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19. Hoop two layers of INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer in your 360mm x 200mm hoop. 20. Thread with 40 wt. rayon embroidery thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 21. Slide your hoop onto your Designer Diamond. 22. Touch
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23. Mark the center of your fabric and a line 3 1/2” down from the short end as shown. 24. Place the marked fabric on the hooped stabilizer aligning the marks with the marks on your hoop.
25. Touch place. 26. Touch
and baste your fabric in
to cancel the color stops.
27. Embroider the border. 28. When your design is complete, touch
to delete the design.
29. When the embroidery is complete, remove the hoop, remove the basting and tear off the stabilizer.
30. Touch Start Menu 31. Touch File Manager
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32. Select FLOWER1.vp3, FLOWER2.vp3, FLOWER3.vp3, FLOWER4.vp3 and FLOWER5.vp3. List view allows you to select multiple designs. 33. Touch
to select the designs.
34. All the designs will be highlighted, and be in the center of the hoop. Touch outside of the designs in the hoop area and the designs will be de-selected. Touch in the center of the top design and drag it away from the others. Repeat until the designs are separated. Arrange as desired within the hoop area but keep them away from each side so your total embroidery area will be approximately 310mm or 12 1/2”.
35. Touch
36. Touch
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37. Select Color Block Sort and Color Block Merge as shown. 38. Touch window.
to close the Color Functions
39. Hoop two layers of INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer. 40. Slide your hoop onto your Designer Diamond. 41. Place the fabric with the border to the right, just outside the embroidery area. Keep the bottom 3” of the bag (the end opposite your border) without embroidery. 42. Attach your Sensor Q Foot because Design 48 is a Thread Velvet design.
43. Touch Start Menu 44. Touch
.
.
45. Touch Free Motion Spring Action. 46. Touch
to close the Settings window.
and baste the fabric in place. The basting shows you that the embroidery will be in 47. Touch the correct area, and will not go off the fabric. 48. Embroider your flowers.
Sew: 1. Touch
to toggle to sewing.
2. Touch Start Menu 3. Touch
.
.
4. Touch Free Motion Spring Action to remove the 5. Touch
.
to close the Settings window.
6. Snap on your 5mm Narrow Hem Foot. 7. Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread top and bobbin to match chiffon. 8. Stitch a narrow edge on each long edge of the fabric. For more information on using the 5mm Narrow Hem Foot, see your Accessory User’s Guide. 9. Snap on your A Foot. Cut the hemmed piece to 30” long. 10. Hem the two short ends. Set aside. 11. Apply fray blocking liquid to the inside of each of the petals in the border. Allow to dry. 12. Using your Ultra Pro Seam Ripper, cut the thread velvet flowers, and cut the inside of the petals on the border where you applied the fray blocking liquid. 13. Snap on your Edge Stitching Foot. 14. Thread with sewing thread top and bobbin. 15. Place the embroidered bag front and bag back right sides together. Stitch the sides and bottom aligning the flange on the foot with the edge of the fabric. 16. Bring the bottom and side seam together forming a triangle and measure and mark 2” from the point as shown. 17. Stitch on the line, boxing the bottom of the bag. 18. Trim off the excess fabric from the triangles. 19. Place the lining pieces right sides together. 20. Stitch the sides and bottom leaving a 4” opening in the side to turn. 21. Box the bottom as you did on the outer bag. Using a sleeve board, press the side seams on the bag and lining open. 22. Place the bag inside the lining, right sides together. 23. Stitch around the bag top, aligning the edge of the fabric with the flange of the foot. This will give you a seam allowance of just under 1/2”. 24. Turn through the opening. 25. Because the lining is cut longer than the outer bag, the lining will come to the front of the bag forming a band. Press the top of the bag, forming the band.
26. Snap on your Clear Stitch in the Ditch Foot. 27. Stitch in the ditch of the seam, around the top of the bag, through all the layers. 28. Snap on your Clear 1/4” Piecing Foot w/Guide. 29. Cut the 2 1/2” x width of fabric into two pieces equaling 2 1/2” x 22”. 30. Fold right sides together and stitch the long edge of each.
31. Using your Fasturn Tube Turner, place the stitched tube over the tube and finger press the seam open as shown. 32. Twist the wire into place. Begin turning the tube so there is approximately 3/4” – 1” of fabric into the tube. Place the piece of “fat” batting in the opening and continue turning. The batting will be pulled into the tube as it goes through. 33. Snap on your Clear View S Foot. 34. Adjust the batting inside the handles so that there is no batting in the last 1” on each end. Trim away some of the batting if necessary. Fold under 1/4” to the inside on each end and press. 35. Pin the handles 2” in from the side seams and overlapping the top band by approximately 1/2” so there is 1” of handle on the bag.
36. Select
, S1:1
. This is a directional stitch. To change
the direction your Designer Diamond will sew, touch . The red line indicating the direction you will sew changes. Stitch a square around the end of the handles. Fill your tote with goodies, and off you go!
