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1. 10 Adjust Pattern Box Page 25 Set Quilt Area Open Layout New Layout Om m q m 9 Set quilt area will reset your quilt area e Pressing the green checkmark will let E you reset the dimensions of your quilt zd area This is commonly used when you need to stitch the last row of a quilt that s has slightly different dimensions than the previously stitched rows D 00 Set home will keep the current dimensions of the quilt but let you use the home point or top left corner of the Layout Set Quilt Area Page 26 Free Motion Lx Record and save freemotion quilting Record on off Record on off toggles the record feature of Butler Press it once to activate free motion record Move the machine head to draw your recorded free motion design then press it again to stop recording Save Pattern 9 Save pattern will save your recorded pattern into the root folder of the pattern files The root folder is the first top most directory in a hierarchy Think of it as the three trunk for all the other folders or the starting point from which the other files originate Free Motion Record On Off Remove Pattern Box Remove Pattern Box Page 27 File Manager Copy delete and move files File Manager is used to copy files from one location to a2. OR o JUS v aalt Page 13 d Home qu Start and Stop Butler Set Stitch Regulation Belt Locks Nest Go Stop The green Go button will move the machine and follow the pattern in the currently selected pattern box The red Stop button will immediately stop any follow and return you to the pattern display screen How to trace a pattern no stitching If you press the Go button when the Stitch Controller is not highlighted then your machine will not be stitching during the pattern trace How to stitch a pattern If you press the Go button when the Stitch Controller is highlighted then your stitching regulator will be engaged and stitching during the pattern trace A notification asking you to verify that the needle is in the up position will appear and display four options Cancel will return you the previous pattern view screen Pattern order will let you set the order each pattern will be stitched by default the patterns are stitched in the order they are added Stop Go Stitch Controller not highlighted The machine will move to the start of the pattern block and the pattern will start Verify that the needle is in the up 000 Y 0 00 Go Stop Page 14 Set Start allows you to set the start position on the pattern This is useful if you need to resume a pattern that has only been part
3. Information 1 Help with icons Information Information Mode is used to explain the interface of Butler on the spot Information Press the Information icon then press any icon you would like to learn more about An example of pressing the Home icon is at right A window will appear with a brief description of the feature and the option to view a video explanation of the icon Information Information k H B3 F 753 183 T3 Page 40 Home Location Layout Pattern Box Pattern View Quilt Area Definitions Definitions Ihe top left corner of the Quilt Area or Pattern Box This is also known as zero zero or point of origin A Layout consists of the quilt area Pattern Boxes and all the patterns seen in the pattern view A Pattern Box is a portion of the quilt area used to contain patterns Though commonly used to represent different quilt blocks Pattern Boxes can be any shape or dimension Ihe Pattern View is the screen used to view the patterns and pattern boxes of the layout If a Layout contains more than one Pattern Box navigation arrows will appear on the pattern view screen to switch between pattern boxes The Quilt Area is the entire quiltable area of your quilting machine or the area inside the top left top right bottom left and bottom right corners of your machines reach By default the quilt area is the same dimensions of t
4. Move machine to top left corner of quilt area and press green plus 5 Move machine to bottom right corner of the quilt area and press green plus 6 Go to Edit on left navigation 7 Press add pattern 8 Go to Pantos gt 3 Daiseys and press select pattern 9 Move the machine so that the needle is near the top right corner of your quilt area 10 Press move amp sthen press Move start then press the green checkmark 9 11 Move the pattern so that the top left corner of the pattern matches the top left corner of the quilt area 12 Press repeat 53 13 the pattern horizontally x press the horizontal repeat plus ES ne until it spans just past the right i ka S qo edge of the pattern Note that you will probably repeat it many more times than shown at right 14 Press scale and press smart scale to stretch the pattern to fill the quilt area If you wish to prevent distortions of the pattern press the lock button at the bottom right of the scale menu How To Nest Daisies Pattern Page 11 1 Go to home on the left The machine will move to the start of the navigation pattem block and the pattem will start Verify that the needle is in the up 2 Press the green go button dg check that your needle is in the up position then press the green checkmark 2 This is an optional trial run to ensure the pattern is positioned correc
