Embroidering a Quilting Pattern Across the Entire Fabric (Edge-to-Edge Quilt Function)

Connect quilting patterns to embroider from edge to edge of a specified area. By rehooping a large piece of fabric, you can continue embroidering the quilting pattern across the entire fabric.

Creating Edge-to-Edge Quilt Data

1. Determine the area of the fabric to be embroidered, and then draw a line around it with a chalk pencil. Measure the width and height.

   
   1. Embroidering area
      • Make sure that the chalk pencil line is within the embroidering area when the fabric is hooped.

2. Touch , and then touch .

   

3. Select the pattern that you want to embroider, and then touch [Set].

4. Specify 1 to 4, and then touch [Next].

   
   1. Width
   2. Height

      After entering a value, touch [Set] to apply the value. To clear the entered value, touch [C].

   3. Touch or to select the embroidery frame size.
   4. Touch [Select] to flip every other pattern. Select the desired flip arrangement (no flipping, left/right flipping, up/down flipping, left/right and up/down flipping) from the flip keys, and then touch [OK].
      

5. Check the pattern, and then touch to save it.

   
   1. The thread color can be changed.
   2. Select single stitching or triple stitching.

6. After the following message appears, touch [OK].

   
   • A screen appears so that a pattern from the machine’s memory can be selected.

Embroidering the Edge-to-Edge Quilt Pattern

1. In the screen for selecting a pattern from the machine’s memory, select the saved data.

   

2. For this example, since we will embroider the edge-to-edge quilt pattern according to the on-screen instructions, select the thumbnail for the entire edge-to-edge quilt pattern. And then touch [Set].

   
   1. Touch this key to embroider the edge-to-edge quilt pattern according to the on-screen instructions. The number in the lower-left corner indicates the total number of segments for the edge-to-edge quilt pattern.
   2. To embroider by visually aligning the pattern sections, touch each pattern section to be embroidered.
      You can check where and how many times the part will be embroidered with the codes written on each key.
      “A” refers to rows other than the last one, “Z” refers to the last row, and the numbers indicate the order in which the patterns are to be connected.

      Example: When connecting patterns in 2 rows and 3 columns

      

      Example: When connecting patterns in 4 rows and 4 columns

      

3. Hoop the quilt in the embroidery frame so that the marked upper-left corner of the edge-to-edge quilt pattern is in the embroidering area, and then attach the embroidery frame.

   

4. Use the move pattern keys to align the upper-left corner of the chalk reference lines previously drawn on the quilt with the upper-left corner of the part projected by the projector. Then, touch [OK].

   
            
   1. Upper-left corner
      

5. Rotate the pattern to align the upper-right corner with the chalk reference line.

   
   1. Upper-right corner
      

6. Touch [OK] to display the embroidery screen.

   • To readjust the position or angle of the pattern, touch [Layout], and then touch or .
     

7. Press the “Start/Stop” button to embroider the first part.

8. When embroidering is finished and the following message appears, touch [OK].

   
   • The next part to be embroidered appears.

9. Position each part and embroider it according to the on-screen instructions. You will be prompted to align the starting point and to rehoop the quilt when necessary.

   
   1. Second column of first row ()
      

      Use the move pattern keys to align the start point with the end point of the previous pattern.

      • For precise positioning of the start point, rotate the handwheel toward you to check the exact needle drop point. After checking the needle position, be sure to use the needle up/down key to return the needle to its highest position.

      Rotate the pattern to align the upper-right corner with the chalk reference line.

   2. Rightmost column of first row ()

      Use the move pattern keys to align the start point with the end point of the previous pattern.

      To align the upper-right corner with the chalk reference lines, adjust the angle and width of the pattern.

      1. Touch to change the angle of the pattern.
      2. Touch to change the width of the pattern.

   3. Leftmost column of second row (last row) ()
      

      Use the move pattern keys to align the upper-left corner with the thread mark of the embroidered pattern above.

      To align the upper-right corner with the thread mark of the embroidered pattern above, adjust the angle and width of the pattern.

      1. Touch to change the angle of the pattern.
      2. Touch to change the width of the pattern.

      Touch , and then adjust the length to align the pattern with the chalk reference line.

   4. Second column of the second row (last row) ()

      Use the move pattern keys to align the start point with the end point of the previous pattern.

      To align the upper-right corner with the thread mark of the embroidered pattern above, adjust the angle and width of the pattern.

      Touch , and then adjust the length to align the pattern with the chalk reference line.

   5. Rightmost column of second row (last row) ()

      Use the move pattern keys to align the start point with the end point of the previous pattern.

      To align the upper-right corner with the thread mark of the embroidered pattern above, adjust the angle and width of the pattern.

      Touch , and then adjust the length to align the pattern with the chalk reference line.

10. Remove the thread marks.

    • If you need to restitch a segment or skip a segment, you can touch in the embroidery screen to continue to the next pattern or return to the previous pattern. Select the desired pattern in the embroidering order, and then touch [OK].
      
      1. Return to the previous pattern.
      2. Embroidering order of current pattern/Total number of segments
      3. Continue to the next pattern.