Designer Diamond Technique Step by Step #24 Combining Built-in Designs Designs 48 through 57 built into your Designer Diamond are elements of flower petals and other designs that you can combine together, to create flowers and borders.
1. Touch
to toggle to embroidery.
.
2. Touch Start Menu 3. Touch File Manager
. .
4. Touch My Designs 5. Touch List View
.
6. Select DD_51.vp3
to select the design.
7. Touch 8. Touch
.
.
9. From the drop down list, select 260 x 200. 10. Touch Design Shaping
.
11. Select Circle Clockwise
.
12. Touch plus to increase to seven designs
.
13. Drag the white boxes and use the control arrows to bring the circle into 50.0 and 50.0. 14. Touch
to close Design Shaping.
15. Touch Start Menu
.
16. Touch File Manager
.
17. Select DD_53.vp3 18. Touch
.
to select the design.
19. Touch Zoom to Box
.
20. Touch and drag a box around the flower. 21. Move the center design into place in the center of the flower by touching move to center 22. Touch Select All
.
23. Select Group
.
24. Touch Zoom to Hoop
. .
25. Touch Save to My designs 26. Touch My Files
.
27. Touch Rename
.
28. Touch and Hold Delete 29. Enter FLOWER1.
.
30. Touch
to close the naming window.
31. Touch
to save the design.
32. Touch and Hold Delete
to remove the design from the screen.
33. Do you want to delete all the designs? Touch
.
.
34. Touch Start Menu
.
35. Touch File Manager
.
36. Select DD_52.vp3 37. Touch
.
to select the design.
38. Touch Design Shaping
.
39. Select Circle Clockwise
.
40. Touch plus to increase to seven designs
.
41. Drag the white boxes and use the control arrows to bring the circle into 55.0 and 55.0. 42. Touch
to close Design Shaping.
43. Touch
.
44. Touch in the center of the Control Arrows to center the new design . 45. Touch Rotate 46. Rotate to 26° by touching the right arrow key .
47. Touch Start Menu 48. Touch File Manager
.
49. Select DD_54.vp3. 50. Touch
to select the design.
51. Touch Zoom to Box
.
52. Touch and drag a box around the flower. 53. Touch Position
.
.
.
54. Move the center design into place in the center of the flower by touching Move to Center 55. Touch Select All
.
56. Select Group
.
57. Touch Save to My designs 58. Touch Rename
.
. .
59. Touch and Hold Delete 60. Enter FLOWER2. 61. Touch
to close the naming window.
62. Touch
to save the design.
63. Touch and Hold Delete
to remove the design from the screen.
Using the information you have just learned, create the other three flowers and name them FLOWER3, FLOWER4 and FLOWER5.
Create the Border: 1. Touch Start Menu
2. Touch File Manager
.
.
.
3. Select DD_50.vp3
.
to select the design.
4. Touch
5. Touch Design Shaping 6. Touch
.
.
7. Increase the number of designs to 8 . 8. Adjust the white boxes and use the control arrows to fine tune to 69.9 and 139.8. 9.
Touch
to close Design Shaping.
10. Touch Save to My designs 11. Touch Rename
.
.
12. Touch and Hold Delete 13. Enter BORDER.
.
14. Touch
to close the naming window.
15. Touch
to save the design.
Omnimotion Designer Pillow Make this pillow from scraps in your sewing room and delightful Omnimotion stitches! Stitch out the exercise in the Designer Diamond Technique Step by Step #25, Omnimotion Stitches.
Sewing Supplies: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer 40 wt. Rayon Embroidery Thread Bobbin Thread Sewing Thread Clear A Feet Set #920237096 Fancy Trim Foot #412823845 Clear 1/4” Piecing Foot #412927445 Clear Piping Foot #413097145 INSPIRA® Twin Needle 3/8” wide Ribbon 2-3mm Piping Cord Piping Hot Binding Tool #140 000 971 Clear 2-3mm Embellishment Foot #413030445 Maxi Bead Foot #412701045 Mini Bead Foot #412701145 Invisible Thread 14” Pillow Form 2 yards of Trim 12”-14” Invisible Zipper Invisible Zipper Foot #412 68 70-45
Sew: 1. Cut your stitched and embroidered strips 1/2” from the embroidery on each side and 15” long. 2. The embroidered strips will be nicely centered on the ends. The stitched ones you will have to cut through the stitching. That’s fine.
3. Read through the joining instructions before going any further. That way you can lay out your strips and decide how you would like to join them together. We added some solid strips to make up the needed 15” width and to set off the stitched and embroidered strips.
Join the Strips: Jumbo Rick Rack: 1. Touch
to toggle to sewing mode.
2. Thread with sewing thread top and bobbin. 3. Snap on your Clear A Edge Joining Foot. 4. Align the edge of the rick rack with the edge of the fabric. 5. Touch
.