5. D wa Er x 0 00 Y 0 00 Brom 6 Spacing gt E35 ont O 5 I fot Repeat y eem 0 00 o How To Quilt Pantograph Clams Page 9 16 Press the offset green plus as desired to stagger the clam rows 17 Press merge to merge the repeated clam rows 18 Press crop then press the green checkmark 9 19 Press scale Li them press smart scale i559 20 Go to home on the left navigation 21 Press the green go button dg check that your needle is in the up position then press the green checkmark 9 This is an optional trial run to ensure the pattern is positioned correctly and will stitch exactly where you would like 22 When you are satisfied that the placement is correct press the red stop button 23 Touch the stitch controller BA to highlight it 24 Press the green go button check that your needle is in the up position then the green check mark 9 25 Pull up the bobbin thread and press the green checkmark 9 26 Stay with the machine to cut the thread at each endpoint on the edges of the pattern box How To Quilt Pantograph Clams Page 10 Nest the daisies pantograph pattern QUILTING AREA THEM PRESS THE BUTTON 1 Go to layout b on left navigation D 2 Press new layout Ee MOVE YOUR MACHINE TO THE 3 Press OK at notification screen 4
6. KE x XX XC Edit L Redo 23 lt OO e RES 9 SROKOKOA DADON IOLO OKO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCG Layout a Create save and open layouts Adjust quilt area and pattern boxes New Layout Open Layout New Layout New Layout creates a new clear layout to which you can add patterns and pattern boxes A layout is usually used to save all the work on your current quilt project A layout consists of all pattern boxes and patterns used in a project and saves their relative size and spacing Vi Save Layout Open layout lets you open saved layouts which contain pattern boxes and patterns Open Layout After opening a layout you will be prompted to move the machine head to the top left corner of your quilt frame quilt area and press ok To keep the layout consistent this home position should be the same position that was used for the layout when it was originally created gt OO O Save Layout ES EN Save Layout lets you save your currently nna BE aI DERES k open layout If you save the layout vl ESERES Dp EE with its old name it will overwrite the existing layout file Layout New Layout Page
7. mark the quilt top with fabric chalk or something similar then with the needle over that mark press the green check mark 2 Repeat step 1 for the right side 3 Once both locations have been marked roll your quilt Ensure the marked points remain visible Home Angle Lock Page 17 4 Once the quilt is rolled follow the on screen instructions to realign your machine with both the left and right marks created in step 1 and 2 and press the green check mark If you press the check mark at the incorrect point us the undo button to try again 5 You should now see two patterns on the screen One of these patterns represents the pattern you have already quilted onto your quilt top You can nest the pattern in one of two ways Either press the nesting indent icon and set the desired vertical distance between the quilted pattern and the to be quilted pattern or Zi move the machine head to position the to be quilted pattern where you would like it to nest with the quilted pattern Then press the check mark button x 1065 Y 9 79 6 Press the green Go button on the home screen to stitch the pattern as normal 3 J Nesting completed Home Nest Page 18 Edit Add remove and edit patterns for a layout Repeat Repeat allows you to repeat the currently selected pattern vertically and horizontally Repeat also gives you control over pattern spacing and ca
8. need to be changed NdlUp Wait sets the amount of time that Butler waits after sending the needle up signal to your quilting machine This should not need to be changed SReg Press sets the amount of time that Butler sends the signal that the stitch regulator button has been pressed to your quilting machine This should not need to be changed SReg Wait sets the amount of time that Butler waits after sending the signal to your quilting machine to begin stitching This should not need to be changed Needle Up tests your needle up by performing a full cycle of needle up and needle down Setup Advanced Page35 Stitching tests the stitch regulator by activating it for a short period of time Ask Quilt EZ sends an email to the product manufacturer It can be used for troubleshooting and general questions about Butler Factory Defaults resets the values in the Constants and Advanced Tabs back to factory defaults This includes setting the machine type in the Advanced tab to Default Factory Defaults does not affect Files or folders stored in the internal or external memory Demo mode is used in commercial settings to set the machine in repetitive motion and is password protected When the Metric Units check box is checked Butler uses centimeters instead of inches for all measurements Certain digitized pattern files such as AQB specify where on the pattern different color threads should be used W
