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OMG - this is a eureka moment for me! Its just registered that I no longer need to struggle trying to squish a quilt under the top bit of the frame and having the magnets popping off in all directions! You must excuse me while I go bang my head against the table. I can't believe its taking me 8 mths to make this discovery! :shock::shock:

some projects I have done
 

Here are a few of the projects I have done lately

Be a little careful using canned air to clean out your machine. I have a Ruby Deluxe - Viking - and was told by my repair man to not use air. It can push the dust further under the machine and jam it into spots. I bought an attachment for my vacuum that I can stick under the bobbin case and get most of the dust. Also, the cold air produces moisture that can harm the machine.

This is all very true.

PO was told the same thing...after I used it, it did cause some problems.

Hello everyone,
I have the 6-d embroidery software and would love to use the express design wizard that comes with the program. Problem is that it's a hit and miss when creating the design. I am thinking it is the type of picture I'm trying to use that is giving me the problem. Is there anyone, who is familiar with the software or digitizes emb designs , that can give me a direction to the correct pictures or how to convert them to the right type of file ie bitmap, vector etc or just general info period..many thanks in advance..

Designer's Gallery has software called Quilt Label Works, I love it and use it all the time.

Kitty, I have found the best file to use is a vector...I have the best luck with .wmf files. I did bring the file into 6D's paint and did minimal clean up.

In in my experience the sales pitch gives you the idea that you can create an embroidery design from a pic in just a few short clicks...... And even though Vikings software has come a long ways.... There are a few steps that make your embroidery design successful.

i am sure there are many people on this site who are experts at this software....but you may pm me and I can share with you what I have learned.

Michelle

Kitty, have you looked thru the tutorials on Vikings web-site, they have lots of them. The other site that has classes for this software4D thru 6 is mrpatienc.com, he has free tutes and also classes

Thank you so much for you response, I will try the vector,wmf. files and see what happens..Thanks for your offer, I just might have to take you up on it..lol

Thanks for your reply, I have been to the Viking site but will go and look again, maybe I missed it. I will also try the other site you suggested as well..

Kitty, you know that along the manuals that come with the software, if you go into your computer under programs and where your 6D is installed you can find more info. I'm at work right now so I'm not sure what its called but what it is, is a copy of the manuals that came with your software plus alot more. They tutorials, etc along with it. You can also sign up with Viking to get their monthly newsletter and there is lots of info and tutorials in it as well. I wish I had my laptop with me so that I could tell you exactly what its called but it is under 6D, its good to check alot of that stuff out because it'll also contain alot of fixes and solutions that they found after the manuals were created. I'll go to Vikings web site and check where the tutorials are now and see if I can find the link.
try this one, http://www.embroiderylearningcenter....aign=6DWebsite, its not the only one under vikings

Thanks Judy, I will look again..I'm just missing it somehow..lol

So I have a question about what you do with bad embroideries. I am learning my Brother PE 770 and I spent this morning trying to get two designs on one dish towel. I have two good designs on two separate dish towels (the other side of the towel is ruined with a unusable partial design) and I've decided that I am going to cut the good designs from each towel and sew them together with some fun fabric so I can keep them for me. What do you do with boo boos?

Make hanging towels with the good end. Just find a pattern for
adding fabric.

Sometimes what I do with my boo boo projects is save them or
take close up photos of the bad areas and try to keep a log book
with as many details as I can remember about what I did wrong,
(or think I did wrong), along with any other details and what I did
to fix the issue.

Of course usually after making notes about the mistake I generally
toss the item to rags box.

I'm sure this has been addressed before, but don't have time to read thru 150 pages. I have a Brother Quattro6000 that is being horribly underutilized. Being in a small(ish) town, the store I got it from is not equippped to instruct. That and the fact that it's not the latest model anymore.

Anyway, I wanted to be able to embroider quilting patterns onto quilts, but don't know how to set up the quilt. Do I hoop it in a regular hoop? Use stabilizer? Haven't the slightest idea how to even start. I bought a lot of patterns on line that would fit into a 4 or 6 inch square that I'm anxious to use.

Anyone know where I can find instructions (since those that came with the machine do not even begin to address this), how-to videos, hints, advice, anything? How do you handle the weight of the quilt on the machine to allow it to move? Would appreciate anything I can get. Like I said, it's a shame the machine is so underutilized, especially since it cost more than the long-arm sit-down machine I just bought. lol Does anyone know if there are magnetic hoops that would fit this machine (can't find online).

I recently finished a Christmas quilt and was quite pleased with how it turned out. 1. Make a good sized quilt sandwich: top, batting, backing (no stabilizer) for checking threads-top and bottom if using two different types or colors or invisible, tension, your design, etc. as you should use the same weight thread in the bobbin for the backside of the quilt. You really want to test that tension. 2. Have your machine on a large table to hold the whole weight of your quilt. 3. Open your hoop as far as possible, hoop, choose the design you tested and embroider.

[QUOTE=IrishgalfromNJ;7091304]So I have a question about what you do with bad embroideries. I am learning my Brother PE 770 and I spent this morning trying to get two designs on one dish towel. I have two good designs on two separate dish towels (the other side of the towel is ruined with a unusable partial design) and I've decided that I am going to cut the good designs from each towel and sew them together with some fun fabric so I can keep them for me. What do you do with bo

I use old hand towels that I have in the rag bag to try out monograms or questionable designs sometimes. Haven't had much problem with boo boo's when working on designs but am sure I would just add it to the rag bag if I messes up.