6. Touch
7. Touch
.
.
8. Select A1:2 . 9. Stitch the rick rack in place. 10. Place a solid strip right sides together with the stitched strip. With the previous line of stitching up, move the needle position one click to the left. Stitch just to the left of the first line of stitching. Press the rick rack towards the solid strip.
Narrow Ribbon: 1. Touch
.
2. Touch 3. Touch
. .
4. Select A1:2 . 5. Snap on your Clear 1/4” Piecing Foot. 6. Place two strips right sides together and stitch.
7. Press the seam open. 8. Snap on your Fancy Trim Foot. 9. Insert an INSPIRA® size 4.0 Twin Needle. 10. Thread with 40 wt. rayon embroidery thread on top (two spools of the same color to match your ribbon) and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 11. Cut a point on one end of the ribbon and thread it into the opening on the Fancy Trim Foot. 12. Place Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the seam. 13. Stitch the ribbon in place over the seam. 14. Remove the Twin Needle and replace with a Universal 80 or desired size.
Piping: 1. Snap on your Clear Piping Foot. 2. Wrap a strip of silk around the 2-3mm piping cord. 3. Touch
.
4. Touch 5. Touch
. .
6. Select A1:2 . 7. Stitch the piping. 8. Using you Piping Hot Binding Tool, trim the seam allowance to 1/4”. 9. Place the piping along the edge of one of the strips. 10. Stitch the piping in place. 11. Place the second strip over the first one, right sides together. 12. Move your needle position one click to the left. 13. Stitch the strips together.
Picot Edge: 1. Fold a 1 1/2” wide x 16” strip of silk in half, lengthwise and press. 2. Snap on your Clear A Edge Joining Foot. 3. Thread with 40 wt. rayon embroidery thread top and bobbin to match the fabric.
4. Touch
.
5. Touch
.
6. Touch
.
7. Select F1:11 . 8. Adjust the stitch width to 4.5. 9. Touch
.
10. Touch the
to move the stitch all the way to the left.
11. Adjust the stitch length to 6.0. 12. Touch Mirror Side to Side
.
13. Align the fold of the strip with the flange in the center of the foot. 14. Stitch. The sideways stitch will fall off the edge of the fabric, forming a picot edge. 15. Using your Piping Hot Binding Tool, trim the seam allowance to 1/4”. Let the picot edge ride in the groove as the piping cord does. 16. Snap on your Clear Piping Foot. 17. Touch
.
18. Touch 19. Touch
. .
20. Select A1:3 . 21. Adjust the needle position to 2.5 so it is stitching a bit to the right of the picot edge as shown. 22. Place the next strip on top, right sides together. 23. Move the needle position one click to the left.
24. Stitch the strips together.
Baby Rick Rack: 1. Snap on your Clear 1/4” Piecing Foot. 2. Place two strips right sides together. 3. Touch
. .
4. Touch 5. Touch
.
6. Select A1:2 . 7. Stitch the strips together. 8. Press the seam open. 9. Snap on your Fancy Trim Foot. 10. Feed the rick rack into the opening and stitch it in place over the seam.
Beads: 1. Snap on your Clear 1/4” Piecing Foot. 2. Place two strips right sides together. 3. Touch
.
4. Touch 5. Touch
. .
6. Select A1:2 . 7. Stitch the strips together. 8. Press the seam open. 9. There are several beading feet. The Clear 2-3mm Embellishment Foot works well with 2-3mm beads. The Maxi Bead Foot is designed to work with 6mm beads and the Mini Bead with 4mm beads. If you are not sure of the size of your beads, simply slide them in the groove on the underside of the foot. They need to feed freely underneath the foot. 10. Thread with invisible thread on top and sewing thread in the bobbin. Refer to your Accessory User’s Guide for the correct stitch to use with the foot you have chosen for your beads.
11. Stitch the beads in place over the seam beginning and ending 1/2” from each end to keep the beads out of the seam allowance.
Finish your Pillow: 1. Join sufficient strips to achieve a 15” square. 2. Trim using your rotary cutter and ruler to even up the square. 3. Cut two back pieces 15” x 8”. 4. Snap on your Invisible Zipper Foot. 5. Thread with sewing thread top and bobbin. 6. Touch
.
7. Touch 8. Touch
. .
9. Select A1:2 . 10. Stitch the invisible zipper between the two back pieces. 11. Open the zipper part way. 12. Place the two back pieces right sides together. Stitch all the way around the pillow. 13. Turn through the zipper. 14. Place your trim along the edge of the pillow overlapping by about 1/4”. 15. Touch
. .
16. Touch 17. Touch
.
18. Select A1:11 . 19. Stitch the trim in place, mitering the corners. 20. If desired, hand sew an additional strip of trim over the stitching on the back of the pillow to give a nice, professional finish to the pillow back.
