Husqvarna Quilt Designer II, User Manual

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Quilting with Quilt Designer II
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Quilting
No one really knows when quilt ing began. Many Eu ro pe an
im mi grants brought the technique to Ame ri ca where patchwork
quilt ing
Á ourished. Quilts were both func tion al and com mem o ra tive.
The English aristocracy pieced scraps of ele gant fabrics with beau ti ful
hand embroidery for Cra zy Quilt ing. Today you can quilt with your
Quilt Designer II to cre ate beau ti ful quilts and quilt ed gar ments in
a fraction of the time.
Quilt and Appliqué Stitch d-Card E
1
On Stitch d-Card E
1
you fi nd quilt and appliqué
stitches.
Simulate the look of a hand quilt ing with stitch E
1
02
and in vis i ble thread. Touch stitch E
1
24 for stip ple
quilting. There are also stitches that can be used for
Cra zy Quilting, for in stance E
1
15, E
1
17, E
1
20 and
E
1
21. The feath er stitches (E
1
07-12) are very typical
for quilting. Stitches E
1
03-06 are 6-9 mm wide and
create beau ti ful rows of chan nel quilting.
There are four special appliqué stitches on Stitch
d-Card E
1
. Stitch E
1
23 imitates the look of appliqué
stitched by hand. When sewing with stitch E
1
26 and
E
1
27 you will get a beautiful shad ow effect.
Crazy Quilting