Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Viking Quilt Designer II Husqvarna
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User’s Guide KEEPING THE WORLD SEWING.
This houshold sewing machine is designed to compl y with IEC/EN 60335-2-28 and UL1594 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: Read all instructions before using this household Sewing machine.
3 T able of Contents Learn y our Quilt Designer II 4 Overview - Front Side 4 Rear Side 5 Accessory T ray 5 Unpack Quilt Designer II 5 Connect to the Power Supply 6 Pack A way After Sewing 6 Accessory .
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 4 1. 2. 9. 6. 5. 10. 11. 12. 14. 15. 14. 33. 34. 35. 39. 3. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 37. 36. 41. 8. 13. 7. 4. 31. 40. 32. 42. 38. Learn y our Quilt Designer II Ov er view - F ront Side 1.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 5 50. 49. 47. 48. 43. 44. 45. 46. 51. Some fabrics have a lot of excess dye which can cause discoloration on other fabric but also on your sewing machine. This discoloring may be very diffi cult or impossible to remove. Fleece and denim fabric in especially red and blue often contain a lot of excess dye.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 6 3. 1. 2. P ack Awa y After Sewing 1. Press the power switch to tur n off the machine. 2. Unplug the cord from the wall socket fi rst and then from the machine. 3. Wind the main cord around your hand and place the cord in the pocket of the hard cover .
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 7 1. 2. 3. Accessor y T ra y / Sewing Surface In the Accessory T ray there are special places for presser feet, bobbins and needles plus space for other accessories. Store the accessories in the tray so they are easily accessible.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 8 b a Spool Pins Y our Quilt Designer II has two spool pins, a main spool pin and an auxiliary spool pin. The spool pins are suitable for all types of thread. Place the thread spool on the spool pin so that the thread reels coun ter-clock wise.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 9 c a b 1. 2. 3. b Thr eading the Upper Thr ead When threading the upper thread, make sure that the presser foot is raised and the needle is in the up position. The threading differs de pend ing on which spool pin position you choose.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 10 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a Thr eading for T win Needle 1. Insert a twin needle. See page 16 “Changing the needle”. 2. Use a second thread spool or wind a bob bin with the thread you are go ing to use as the second up per thread.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 11 1 2 b c e d 1. 2. 4. 3. a b c b d Bobbin Winding 1. Place an empty bob bin on the bobbin spindle at the front of the machine (the mark facing up). Bring the bobbin spindle down. A Pop-up menu on the T ouch Screen reminds you that bob bin winding is engaged.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 12 ST ART/STOP is touched when you want to run and stop the machine with out using the foot control. T ouch ST AR T/STOP to be gin and touch it again to stop sew ing. Thread Cutter is touched to cut the top and bob bin threads.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 13 By lowering the feed teeth it is eas i er to get thick terry cloth fabric un der the preser foot. Raise the feed teeth be fore star ting to sew. Sensor F oot Pressur e When selecting different fabric weights on the Sewing Advisor , the presser foot pressure will be ad just ed au to mat i cal ly.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 14 A B C D EH J R Pr esser F eet Among the accessories there are a number of pres ser feet for different purposes. Presser F oot A Fitted on the machine upon delivery. This foot is used mainly for straight stitching and zigzag stitch ing with a stitch length longer than 1.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 15 1. 2. Presser f oot S This foot is used for side-motion stitches. Sensor Buttonhole F oot When connected to the machine it measures but ton hole length and sews the buttonhole size that has been entered into the machine.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 16 A B C a b Needles The sewing machine needle plays an important role in successful sewing. T o ensure you will get a quality needle, we recommend needles of sys tem 130/705H. The needle case included with Quilt Designer II contains nee dles of the most used siz es for sew ing in woven and stretch fabrics.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 17 Note: Somewhere, on the right side of each d-Card, you fi nd a small dotted square. This is a code, used to secure that the correct stitch information is stored on the d-Card. Inter chang eab le d-Cards Quilt Designer II features interchangeable d-Cards.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 18 T ouch Scr een Quilt Designer II features a large T ouch Screen at the front right of the machine. The T ouch Screen is very easy to use. Just touch it with your fi nger tip to se lect a function or a stitch. The T ouch Screen area consists of two parts.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 19 Sewing Advisor Select fabric type and sewing technique from the Sewing Advisor , then Quilt Designer II selects the stitch and set tings (see page 28). The Sewing Ad vi sor is always active, except when programming or embroidering.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 20 SET Menu T ouch to override automatic settings and make man u al adjustments. There are six dif fer ent SET menus. T ouch if you want to step be tween them. Y ou can also change menu by touching repeatedly. The dif ferent menus are numbered from 1-6: , , , , , .