Designer Diamond Technique Step by Step #25 Omnimotion Stitches Omnimotion Stitches are sideways feed stitches that enable you to make stitches up to 54.6mm wide instead of the standard 7mm stitch width. Your Omnimotion stitches are in menu
.
Some of the Omnimotion stitches, are designed to stitch only once and have a programmed into them. You can tell which ones they are because they come up as a single design, not a row of designs, and the
is lit.
Omnimotion stitches need to be sewn with either the S foot or the Clear View S-Foot (#412975145). These feet are very wide, and will enable your Designer Diamond to feed properly. Omnimotion stitches are suitable for sewing on a strip of fabric that will then be inserted into a quilt or garment. They can be sewn on a garment, for example down a blouse front, provided the garment is relatively light weight and there are no seams or linings that will be in the area where the stitching will be. Omnimotion stitches are NOT suitable on bulky items such as finished quilts or quilt tops, or jackets with linings etc. If you want to use Omnimotion stitches on larger items, sew them in embroidery mode, which supports the bulk of the fabric and enables them to feed accurately because of the embroidery arm.
Omnimotion Stitches in Sewing Mode: 1. When sewing one of the Omnimotion stitches in sewing mode, begin by marking a line, using your Pictogram Pen, down the strip of fabric where it will be sewn. The beginning point of a design is not necessarily the center. If you look at our leaf design which we will stitch first, you will see the black dot indicating the start point of the design is to the right of center. Cut your strip of fabric wider than the finished project will require so you can re-cut the strip of fabric after the stitching is complete, centering the stitching.
2. Touch
to toggle to Sewing Mode.
.
3. Touch 4. Touch
.
5. Touch
.
6. Touch K1:4 . 7. Snap on your S Foot or Clear View S-Foot. 8. Place INSPIRA® Tear-a-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric. 9. Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 10. Place your fabric under your presser foot so that your needle will enter on the marked line. 11. Touch
.
12. Stitch the first leaf. 13. Check to be sure that your needle is on the marked line. If not, carefully adjust the fabric so the needle will enter the marked line. If you make this small adjustment often, you won’t see it. If you sew four repeats and see you are way off, then correct, it will be noticeable. 14. Continue stitching touching
after each design.
Many Omnimotion stitches program together very nicely. 1. Touch
.
2. Touch K1:16
.
3. Touch K1:7 4. Touch
.
.
5. Insert an INSPIRA® size 90 Topstitch Needle. 6. Thread with 30 wt. cotton thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 7. On a different strip of fabric with Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric, and your line marked, stitch a row of flower and leaves. Because we programmed in the stop, your Designer Diamond will stop automatically between each repeat of the stitch.
Omnimotion Stitches in Embroidery Mode: 1. Touch
2. Touch 3. Touch
to toggle to Embroidery Mode.
. .
4. Touch . 5. You will see that there are two FIX stitches automatically placed. One at the beginning and one at the end. The cursor is highlighting the first one in red, and you are ready to choose your stitch. 6. Touch K1:14 7. Touch K1:7 8. Touch K1:13
9. Touch K1:7 10. Touch K1:16 11. Touch K1:7 12. Touch K1:15 13. Touch K1:7 14. Touch K1:9 15. Touch K1:7 16. You can see that the program length is 344mm shown at the bottom of the screen. We want our strip of fabric to fit in the 360 x 200 hoop, so that will be perfect. 17. To see what the whole program will look like, touch box comes up showing the stitches in a horizontal row. 18. Touch
to fit the whole program in the window as shown.
19. Touch
to close the preview window.
20. Touch
to close the programming window.
21. Hoop Tear-A-Way Stabilizer in your 360 x 200 Hoop. 22. Slide the hoop onto your Designer Diamond. 23. Touch
24. Touch
.
.
25. Place your fabric strip on the stabilizer and baste it in place. 26. Thread with a 30 wt. Blendable Thread. 27. Stitch out your combination of Omnimotion stitches.
. A
28. When you get the message: Embroidery is Finished Clear Screen, touch
.
Next we will stitch an Omnimotion Stitch using Shaping.
1. Touch
.
2. Touch
. .
3. Touch
4. Because we are going to use Shaping, we don’t want the FIX Stitch at the beginning and end of the stitch so touch and hold 5. Touch
to delete both FIX stitches.
.
6. Select the 360 x 200 Hoop. .
7. Select K2:20
to close the programming window.
8. Touch
9. Touch
.
.
10. Select
.
11. Touch Rotate
12. Touch
.
13. Increase the number of stitches to 8. 14. Touch
.
15. Touch in the center of the control box to “unlock” proportions. This allows you make it longer, and narrower. Use the arrows to change the size to 340.0 and 60.0.
16. Touch
to close the Shaping window.
17. Hoop INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer in your 360mm x 200mm hoop. 18. Slide on your Hoop.
19. Touch
.
20. Touch
.
21. Place your fabric strip on the stabilizer and baste it in place. .
22. Touch
23. Because they are separate stitches, there will be a Jump Stitch Cut between each design. If desired, touch
.