9. OX OX OO OOOX OX OOX OOX OX OX OX OX ENT PNY PONT EST EST OST ENT EST OST OST PONT LL CEST EN Overview verview of screen layout Icons Icons Bottom Icons The left icons are used for main navigation The right icons correspond with the currently selected left icon The bottom icons are always available from any pattern view screen and are explained at right Overview Pattern View Page 4 Bottom Icons Pattern View Zoom and Pan Pattern Zoom Box View eee Out In he Pattern Box View lets you choose Zoom Out In lets you control the zoom to see one pattern box at a time or all level of the pattern view screen current pattern boxes DM You can use android pinch gestures to Zoom in and out Pan Pan lets you pan the pattern view screen To Pan touch the pan icon and then press and drag your finger on the screen Press the Pan icon again to disable Pan Bottom Icons Pattern Box View Page 5 e How To Get started quilting quilt blocks and pantograph style patterns Quilt a quad pattern quilt block 1 to layout on left navigation 2 Press new layout 6 3 Pressgreen on notification screen 4 Move machine to top left corner of quilt area and press green plus 04 x 0 00 0 00 5 Move machine to bottom righ
10. adjustments to variables used by Butler to properly operate Because of their impact on the robotics system please consult an Authorized Quilt EZ dealer Defore adjusting constants Setup m m d da CTI Max Speed Min Speed Jump Stitch a Increment Parameters Page 32 Time Out is disabled and has no effect ST ds E Stop determines the sensitivity settings Curvature 40 for an emergency stop Emergency stop is a safety feature of Butler When the machine detects an obstruction to its movement such as bunched up fabric or a stray object Butler will automatically stop stitching Lead Line BU Increment 0 1 The higher the E Stop the less likely Butler will stopbecauseofan obstruction Adjusting this setting too high may result in torn fabric and broken needles Margin allows you to set the margins top bottom left and right that are used for Scale Jump Stitch sets the distance the machine will allow itself to perform a jump stitch without prompting you to cut the thread or pull up the bobbin thread Acceleration sets the maximum rate of acceleration and deceleration used by the robotics Ihe number input doesnt match any popular unit of measurement and is unique to Butler Setup Constants Page 33 Increasing Acceleration increases the maximum acceleration
11. stitch during the trace SPI You may see an SPI or stitches per inch icon below the Stitch Controller button Ihis setting is not compatible with all machines SPI allows you to adjust the stitches per inch setting of select stitch regulators Horizontal Lock 8 Horizontal Lock locks the horizontal or left and right movement of the carriage This can be used among other things to help you draw straight horizontal lines Vertical Lock Vertical Lock locks the vertical or front and back movement of the carriage This can be used among other things to help you draw straight vertical lines Stitch Controller SPI Ermia the Stitcher Per 8 15 22 Maire 4 Horizontal Lock Los a ih ZU L4 Vertical Lock Home Stitch Controller Page 16 Angle Lock 8 Angle lock allows you to set any angle out of 360 degrees that you would like to lock the machine Touch the 0 0 icon to set the angle at which you desire to lock the movement of the machine Note that negative values are acceptable to create inverse degree angles Nest YY Nest allows you to nest a pattern below a stitched pattern on your quilt area This Angle Lock involves rolling your quilt to make room for the new pattern How to nest a quilt pattern l To nest your pattern Follow the on screen prompts and move your P machine to the bottom left corner of your quilt area
12. 0 93 SEX ICE Save Pattern Edit Mirror Page 21 Crop o o Crop the pattern to fit inside this Pattern Crop allows you to edit a pattern that overlaps the edge of a pattern box When you press crop a dialog box appears with options to cancel crop inside or press the green check mark The green check mark will crop and delete all of the pattern that is outside the pattern box Crop inside will crop and delete all of the pattern that is inside the pattern box Merge Merge allows you to merge all the patterns in the pattern box into one This can be useful when saving a repeated pattern as a new renamed pattern Reverse Start Stop Points Reverse Start Stop Points allows you to swap the start and end points of the currently selected pattern This will reverse the direction in which the pattern is stitched Reverse Start Stop Points Edit Crop Page 22 XJ AAA AA AAA AA AAA AO AS AAA AA AAA AA OW m QOC XOXC OKO OG Undo allows you to undo actions you take while designing your quilt including moves transformations and repeats of your patterns Undo Redo Redo will repeat any undone actions XX KO P OXO KOK CO XX ror NO AN