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 21 SET 2 T win Needle Safety When you sew with a twin needle, en ter the width be tween the needles. T ouch step by step until the correct number is dis played in the icon. For standard single nee dle, touch . Needle Stop P osition T ouch or to set needle stop up or down.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 22 SET 5 Languag e T o change language on the Touch Screen, touch until your lan guage choice is indicated. The language setting remains until you change it. T ouch Screen Contrast T ouch or to reduce or increase Touch Screen contrast.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 23 Attach Self-adhesive glide plate Cord the buttonhole Clearance Plate Feed teeth up down HELP Menu T ouch in the upper right corner of the T ouch Screen and a Help Menu appears. The Help Menu gives you information about the selected stitch, type of needle, presser foot, sta bi liz er etc.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 24 P op-up Menus Quilt Designer II features a number of Pop-up menus that ap pear on the T ouch Screen to indicate what to do when Quilt Designer II stops or is not sewing. For example, the Pop-up men us in form you when the top thread has bro ken, or if the bobbin is empty.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 25 Begin Sewing There are two ways to select stitches with Quilt Designer II, ei ther use the Sewing Advisor or select a stitch from one of the Stitch d-Cards. The Sewing Advisor • T ouch the Sewing Advisor tab on the Touch Screen.
Lear n your Quilt Designer II 26 1. 2. 3. Thr ead T ension The Sewing Advisor will automatically set the thread ten sion for the selected fabric and sewing technique. T o set the tension for special fabrics and/ or techniques, see page 20. T o understand the correct thread tension, sew a few sample zigzag stitches at different settings.
27 Utility Garment Se wing.
Utility Garment Sewing 28 Sewing Advisor Y our Quilt Designer II sewing machine featur es the exclusive Husqvar na Viking Sewing Advisor. W hen beginning a sewing project, touch the Sewing Ad visor tab . A fabric menu appears on the T ouch Scr een. T ouch your fabric type and weight.
Utility Garment Sewing 29 Leather Leather is animal skin with the coat (fur) removed. Leather can be smooth or sueded and has some give. Leather : for suede and real leather . Vin yl Vinyl is a synthetic material which often has a woven wrong side. Vinyl can be smooth or patterned and some vinyl has give.
Utility Garment Sewing 30 Seam A seam sews two pieces of fabric together with a seam allowance that will usually be pressed open. In most cases edges of the seam al low ance are fi nished with an overcast stitch before sewing the seam. Seams in stretch fabric must stretch with the fabric.
Utility Garment Sewing 31 Ov er cast Overcast fabric edges to prevent fraying and to help them lay fl at. It is easiest to overcast before the garment is sewn together . Presser foot J is rec om mend ed for light and medium weight fab ric to pre vent puckering along the edge.
Utility Garment Sewing 32 A BC Seam/Ov er cast for Rib bing The Seam/Overcast technique is perfect for stitch ing ribbed neckbands and cuffs. Cut a mock neckline in a stretch medium fabric, touch Stre.
Utility Garment Sewing 33 Baste Basting is temporary stitching for fi tting garments, gathering (see page 38) and marking. The Sewing Advisor automatically sets a long stitch length and reduces the tension so the threads are easy to remove or to pull for gathering.