24. Touch the box next to Automatic Jump Stitch Trim to remove the
.
25. Stitch the “wavy” strip. 26. When you get the message: Embroidery is Finished Clear Screen, touch
27. Touch
. .
28. Touch 29. Touch
.
30. Touch and hold
to delete both FIX stitches.
31. Select K3:43
.
32. Touch
to close the programming window.
33. Touch
.
.
34. Select
.
35. Touch Rotate
.
36. Touch . 37. Increase the number of stitches to 8. 38. You can see we have left a space between the designs. 39. Touch
to close the Shaping window.
40. Hoop INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer in your 360mm x 200mm hoop. 41. Slide on your Hoop.
42. Touch
.
.
43. Touch
44. Place your fabric strip on the stabilizer and baste it in place. 45. Touch
.
46. Because they are separate stitches, there will be a Jump Stitch between each design so touch and put a
back in to turn on Automatic Jump Stitch Trim.
47. We stitched each design in a different color. If you want to stitch them all the same color, touch turn off the color stops. Stitch out the strip.
to
Make this fun wall hanging using the appliqué techniques you learned in the Designer Diamond™ Technique #26, F Menu Applique.
Sewing Supplies: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Husqvarna Viking® Designer Diamond™ Sewing Machine ¼ Yard of Black/White Tone on Tone cotton fabric for pocket ⅛ Yard of Green Print cotton fabric for Hearts ⅛ Yard of Black/Turquoise Print cotton fabric for Hearts ¼ Yard Turquoise cotton fabric for Heart and Words ¼ Yard of Black and White Polka Dot cotton fabric for Pocket ¼ Yard of Black and White Print cotton fabric for Pocket ¼ Yard of Light Weight Sew-in Interfacing ¾ Yard of Multicolor Print cotton fabric for Base 1 Yard Fusible Fleece 40 wt. Rayon Embroidery Thread Bobbin Thread Smoke Invisible Thread INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer Open Toe Foot #412800945 OR Clear Open Toe Foot #413031945 Clear ¼” Piecing Foot w/Guide #412927445 Interchangeable Dual Feed #920219096 Changeable ¼” Guide Foot #413238345 Changeable Quilter’s Guide Foot #413155545
Cut: From black/white tone on tone: Four pockets 5” x 20” (two for outer pockets and two for lining) From green print: Four hearts using the small heart template. From black and white polka dot Two pockets 6” x 7” (one for outer pocket and one for lining) From black and white print: Two pockets 6” x 7” (one for outer pocket and one for lining) From turquoise: One strip 20” x 5” for words From fusible fleece: Two 5” x 20” Two 6” x 7” One 20” x 24” From multicolor print: Two pieces 20” x 24” for base and backing 1. Using your Pictogram™ Pen, mark the center of one 5” x 20” pocket piece. Place one green heart on each side 1” from the line. Place the other two hearts 2” apart as shown. 2. Snap on your Open Toe Foot. 3. Following the steps under Satin Stitch Appliqué, in the Designer Diamond™ Technique Studio #26, appliqué the green hearts in place. 4. On the second pocket piece, mark and place the hearts for the Handlook Applique from the Designer Diamond™ Technique Studio #26. Stitch them in place using the techniques you learned. 5. Trace the large heart template, onto light weight sew-in interfacing. 6. Place on turquoise fabric, stitch, trim, turn and press as described in Designer Diamond™ Technique Studio #26. 7. Place on the black and white polka dot fabric. 8. Stitch in place using stitch F1:18
.
9. Using the large heart template, trace onto Steam-A-Seam™ 2. Following the instructions from the Designer Diamond™ Technique Studio #26, create an orange heart and fuse to the 6” x 7” black and white print pocket. 10. Stitch in place mitering the corner.
Create the Words: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Open your 5D™ Embroidery Software Click Hoop . Set the Hoop Group to My Hoops or Designer Diamond™. Set the Hoop Size to 360 x 200 Designer Royal Hoop. Set the Orientation to Horizontal then click OK. Click on the Letter Tab. Under Font Category choose Traditional. Choose Times 9-20mm, Size: 16 mm Type in: A loving heart is the truest wisdom. Click Apply. Change the type size to 9. Type in Charles Dickens. Click Apply Move the name to the right, under the first line as shown. Click on the Design Tab. Click on Combine All . Click on ColorSort . Click on Save As . Save as Heart Saying in My Designs. Send to your Designer Diamond™. Hoop INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer. Baste the Turquoise 20” x 5” strip onto the stabilizer. Stitch the words, centered on the strip.