13. 24 Add Pattern Box Add pattern box will add a new pattern box to the layout When you press add pattern a box you will see three buttons a red X to cancel a green plus 9 to add a point to define the pattern box and a green checkmark 9 to place the last pattern box point finishing the pattern box After you place the first point a red minus button will appear that can be used to remove points that define the pattern box starting with the most recently placed How to make a two point pattern box Rather than mark each point of a square or rectangle pattern box you can simply mark the two diagonal corners This will produce a perfectly square pattern box with even lengths and heights while this is a quick solution if your quilt block isnt exactly square the stitched pattern may not line up properly Delete Patten Box Delete Pattern Box will remove the selected pattern box from the layout and all patterns inside of it Adjust Pattern Box Adjust Pattern Box allows you to redefine the borders of the currently selected pattern box Press the Adjust Pattern Box icon then follow the same procedure of adding a new pattern box to redefine the pattern box sia J Layout Add Pattern Box Add Pattern Box BHO 9 re EF Remove Pattern Box All patterns attached to the pattern box will be removed Ez
14. BUTLER QUILTING ROBOT User s Manual Table of Contents 4 OVERVIEW 4 Overview 5 IcoNs 5 Pattern Box View 5 Zoom in Out 5 Pan 6 How To 6 Quilt a quad pattern quilt block 9 Quilt a pantograph style clam pattern 11 Nest the daisies pantograph pattern 14 HOME 14 Go Stop 16 Stitch Controller 16 SPI 16 Horizontal Lock 16 Vertical Lock 17 Angle loc 17 Nest Table of Contents 19 19 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 20 24 24 24 24 25 25 29 26 EDIT Repeat Move Pattern Rotate Scale Mirror Add Remove Pattern Next Pattern Save Pattern Crop Merge Reverse Start Stop Points Undo Redo LAYOUT New Layout Open Layout Save Layout Add Pattern Box Delete Pattern Box Adjust Pattern Box Set Quilt Area Page 2 OX K KOX KOK 99 27 FREE MOTION 41 DEFINITIONS 41 Definiti 27 Record On Off 27 Save Pattern 28 FILE MANAGER 28 Source 29 Filename 29 Destination 30 Copy lo 31 SET UP 31 Updates 32 Parameters 32 Constants 34 Advanced 37 Test 38 Configuration 39 STITCH REGULATOR 39 Stitcher User Interface 40 INFORMATION 40 Information Table of Contents Page 3 DC XOX JON SA DOK Ke SR RSS SS SS OC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OX OX
15. Qe Configuration XOX XG Configuration is password protected XX and contains settings that should only OX KO be changed by an authorized dealer OK OG KOK eX ees NOK OXO OC OKO OXO MOK 90 QO XX Setup Configuration Page 38 D JON ON OX eae ae 9XG 0 0 NNN ONE OX NANA OKO 7 JCOCOCO0000000000000000000000000 A SN SN SNS SN PSN PSN SN SN SN PSN PSN SN NV PSN PSN SN SN SN PSN SN PSN SN PSN NS SN PSN PSN SN SN PSN LP CXGXGXGXGXGXGOXGXOXGXOXOXGOXGXGOXGAGXGAGXG AG XGXOXOXOAXOXGXGAGXAGXOXC AT 0 0 0 OOO X x 9o 1 XO OC MOK OO OO YOK XO XOX a EX XX Xe OKO OVE OXO OC Stitch Regulator Access the stitch regulator user interface Stitcher User Interface Pressing the sewing machine icon will show your Stitcher user interface on Butlers display If your stitcher user interface is not compatible with the Butler display or is not currently connected to Butler this icon will not appear Lo Stitcher User Interface Page 39 DAGAUAUARUAUAUBARUAUALGO ANO OX OOOO 96 uf ro PSN NT ANT ST NT OST ENT NT OST NS EN ENT ENT EN
16. and deceleration rate while decreasing the Acceleration decreases the maximum acceleration deceleration rate Curvature sets the maximum speed used by the machine when stitching on a curve The number input doesnt match any popular unit of measurement and is unique to Butler Increasing Curvature increases the maximum speed while decreasing Curvature decreases the maximum speed Lead Line is the speed Butler will travel when it is not stitching For example when traveling from the stop point of one pattern to the start point of another Increment sets the distance a pattern will travel when moved with the directional buttons Ihe default is one tenth of an inch Advanced Machine Type should match the make of your quilting machine Machine Type ensures that Butler can properly communicate with your specific quilting machine Setup Constants Configuration E Stop 100 DEM 0 1 NAE figuration Needle Up Flag Wait 1000 34 Machine Type must be changed from Default if Handle Bar connections are used If not using handle bra connections Default or a custom mode should be selected Needle Up Flag value is set automatically if required when selecting Machine Type NdlUp Press sets the amount of time that Butler sends a signal that the needle up button has been pressed to your quilting machine to Needle Up and should not