Utility Garment Sewing 34 Blind Hem The blind hem creates an invisible hem on garments. There are two types of blind hem, one is recommended for medium to heavy woven fab rics, the other for stretch. The blind hem is not suggested for light weight fabric, but your Sew ing Advisor will select the best stitch possible.
Utility Garment Sewing 35 Hem The Hem technique on your Sewing Advisor will select the visible or topstitch hem that is best for your fabric weight and type. For woven fabric, leather and vinyl, a straight stitch is selected. For stretch fabrics, elastic stitches are se lect ed.
Utility Garment Sewing 36 0 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 34 38 42 46 50 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 a. Buttonhole The Sewing Advisor will select the best but ton hole and stitch settings for your fabric. Fabric should be interfaced and/or stabilized where but ton holes are to be sewn.
Utility Garment Sewing 37 1. Sewing dir ection for satin stitch buttonholes sewn with the Sensor Buttonhole F oot 2. Sewing dir ection for buttonholes without satin stitches or satin stitch buttonholes sewn with pr esser foot C • Step on the foot control, the Sen sor Buttonhole Foot lowers automatically.
Utility Garment Sewing 38 Utility Sewing Stitch d-Card A 1 includes Utility Stitches. Utility stitches are the stitches selected by the Sewing Advisor and a r ow of additional stitches w hich ar e described on the following pages. When you have inserted the Stitch d-Card in the machine (see page 17), touch the pictur e of the stitch to select it.
Utility Garment Sewing 39 • • • • Snap on the optional Edge Stitching Foot or Edge Joining Foot for topstitching with dif fe rent needle positions.
Utility Garment Sewing 40 Center Zipper Fabric: W oven medium Use: Size 80 needle. T ouch: W oven medium fabric and Seam technique. Sew the two fabrics together along the 5/8'' (15 mm) seam line up to the notch at the zip per pla ce ment. T ouch: Baste on the Sewing Advisor and baste the zipper area of the seam together .
Utility Garment Sewing 41 Increase the stitch length on the Reinforced Straight Stitch for impressive topstitching. Reinfor ced Straight Stitch The reinforced straight stitch is stronger than ordinary straight stitch, due to the fact that the stitch is tri ple and elastic.
Utility Garment Sewing 42 Multiple ZigZag Stitches The multiple zigzag stitches on Stitch d-Card A 1 , look like a zigzag stitch with straight stitch es in the “zig” and the “zag” of the stitch. Stitch A 1 13, three- step zigzag, is up to 1/4'' (6 mm) wide and suitable for light and me di um fab rics.
Utility Garment Sewing 43 Mending and Darning Stitches A 1 32-33 Darning a small hole or a tear before it becomes larger can save a garment. Choose the fi nest thread in the closest color match possible. Fabric: W oven medium T ouch: W oven medium on the Sewing Advisor .
Utility Garment Sewing 44 A 1 34 5/8'' (15 mm) A 1 35 Buttonholes On your Quilt Designer II Stitch d-Card A 1 , select from tw o dif f e r ent but ton hole styles. Select the Bartack style (A 1 34) for most buttonhole sewing and the Keyhole style (A 1 35) for tailor ed jack ets.
Utility Garment Sewing 45 Corded Buttonhole (Str etch Fabrics) When sewing buttonholes in stretch fabrics Quilt Designer II recommends to cord the buttonhole to in crease the stability and to keep the buttonhole from stretching out.
Utility Garment Sewing 46 Stitch T able - Utility Stitches 1-3 Straight Stitch For all kinds of sewing in woven fabrics, 25 different needle positions. 4-6 Stretch Stitch For seams in tricot and stretch fabrics. 7-9 Reinfor ced Straight Stitch For seams which are subject to considerable strain.