Finish Your Wall Hanging: 1. Place the fusible fleece on the back of each piece of pocket lining fabric and fuse in place. 2. Place the 5” x 20” appliquéd pocket piece right sides together with the lining. 3. Snap on your Clear ¼” Piecing Foot w/Guide. 4. Stitch all the way around leaving a 4” opening on one short end to turn. 5. Clip the corners, turn and press. 6. Repeat with the other 5” x 20” pocket. 7. Place the 6” x 7” pockets right sides together with their linings. 8. Stitch all the way around leaving a 3” opening to turn. 9. Clip the corners, turn and press. 10. Place fusible fleece to the back of one of the multicolor 20” x 24” pieces and fuse in place.
11. Place the two multicolor pieces right sides together and stitch all the way around leaving a 6” opening to turn. 12. Clip the corners, turn and press. 13. Hand stitch the opening closed. 14. Cut the embroidered word panel down to 2 ¾” x 15”. 15. Press Steam-A-Seam™ 2 to the back of the word panel. 16. Place on the 20” x 24” multicolor piece that does NOT have fleece fused to it 1 ½” down from the top, centered from side to side. 17. Press with steam to fuse in place. 18. Following the instructions from Designer Diamond™ Technique Studio #26 stitch in place using F1:7
or F1:8 .
19. Place the two 20” x 24” pieces right sides together. Stitch all the way around leaving a 6” opening to turn. 20. Clip the corners, turn, press. 21. Hand stitch the opening closed. 22. Pin the pockets as desired onto the base fabric. Place them below the words. 23. Attach your Interchangeable Dual Feed and snap on the Changeable ¼” Guide Foot. 24. Stitch the pockets in place leaving the top of each one open, letting the flange on the foot follow the edge of the pocket. 25. Mark between the hearts on the long pockets. 26. Snap on the Changeable Quilter’s Guide Foot. 27. Stitch on the lines, letting the flange in the center of the foot follow the lines.
Designer Diamond™ Technique Step by Step #26 F Menu Appliqué Stitches F1 Appliqué Stitches Menu has a variety of stitches designed to do different types of appliqué. Some of the stitches are there as a convenience, such as the straight and zig zag stitches so that you can combine or choose them without going back to the A Menu. F9 is a decorative buttonhole you might like to use on your appliqué projects.
Satin Stitch Appliqué: F1:3 , F1:4
and F1:5
are satin stitches. They are formed differently than a standard zig zag. One stitch goes from left to right, then the next stitch “travels”. A regular zig zag “travels” on every stitch and isn’t as “satiny” looking. 1. Using our template, cut out a heart from cotton print. The heart is the perfect shape to practice appliqué because it has inside and outside corners, and curves. 2. Place the cut heart on a piece of plain cotton. Pin or hold in place with Temporary Spray Adhesive. 3. Place INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric.
4. Select F1:4
. Be sure your Sewing Advisor® is set to Woven Medium
.
5. Thread with 40 wt. Robison Anton rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin.
6. Snap on your Clear B Foot. 7. Align the fabric so that you are beginning at the point of the heart. Most of the stitch should be on the heart. The right swing of the needle should just go off the right hand edge of the heart as shown. The fabric needs to feed by itself, so you should not be helping it at all. The stitches should lay one right next to the other without space between them, and without overlapping. If necessary, adjust the stitch length one notch at a time until you have a nice stitch. 8. As you approach the curve, sew slowly and move the fabric steadily and continuously around the curved area. This will result in nice, smooth stitching. 9. Stitch approximately ¼” past the inside corner at the top center of the heart. Touch Needle Stop Down . The needle needs to stop on the left. Tap your foot control to move the needle to the left, if it has stopped in the right hand position. 10. Your needle is now down in the fabric and the presser foot is floating just above the fabric in Pivot position. Turn the fabric 90° so you are ready to start up the next side. You will begin by going over the end of the previous stitching. 11. At the end, stitch over the beginning stitches to the point of the heart and touch
. This will tie off the stitches so they don’t unravel.
12. Select F1:13
.
13. Touch . 14. Using the techniques you just learned, stitch around another heart using this “grass” satin stitch.
15. Using the same techniques, stitch around another heart using F1:14 . This stitch has texture on both sides of the stitch.
16. The last heart will be stitched with F1:20 . This stitch is a bit trickier. It stitches back and forth several times. When you reach the inside top corner, . Pivot the fabric, and begin stitching stop, and touch Stitch Restart down the other side.
Hand Look Applique: Hand Look Applique was originally done by hand, turning under the raw edges of the fabric and blind stitching the shape in place. Sometimes a heavier contrasting thread was used and a blanket stitch was used instead of the invisible blind stitch. F1:11 , F1:12 , F1:15
, F1:17
, F1:18
and F1:19
can all be used for hand look appliqué.