17. e Set Size button then enter the width and height when prompted or touch and drag the corners of the currently selected pattern Smart scale will automatically scale the pattern to as large as possible while staying inside the pattern box Morph allows you to fill any four sided pattern box with the selected pattern The pattern will distort to fil the pattern box if the pattern box isnt exactly square Ihe lock icon 5 will constrain pattern proportions while scaling This doesnt apply to Morph Edit Move Pattern pepe gt Er Ei Rotate Page 20 Mirror Mirror m Da Mirror allows you to flip the selected pattern vertically or horizontally Add B Remove Pattern Add a pattern to the quilt area Select a pattern from the left menu then press Select Pattern to add it to the current pattern box Remove pattern will remove the currently selected pattern from the pattern box Add Remove Pattern Next Pattern Next Pattern Next will select the next available pattern Ihe patterns are selected in the order in which they are added to the pattern box Save Pattern Save allows you to save the currently selected pattern and any changes you may have made under a new name Saving a pattern with its original name overwrites the old pattern The pattern O X 110v 053 is saved below the folders of the pattern select screen 1 107
18. he first pattern box in a layout Definitions Page 41 www quilt ez com O 2013 Quilt EZ rights reserved
19. hen Butler detects a thread color change it will stop quilting and prompt you to change the color of the thread Ignore colors is a way to bypass the thread color stops in those patterns Setup Advanced Page 36 Test Test is used to test if the Butler motor box is communicating properly with the quilting machine and if the motors are running to factory specifications These tests are mostly for use in factory Test All will test the communication of Butler to your stitch regulator as well as the encoder counts for both the X and Y motors If you are plugged into the handle bar port this will return communication failed every time because the handle bars arent providing feedback that the command was received Test X will test the encoder counts of the X motor only Test Y will test the encoder counts of the Y motor only The handle bars on some machines will plug into the Butler motor box Port D tests the communication between Butler and the handle bars for machines that do not plug into the Stitcher box port of the Butler motor box When pressed Port D Sends the needle up and stitching commands to the handle bars to verify functionality Setup Test Coniguramon Page 37 yr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KC KC KC KC KC 0 0 0 0 X CO CO 0 0 0 0 00000009000090909969 909999999999 X XO OO OX
20. ially stitched such as a pattern that had a thread break OK will proceed to follow the pattern After you press OK your machine will PULL UP THE BOGBIN THREAD reposition the needle to be over the start position of the first pattern on the pattern box and perform a needle up A notification will prompt you to pull up the bobbin thread Press Cancel to return to the pattern view or Press OK to have the machine begin following the pattern INI While the machine is following the pattern you can adjust the speed by using the up and down arrows on the right of the screen The lower the speed the slower the system will move The speed defaults to the max speed settings in the Setup Parameters tab During the trace you may need to stop your machine For example if you have a thread break or your bobbin runs out of thread To stop the machine press pause To start the machine again press start If you had a thread break press thread break and follow the on screen prompts ONE to begin where the thread break left off THREAD BREAK For best results it is recommended to resume the trace just before the thread break Home Go Stop Page 15 Stitch Controller When the Stitch Controller is highlighted any trace performed using the green Go button will stitch during the trace When the Stitch Controller is not highlighted any trace performed using the green Go button will not
21. in the currently selected folder Cancel returns you to the previous screen and OK will load the currently selected file or folder into the Filename field Destination Destination sets the active storage memory type to which files or folders will be copied by pressing the copy button This will set the destination of imported or moved files to Butlers internal memory Ihis will set the destination of imported or moved files to the inserted USB stick File Manager File Name Page 29 4 This will set the destination of imported or moved layouts to the correct internal folder The Layouts checkbox must be checked for imported layouts to be recognized by Butler Copy To Copy To shows you the location on the selected Destination memory type to which the selected Filename file or folder will be copied he file button to the right of Copy To allows you to manage files and or folders from the currently selected memory source For more on storage Source see source on page 27 The blue file button menu contains the New Folder Cancel and OK buttons New Folder creates a new folder in the currently selected folder Cancel returns you to the previous screen and OK will load the currently selected file or folder into the Filename field Copy will copy the selected Filename file or folder to the selected Copy To folder Delete will delete the selected Filename file or folder As delete cannot be undo