47 Quilting.
Quilting with Quilt Designer II 48 Quilting No one r eally knows w hen quilt ing began. Many Eu r o pe an im mi grants br ought the technique to Ame ri ca where patchwork quilt ing Á ourished.
Quilting with Quilt Designer II 49 Decorativ e Stitch Tie Quilting Tie a quilt with a single dec o ra tive stitch. • T ouch stitch E 1 15 • T ouch . • Stitch several diamond stitches about 1'' (25 mm) apart to ‘‘tie’’ the quilt sample.
Quilting with Quilt Designer II 50 Piecing Quilts Stitch blocks together quickly and easily with the pre pro grammed scant 1/4'' (6 mm) quilter’s piec ing stitch. • Place two pieces of fabric right sides together . • Select stitch E 1 01 and snap on Presser Foot A.
Quilting with Quilt Designer II 51 Log Cabin Quilt The Log Cabin Quilt is a favorite traditional quilt pattern that is easy and fast to sew. The tra di tion al red center blocks are said to represent the fi re in the fi replace or the heart of a log cab in.
Quilting with Quilt Designer II 52 Making the blocks: Select W oven Light on the Sewing Advisor . Snap on presser foot A and insert stitch d-Card E 1 with quilt and appliqué stitches in your Quilt De sign er . Select stitch E 1 01 for a 1/4” (6 mm) seam al low ance when the fabric edges line up with the edge of the A Foot.
Quilting with Quilt Designer II 53 Inner border : Illustration G , H Piece together on the diagonal, 1 strip for each side of the quilt top for inner border . To piece on the diagonal, place them right sides together on a 90 degree angle and stitch on a diagonal to eliminate bulk at the seams.
Quilting with Quilt Designer II 54 After fi nishing the pattern of the dark logs, rethread with sewing thread matching the lighter logs and continue to in the same way to quilt along the edge of the light logs. Quilt through all layers around the quilt top and around the inner frame.
Quilting with Quilt Designer II 55 Illustration O Illustration P Illustration O T o sew a mitered seam where the two pieces of binding meet, fold the ends diagonally where they meet and press. Illustration P Pin together along the fold lines and stitch, be ing careful not to catch the quilt in this seam.
Quilting with Quilt Designer II 56.
57 Decorativ e Sewing.
Decorative Sewing 58 F r ee Motion Sewing With free motion sewing you have unlimited pos si bil i ties to create beautiful and creative dec o ra tions ide al for fashion accessories and embellishing garments. T o select a free motion stitch, enter and select or .
Decorative Sewing 59 When free motion (free hand) sewing at slow speed (less than 200 rpm) the presser foot moves up and down. The foot is down when the needle is down to hold the fabric in place while the stitch is formed. The foot is raised with the needle so the fabric can be moved without risk ing to bend the needle.
Decorative Sewing 60 The trans par ent press er foot B is an optional accessory. There is also an open toe appliqué foot that is com plete ly open in front for great er vis i bil i ty. Like the trans par ent press er foot B it fea tures a red guide line for sat in stitching.
Decorative Sewing 61 Bridging Stitch The bridging stitch sews two piec es of fab ric or trim with edg es butt ed to geth er . Use this tech nique to join strips of lace and/or rib bon and to stitch them to a fi n ished fab ric edge. The bridg ing stitch is pre ferred for this type of join ing for a fl at, neat re sult.
Decorative Sewing 62 Adjust the Decorativ e Stitches By using the Quilt Designer II function buttons or the functions in the ADJUST menu, you can v ar y the stitches to À t your speci À c pr oject. W hen sewing decorative stitches, always use Husqv ar na Viking T ear- a-way stabilizer.
Decorative Sewing 63 Single Stitch • T ouch before beginning to sew or while sewing a decorative stitch to sew only one stitch pattern. • Sew a stitch. The machine stops and ties off in place automatically. • T ouch again to cancel it. Mirr or Ima ge Mirror image changes the direction of the decor-ative stitch pattern.