To do Handlook Applique, the edges of the fabric need to be finished in some manner. One method is to place a fusible web such as Steam-A-Seam 2 on the back of the fabric, and fuse the appliqué shape in place. This prevents the raw edges of the fabric from fraying. Another method that we will use is to trace the appliqué shape onto a light weight interfacing. 1. Begin by tracing four heart shapes onto a light weight fusible interfacing. 2. Place the traced interfacing onto the right side of print fabric. 3. Select F1:1 , straight stitch. Stitch around the heart shape. 4. Repeat for all four hearts. 5. Trim around the hearts using your Pinking Shears. This will “grade” the curves quickly and easily. Clip into the inside corner. 6. Trim out the center of the heart so that there approximately ⅜” of interfacing left. 7. Turn and press so that the interfacing is not showing on the right side of the heart. 8. You now have four hearts with finished edges. Doing it this way keeps the fabric soft and flexible. Fusing the hearts in place can leave them stiff. 9. Pin them onto a background fabric.
10. Select F1:11 . 11. Thread with smoke colored invisible thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 12. Place INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric. 13. Stitch around the heart. The straight stitch portion of the stitch should be on the base fabric and only the left swing of the needle should come over onto the heart shape, forming a “pick” stitch.
14. Select F1:15 . This stitch is very similar to F1:11. The difference is that F1:11 has two stitches in between the “pick” stitch. This one has only one. 15. Stitch around the next heart. Compare the two and decide which one you like best.
16. Select F1:17
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17. On the top, thread with sewing thread to match the background color of your heart and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 18. Stitch around the next heart. The stitches should just sew off the edge of the heart, with most of the stitching being on the heart. This stitch is very secure and gives just a hint of an outline to the heart. It would be a good choice on a baby blanket that would be washed a lot.
19. Select F1:18 . With sewing thread still in place, stitch around the last heart. This stitch has a defined outline stitch that will stitch just outside the heart, framing it nicely. 20. Trace the large heart on lightweight sew-in interfacing. 21. Place the heart right sides together onto the print fabric. 22. Select F1:1 , straight stitch. Stitch around the heart shape. 23. Trim as before, turn and press. 24. Place on a base fabric with INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way stabilizer underneath. 25. Thread with a contrasting 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 26. This stitch recommends a wing needle . This makes a very pretty appliqué for an heirloom project. You can stitch with a wing needle or with a regular needle. Stitch around the heart. The stitch goes back and forth several times resulting in a heavier blanket stitch look.
Tapered Satin Stitch Applique: 1. Stitches F1:6 and F1:16 give you a nice tapered point. While these two options are the most often used, you have more options. 2. Select F1:6
. Adjust the Stitch Width to 6.0.
3. On the paper side that does not remove easily, trace two large hearts onto Steam-A-Seam™ 2. 4. Remove the un-traced paper side. 5. Place the traced hearts on the wrong side of the heart fabric. 6. Press lightly without steam. 7. Cut out on the marked lines. 8. Remove the paper backing. 9. Place on base fabric and press with steam to fuse in place. 10. Thread with 40 wt. rayon embroidery thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 11. Touch
. The tapering menu will open.
12. Our heart point is a 45° angle. So we will choose Begin Taper 45° right justified. Choose End taper 45° right justified as shown. 13. Begin stitching at the point of the heart. Stitch around the edge, pivoting as before at the inner corner. 14. As you approach the beginning point, when the left swing of the . needle meets the beginning taper, touch the Reverse Button Stitch until your Designer Diamond™ stops. You now have a nicely mitered point on your heart.
15. F1:7 and F1:8 are decorative stitches that can be used as appliqué stitches. Cut a square and place it on a base fabric. Choose F1:8 . 16. Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Place INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way stabilizer underneath the fabric. Stitch so one square is on the fabric and one is off the fabric. The raw edge will be down the center of the stitch. 17. On another square, touch F1:7 . 18. Touch
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19. Stitch so that the straight edge of the stitch is just off the raw edge of the fabric.
20. On a third square, select stitch F1:12 . 21. Adjust the stitch length to 5.0 and the stitch width to 7.0. 22. Stitch so that the right swing of the needle just goes off the edge of the appliqué fabric. This gives the effect of a blanket stitch, but the narrow satin stitch finishes the raw edge of the fabric.
Make these eclectic fingertip towels and learn all about the scallop stitch menu on your Designer Diamond™ sewing & embroidery machine. While we used linen, and made our own guest towels, you could also use more family friendly terry towels and do the same thing.
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Husqvarna Viking® Designer Diamond™ Sewing & Embroidery Machine Huskylock™ s25 Serger Four Cones Serger Thread Three Assorted Linen/Cotton Strips 3” x 20” One strip 4” x 20” Cotton 27” x 20” Piece of Linen for EACH Towel 40 wt. Rayon Embroidery Thread Bobbin Thread Cotton Sewing Thread Fray Blocking Liquid Pictogram™ Pen INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer 10mm Hemmer #412990045 1. Following the instructions in the Omnimotion Scallop section of the Designer Diamond™ Technique Studio #27, Stitch scallops on two strips per towel. Be sure to have INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric as you stitch. 2. Apply Fray Blocking Liquid to the stitching and allow to dry.