I keep them and use them for dust clothes if they look bad...have a couple towels with upside down designs...

I totally agree with Quilty-Louise......I would do the same....and by the way....I think that it happens to all of us on our quilting road.....sometime something just has to go to the trush..... Good luck, keep smiling and remember that most if the projects actually do come out looking great..... Also you can make some record of which thread were you using, how many stitches the project had ( there is a limit to the stitches you machine will accept ) kind if fabric and the kind of stabilizer yoy are using.....I was sure I was using the right kind till I found something that is much better and it shows on the results...... Also the tention...when the stitches are dense or loose, you have to play with the tention just a very tiny bit......good luck

Greetings!
I'm hoping to make some Easter egg holders for DGD. Also, I have a friend who is dealing with a serious disease, and I'm going to make her a "prayer pocket". I've purchased a little key ring design that has a pocket in it. I'll make it for her and put a prayer in it. She can keep it in her pocket or purse and be reminded that people love her and are praying for her. I'll also let her know that she can write her own prayers down and put them in the pocket. I don't have any other pressing plans for my embroidery machine, but ideas keep popping up.

DJ, the free standing lace egg holders and baskets on embroidery.com stitch out so well. Since I knew my grandkids might be playing with them, I used serger thread instead of rayon like normal. I slowed the stitch speed down, used a 90 top stitch needle and doubled the stablizier. I didn't want to spend a fortune on thread just in case they became play toys. Since then, my little ones have grown so now I need to make lots more this year. Save your scraps of water soluable stabilzer, it makes great starchy water to stiffen up your designs if needed and I also spray a little 505 on it and put it on the hooped stabilier and use it when I need just a small area needs extra or I need to mend an area of stabilzer that got ripped, etc. Works great.

Good luck on your projects....seems lika a very noble cause....I am sure your friend will find a comfort in these pockets........as for myself I hope to try some applique...I have never tried to make a machine embroidery applique....i just bought few designs from the emblibrary library that is my favorite place.....

Hey....sound like you did a grat job....and thanks for the tips...I didn,t even know this site of embroidery.com....thank you and good luck

I found this extra cute leprechaun on embroidery library and I had to have it. I made this dish towel for DD, but I have to make two more, one for each brother. Mom was Irish and loved to celebrate St. Patrick's Day so I had to have these two designs. I put both of these designs on one dish towel, one design on each end.

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Hey....sound like you did a grat job....and thanks for the tips...I didn,t even know this site of embroidery.com....thank you and good luck

Sorry, I meant emblibrary.com. There are so many websites out there. I like oregonpatch because they have tons of sites listed on their site with lots of specials. My baskets did turn out really nice. I used varigated thread on most of them, its one of my favorite threads to emb or serge with.

Thanks for the information. emblibrary.com is where I got the patterns that I'm going to try. Glad to hear they stitched out well. I do save my water soluable stabilizer scraps. I hoop one layer and then add some scraps on top with 505 for added strength. Great idea!

Irishgal ~ Great work! So cute. I know your family will enjoy using the towels.

Some of you may know that I am a Type 2 insulin dependent
diabetic.

With that being said I have been "playing" around with some ideas
for several years to help raise money for diabetes research. I knew
WHAT I wanted to do, just never could find the "right" design to help
me with my quest.

I saw this design, and a few others that are similar and knew this
was "the" design.

This is my first sample, there will be some changes with the next
few until I figure out the exact look I want.

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I am a Type 1 insulin dependent diabetic and I think your design is beautiful!!

Thanks Dixie!

I did not create the embroidery design, but the color, and enhancements
are ideas I have had for several years.

Louise,
I love it! The embellishments are awesome and gives it a great effect.

Quilty-Louise love the design you have chosen to do. Beautiful.

Louise, its a beautiful design.....Good luck with the noble cause....

Very nice Louise. Great looking and wonderful cause.

I have been working on my large hoop (7x12) which does not like me I am sure . I can do all other hoops which are smaller. Each time I get to the middle of the hoop my fabric starts to pull and then jam. I think the middle
of the hoop just does not have a good hold on the fabric. After to many tries, went to All Brands and they told me to
wrap elastic ( like the kind you do for a hurt ankle) around the part that is not keeping the fabric in place. Not much
just a little will hold the fabric on the frame. Will try tomorrow, has anyone tried this, or maybe another idea. thanks!

There is a product that I have been using for many years.

It's called "hoop grip" and I honestly swear by this.

Yes....I hear that the larger hoops can cause problems especially on some machines....
I would like to know which machine you are using the larger ( 7 x 12 " ) hoop.....I am very tempted to buy the bigger hoop but unless I hear from another quilter that it works well with the Janome 350 ,I rather wait...they are expensive and I don,t want to get frustrated...life is complicated as it is.....good luck

Quilty-Louise,
I have the hoop grip and it is amazing!

I use strips of rubber shelf liner held in place with double sided tape on my large hoops.

Cari

Thanks for the tips....I may try it some day