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identify two points on the line and rotate the pattern
to match that angle.
• Identify the left-hand side of the line on the quilt
that the pattern should follow and press “Start Point”
button.
• Identify the right-hand side of that same line and
press “End Point” button.
• Press “Rotate” button.
• The pattern should now be rotated to match the
line.
• To make the pattern follow the same line but
upside down, simply identify the right-hand side as
the “Start Point” and the left-hand side as the “End
Point” and the pattern will be upside down.
This process can be thought of as drawing a line from
the “Start Point” to the “End Point” as indicated by
the arrows in the illustration below (
Figure 18
). The
line then defines the angle that the pattern will be
rotated.
For example, by pressing “Start Point” and then
moving the machine directly to the right (0° angle)
and then pressing “End Point,” the pattern will not
have been rotated at all. However, by pressing “Start
Point” and then moving directly to the left (180°
angle) and pressing “End Point,” the pattern will now
be rotated 180°, or in other words it is now upside
down.
Figure 18
Press the “Done” button to save the changes and
return to the “Quilt” menu.
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3.
Within the Rotate menu is the ability to
identify two points by which to create an angle. For
example, assume a quilt is loaded and it happens
to be at a slight angle. The pattern that is loaded
is a pantograph that extends the width of the quilt.
Rather than try to get the quilt straightened or try to
guess what the actual angle is that the pattern would
need to be rotated to compensate, the user can iden-
tify a point on the left and then a point on the right
(by moving the machine to those points) and the pat-
tern will be rotated to the angle between those two
points. Likewise, if there is an odd angle (such as a
sashing on an angle or a block on point) that needs
to be matched on the quilt, use the same process to
identify two points on the line and rotate the pattern
to match that angle.
•
Identify the left-hand side of the line on the
quilt that the pattern should follow and press start
point button.
•
Identify the right-hand side of that same line
and press end point button.
•
Press roate button.
•
The pattern should now be rotated to match
the line.
•
To make the pattern follow the same line but
upside down, simply identify the right-hand side as
the “Start Point” and the left-hand side as the “End
Point” and the pattern will be upside down.
This process can be thought of as drawing a line from
the “Start Point” to the “End Point” as indicated by
the arrows in the illustration below (
Figure 17
) the
line then defines the angle that the pattern will be
rotated. For example, by pressing “Start Point” and
then moving the machine directly to the right (0°
angle) and then pressing “End Point,” the pattern
will not have been rotated at all. However, by press-
ing “Start Point” and then moving directly to the left
(180° angle) and pressing “End Point,” the pattern
will now be rotated 180°, or in other words it is now
upside down. Don’t worry too much about where on
the quilt these points are selected, as long as they are
somewhere along the line to be followed, since the
computer just calculates the angle between the two
points. Keep in mind that the pattern must be re-
positioned after it has been rotated to make sure the
rotated pattern is in the correct location on the quilt.
is now upside down. Don’t worry too much about where on the quilt these points are selected,
as long as they are somewhere along the line to be followed, since the computer just calculates
the angle between the two points. Keep in mind that the pattern must be re-positioned after it
has been rotated to make sure the rotated pattern is in the correct location on the quilt.
0° (360°)
180°
45°
270°
Press the (
Done.jpg
) button to save the changes and return to the “Quilt” menu.
(
Mirror Icon.jpg
) Press the “Mirror” button to enter the “Mirror” screen (figure 18).
(
Mirror Vertical.jpg)
Press this button to mirror the current pattern vertically.
(
Mirror Horizontal.jpg
) Press this button to mirror the current pattern horizontally.
Press the (
Done.jpg
) button to save your changes and return to the “Quilt” menu.
(
Crop Icon.jpg)
The Crop function can be used to cut off portions of a pattern that should not be stitched. For
example, if a pantograph is being repeated down the length of the quilt and only half the height
of the last row will fit, position the row where it should start and then crop the bottom portion
off so the Pro-Stitcher does not stitch beyond the end of the quilt. It is possible to crop the top,
bottom, left or right edges of the pattern (or any combination of those).
•
From the Quilt Menu select the “Crop” button.
•
Identify the bottom left-hand corner of the pattern area that is to be kept by moving the
machine to align the crosshairs with that point.
•
Press the (
Bottom Left.jpg
) button (figure 19). The button will briefly light up to indicate it
has been pressed.
•
Move the machine to align the crosshairs with the top right corner of the pattern area to be
kept.
•
Press the (
Top Right.jpg
) button (figure 20).
•
Press the (
Crop.jpg
) button to crop the area that has just been defined (figure 21).
Figure 17
Mirror
Press the “Mirror” button to enter the “Mirror”
screen (
Figure 19 on next page
).
Press the “Mirror Vertically” button to mirror the
current pattern vertically.
Press the “Mirror Horizontally” button to mirror the
current pattern horizontally.
Press the “Done” button to save your changes and
return to the “Quilt” menu.
Don’t worry too much about where on the quilt
these points are selected, as long as they are some-
where along the line to be followed, since the compu-
ter just calculates the angle between the two points.
Keep in mind that the pattern must be re-positioned
after it has been rotated to make sure the rotated pat-
tern is in the correct location on the quilt.