3. Trim the strips. 4. Following the instructions in the Smaller Satin Stitch Scallop section of the Designer Diamond™ Technique Studio #27, stitch on one strip per towel. 5. Be sure to have INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric as you stitch. 6. Apply Fray Blocking Liquid to the stitching and allow it to dry. 7. Trim the strips. 8. On the 4” x 20” strip of cotton, fold in half, right sides together, lengthwise, and stitch straight stitch scallops either H2:34 or H2:35. Trim, turn and press. 9. Set your Huskylock™ s25 Serger for stitch #3, 4-thread overlock. 10. Serge the top raw long edge of all the scalloped strips. 11. Serge the two short ends on each strip. 12. Serge one short edge of the 27” x 20” linen. This will be the bottom of the towel. 13. Snap on your 10mm Hemmer and “A” Foot. 14. Thread with cotton sewing thread top and bobbin. 15. Stitch a 10mm hem on the two long sides and short raw edge. 16. To make the top decorative double scalloped edge, cut a 3” x 20” strip of linen. Using your Pictogram™ Pen, mark a line down the center of the strip. 17. On your Designer Diamond™ sewing & embroidery machine, select H2:31
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18. Thread with 40 wt. rayon embroidery thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 19. Snap on your Clear B Foot. 20. Place INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric. Align the left side of your foot with the marked line. Stitch.
21. Turn the fabric, and again align the left side of your fabric with the marked line. Touch Pattern Restart . Be sure you are starting in the same place as the first row, so that the scallops will “match”. Stitch the second row. 22. Select H2:28 . 23. Stitch down the center of the strip. 24. Apply Fray Blocking Liquid along the edge of each row of scallops. Allow to dry. 25. Trim up to the scallops. 26. Thread with sewing thread top and bobbin. 27. Select A1:2 . 28. Arrange your scallop strips along the bottom (serged) edge of the towel. After you are happy with your arrangement, remove all but the bottom one. Pin the bottom one in place, folding the short ends to the wrong side, to match the hemmed towel edges. 29. Stitch along the serged top edge. 30. Place the next strip overlapping the serged edge of the previous strip by approximately ½”. Stitch in place. 31. Repeat, until all strips are in place. 32. Thread with sewing thread on top to match the double edged scallop trim. 33. Place the trim over the serged edge of the top strip. Turn under the short ends. 34. Stitch in place on each side of the center stitching.
Designer Diamond™ Technique Step by Step #27 H Menu Scallop Stitches The H menus (1, 2 and 3) have a variety of different scallop stitches with many different uses and techniques.
Some are Omnimotion stitches, some are satin stitches and some are straight stitches.
Omnimotion Scallop Stitches H1:1 through H1:15, H1:17 and H1:18 are all Omnimotion Stitches. That means that they feed sideways as well as backwards and forwards. These stitches can be used to finish an edge, and can be trimmed up to. 1. Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread top and bobbin. 2. Snap on your S Foot. 3. Cut a strip of fabric 3” x 20”. 4. Using your Pictogram™ Pen, mark a line down the center of it.
5. Select the stitch of your choice, from H1:1 through H1:15, H1:17 and H1:18. 6. Touch
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7. Align the center red mark on the foot with the marked line on the fabric. 8. Stitch the first repeat. The stitch should finish with the center red line on the foot, even with the marked line. If it isn’t on the line, adjust as necessary. 9. Apply Fray Blocking liquid just below the stitching so it will “seep” into the edge of the thread. 10. Allow to dry. 11. Trim carefully, just outside the stitching line.
Smaller Satin Stitch Scallop Stitches: H1:16, H2:19 to H2:33 and H2:36 are all smaller satin stitch scallop stitches. These stitches can be used to finish an edge, and can be trimmed up to. 1. Snap on your B Foot. 2. Remain threaded with 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. 3. On another 3” x 20” strip, using your Pictogram™ Pen, mark a line down the center. 4. Align the red mark on your B Foot with the marked line and stitch the stitch of your choice down the strip. Keep the red mark on the foot aligned with the marked line as you sew. 5. Apply Fray Blocking liquid just below the stitching so it will “seep” into the edge of the thread. 6. Allow to dry. 7. Trim carefully, just outside the stitching line.
Straight Stitch Scallops: 1. H2:34 and H2:35 are straight stitch scallops. They will give you a turned, finished edge. 2. Cut a strip of cotton 4” x 20”. 3. Fold in half lengthwise, right sides together. 4. Select either H2:34 or H2:35. Note the presser foot called for on the Ultimate Interactive Screen. 5. Thread with sewing thread top and bobbin.
6. Align the edge of the foot with the fold in the fabric. 7. Stitch the length of the strip. 8. Trim approximately ⅛” from the stitching. 9. Clip into the points, turn and press. 10. The remaining stitches on the H3 menu are decorative scallop stitches and are not designed to finish an edge. They are used like any other decorative stitch.