22. n offset rows of repeated patterns The left arrow icon for spacing allows you to automatically align the start and end points of repeated patterns This is most useful when repeating horizontally Autofill will automatically fill as many of the pattern as possible into the pattern box Move Pattern Move allows you to move the currently selected pattern Press the up down and left right arrows to move the pattern on the screen You can also touch and drag the center circle of the currently selected pattern to move it Check move all to move all the patterns at once Move start uses the machine needle to pinpoint where you would like to move a pattern The start point of the moved pattern will match wherever the needle is on the quilt top Edit Left Arrow Icon Move Pattern ET All NETTE con Repeat ace Page 19 Rotate Rotate allows you to rotate the currently selected pattern Press the 45 icons to rotate left or right press the plus and minus to rotate by single degrees or press the numbers in the center to input a specific degree of rotation Alternatively you can touch and drag the red circle at the lower right of the selected pattern Scale Scale allows you to scale the currently selected pattern You can scale the pattern by using the plus and minus buttons or the scoll bars in the scale menu You can scale the pattern by pressing th
23. ne always exercise caution when deleting files File Manager Copy To Page 30 Setup o Manage updates constants and machine specific settings Updates Ihe Updates tab allows you to verify the version of the display robot and machine to run updates to calibrate your display screen and to set your motor direction based on its mounting orientation System Info shows you your current display robot and machine versions as well as other licensing information Update robot allows you to run updates of the robotics via a USB stick Update files may be provided by an authorized Quilt EZ dealer Motor Forward or Motor Reversed is used to reverse the direction that the Motor pulleys turn Forward is used if the Motor Box is mounted to the carriage front while Reversed is used when the the Motor Box is mounted on the back of the carriage Ihe displayed name on the button indicates the current direction the motor is running Setup Updates Page 31 Parameters Max Speed sets the maximum speed at which Butler will run This will show as the default speed when you press Go Min Speed sets the minimum speed at which Butler will run We recommend that this setting only be changed under the direction of an authorized Quilt EZ dealer Lock sets the number of lock stitches or tie offs that Butler will use at a pattern stop point Constants Constants allows you to make
24. nother and to delete files you no longer need Source Source sets the memory source either internal or USB from which to copy or delete files and folders In other words this is where the patterns are coming from not where they are being saved to r OQ If internal is selected then your files will be saved to Butlers internal memory If USB is selected then your patterns will be saved to the inserted USB stick To decrease pattern preview load times pattern previews are saved as image files The blue file button allows you to manage preview images Previews are saved on internal memory Preview image files that have already loaded are not updated if a pattern is modified To update the preview image delete the preview image file Once the preview image has been deleted the preview image will update automatically when viewed when overwriting a pattern delete the patter first then upload it This ensures the old preview is also deleted File Manager Source Page 28 Layout allows you to manage all of your saved layouts Layouts are saved on internal memory Filename Filename Filename shows you the currently selected file if any The file button to the right of Filename allows you to manage the files and or folders from the source radio button options Destination The file button menu contains the New Folder Cancel and OK buttons New Folder creates a new folder