Decorative Sewing 64 Pr o gramming W ith Quilt Designer II you can program stitches and letters into combinations. Save the pr ogrammed combinations in nine permanent memories. A programmed stitch combination that is saved in one of the memories is r etained in the memor y e ven w hen the machine is tur ned of f .
Decorative Sewing 65 Pr o gram Stitches and Letters T o program the stitch combination shown: • T ouch “ FUNC ” to bring up • Insert Stitch d-Card E 1 , • T ouch stitch E 1 15. It appears on the T ouch Screen The cursor moves automatically to the next po si tion ready to receive the next stitch, or to adjust the one just entered.
Decorative Sewing 66 Change a Stitch or Letter Any stitch or letter can be changed in when the cursor is positioned under the stitch or let ter . Simply touch the correct stitch or letter , to replace the one you would like to change.
67 Car e of y our Quilt Designer II.
Care of your Quilt Designer II 68 OUT IN OUT IN IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN A 1. 2. 3. B 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Car e of y our Quilt Designer II Quilt Designer II is equipped with two lights, one is placed to the left of the needle (A) and the other up to the right (B).
Care of your Quilt Designer II 69 1. 2. Car e of the Machine T o keep your sewing machine operating well, clean it often. No lubrication (oiling) is needed. Turn off the main switch. Cleaning Wipe the exterior surfaces of your Quilt Designer II with a soft cloth to remove any dust or lint built up.
Care of your Quilt Designer II 70 T r oub le Shooting Any Time Y ou Experience a Problem When Sewing: • Enter correct type and weight of fabric in the Sewing Advisor . • Insert new needle-size and type as HELP recommends. • Rethread the top and bobbin.
Care of your Quilt Designer II 71 Bobbin alarm does not w ork? • Clean lint from bobbin area. • Use only authentic Husqvarna green style bobbins. Bobbin winds irr egularly? • Check threading for bobbin winding. Thread cutter does not cut? • Remove stitch plate and clean lint from bob bin area.
Care of your Quilt Designer II 72.
73 Optional Stitch d-Car ds / Embr oider y Theme.
74 Optional Stitch d-Cards / Embr oider y Theme Crazy Quilt Stitches, E 2 Intricate crazy patch stitches were traditionally sewn by hand. Stitch d-Card E 2 features an array of hand look stitches created by quilters for quilters.
75 Optional Stitch d-Cards / Embr oider y Theme Children Stitches, G 1 Stitch d-Card G 1 contains 24 stitches specially de signed for children. Use the stitches to program cute combinations, sew doll faces, or rows of fun stitches. Scallop Stitches, H 1 On Stitch d-Card H 1 , you fi nd 27 different Scallop Stitch es.
76 Optional Stitch d-Cards / Embr oider y Theme 8-and 4-W a y stitches, T 1 Find 4- and 8-W ay stitches on Stitch d-Card T 1 . With the stitches on this card, you can sew in different directions without turning the fab ric. These stitches are perfect when you use the free ar m, to mend trousers or appliqué small garments.
77 Index.
Index 78 A ccessory T ray 7 Adjust Menu 23 Adjust stitches 62-63 Appliqué 60 B alance 20 Baste - Sewing Advisor 33 Belt loops 35 Blind hem - Sewing Advisor 34 Block Letters Stitch d-Card 17, 61 Bobbi.
Index 79 O ptional Stitch d-Cards 73-76 Overcast - Sewing Advisor 31 Overview 4-5 P acking away after sewing 6 Patching and tears 43 Placing the accessories 7 Placing the bobbin in the machine 11 Pop-.
W e reserve the right to change the machine equipment and the assortment of accessories without prior notice, or make modifi - cations to the performance or design. Such modifications, however , will always be to the benefit of the user and the product.
Please note that on disposal, this product must be safely recyc- led in accordance with relevant National legislation relating to electrical/electronic products .
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