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HQ Sweet Sixteen User Manual
Needle Size
12 (80)
14 (90)
16 (100)
18 (110)
20 (120)
Inserting (or Changing) the Needle
Figure 7
The needle that is in the machine when it arrives at
your home has been used for 20 minutes of testing. It is
possible that it could be damaged in shipping or as you
remove the machine from the box. For these reasons,
Handi Quilter recommends that you replace the needle
before beginning to quilt with your new machine.
1. Move the needle bar to the highest position by turning
the hand wheel.
2. Confirm that the power is off and that the machine is
unplugged.
3. Loosen the needle-bar clamp thumb screw (see
Figure 7) enough to assure that the needle can be
inserted all the way up to the top of the sight hole.
4. With the scarf (small ground out section/dip on the back
side of the needle just above the needle eye) facing the
hand wheel end of the machine, and the long groove
down the front of the needle facing the bobbin case
side (see Figure 7), push the needle all the way up into
the needle bar – until it can go no further. Look into the
sight hole to verify that the butt of the needle reaches
the top of the sight hole.
5. Carefully tighten the thumb screw. Over-tightening the
thumb screw will result in damaged threads or stripping
of the screw hole. Stripped holes are not covered under
warranty. To avoid over-tightening the screw, finger-
tighten only.
Note: Changing the needle is recommended for each
new quilt loaded on the machine or any time the needle
becomes bent, dull or burred.
Needles are inexpensive and are important to the success
of your project. Plan to change needles every 5-7 hours of
quilting or more often if working with a lot of fusibles or
heavy materials.
Needle/Thread Selection Guide
Threads
Monofilament, 100 wt. Silk,
60 wt. poly, mylar
Silk (100 wt) 60 wt., monofilament,
glitter, some metallics
60 wt., 50 wt., 40 wt., monofilament,
glitter, metallics
50 wt., 40 wt., 30 wt., metallic
30 wt., 20 wt., 12 wt.
SIGHT
HOLE
Changing the Hopping Feet
Your machine comes with
two hopping feet: a ruler
foot and an open-toe foot.
Use the ruler foot for ruler
work and everyday quilting,
and the open-toe foot when
you need greater stitch
visibility (such as micro
quilting).
1. Remove the foot that is
on the mount by using
the 2.5mm Allen wrench
to loosen the mounting
screw far enough that
you can slide the foot off
of the mount.
2. Slide the desired foot
onto the mount (figure 8).
Note that the opening
on the side of the foot is
lined up with the screw
hole. Push the foot up as
far as it will go.
3. Ensure the middle of the
foot opening is centered
with the needle when
the foot is fully tightened with the 2.5mm Allen wrench.
If it isn’t properly centered, loosen the lock nut; center
the foot with the needle; hold the foot in position; and
firmly tighten the lock nut (Figure 9).
Figure 8
Figure 9