25. t corner of the quilt area and press green plus i then press OK 6 Press add pattern box Ed 7 Draw a pattern box 12 inches by 12 inches A pattern box is usually a traced quilt block For more about pattern boxes see page 41 7a To draw a pattern box position VEA EI the machine at the first corner of 1i Set the next point in the pattern box X 45A Y 6 02 the block and press the green plus 9 Move in a clockwise or counter clockwise motion to create each corner of the square pattern box At each corner press the green plus At the last corner press the green checkmark Ihe coordinates at the bottom right of the screen show your needle position in inches You can use the coordinates to help you measure the square box 7b If the pattern box dimensions aren t correct you can redraw the pattern box by pressing adjust pattern box How To Quilt Quad Pattern Block Page 6 8 Select pattern box view B at bottom left of screen 9 Navigate to new pattern box 5 10 Go to Edit on left navigation 11 Press add pattern ns SLT e x 12 Open the blocks folder BL LEM 13 Select the budding blocksjs061 pattern and press select pattern 14 Press select pattern You should see large circles around the edges 15 You should see large circles around the edges If not touch the pattern Touch the center circle of the pattern and drag it to the
26. t it 35 Press the green Go button dg 36 Press the green checkmark 9 pull up the bobbin thread then press the green checkmark 9 How To G m sm usr m Me H aD wp a B m Ens Mave Start J Ug INL Quilt Quad Pattern Block Page 8 Quilt a pantograph style clam MS Go to layout on left navigation Press new layout Press OK at notification screen p ow B Move machine to top left corner of quilt area and press green plus 5 Move machine to bottom right corner of the quilt area and press green plus 6 Go to Edit on left navigation 7 Press add pattern 8 Go to Pantos gt Clams and press select pattern 9 Move the machine so that the needle is at the top left corner of your quilt area 10 Press move amp sthen press Move start then press the green checkmark 11 Move the pattern so that half of the clam is off the left edge of the pattern box If you need to fine tune the placement press move bJ and use the movement arrows NCN right 12 Press repeat 53 13 Repeat the pattern horizontally press the horizontal repeat plus to get it just until it spans just past the right edge of the pattern 14 Press merge P to merge the repeated clams 15 Repeat the clams vertically press the vertical repeat plus until just before the bottom edge of the pattern box
27. tly and will stitch exactly where you would like 3 When you are satisfied that the placement is correct press the red stop button 4 Touch the stitch controller BA to highlight it 5 Press the green go button check that your needle is in the up position then the greencheck mark 9 6 Pull up the bobbin thread and press the green checkmark 9 7 Once that pattern is stitched go to Home and press nest e 8 You will now select two nesting points Move your machine so that the needle is directly above any point on the just stitched pattern preferably on the left side 9 Mark this point on the fabric with quilters chalk or something similar and then press the green check mark 2 10 Repeat steps 8 9 to mark the 2nd nesting point preferably on the right side SET 11 Roll your quilt then press the green checkmark 9 How To Nest Daisies Pattern Page 12 12 Move the machine to the first nesting point press the green checkmark 9 then move the machine to the second nesting point and press the checkmark 9 13 Move the machine to position the pattern then press the green checkmark The bottom pattern represents where the new pattern will be stitched and the grey pattern represents where the pattern has already been stitched The pattern is now nested and ready to be stitched How To Nest Daisies Pattern x o ee
28. top left corner of the pattern box 15a If you need to fine tune the placement press move i and use the movement arrows 0 to get it just right 16 Press rotate 17 Press 45 to the right 17a You also fine tune the rotation using the green plus buttons 18 Press repeat FI 19 Press the horizontal green plus and the vertical green plus 9 to repeat the pattern 2x2 20 Touch the 0 0 number box for horizontal spacing and set it to 1 0 21 Touch the 0 0 number box for vertical spacing and set it to 1 0 22 Press scale fall 23 Press the smart scale button Found at the bottom of the screen and red minus RETE DEBT How To Quilt Quad Pattern Block Page 7 24 Press scale EE again to de select the scale menu 25 Press add pattern 26 Select Corners gt JMPANTOO01C PYRAMID CRN and press select pattern 27 Resize and rotate the corner pattern to fit into a corner of the pattern box 28 Repeat steps 25 27 until all corners are filled 29 Go to home on the left navigation 30 Press the green go button du 31 After verifying that the needle is in the up position press the green checkmark 32 Press the green checkmark The pattern should now trace without stitching Ihis is a trial run to make sure that the pattern stitches where desired 33 Press the red stop button d 34 Press the stitch controller BA to highligh
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