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Quilting With the Simply Sixteen
Preparing to Quilt
1.
Make sure your machine has been cleaned, oiled, has a new needle, and that the tracks on the frame
are free from threads or other debris. If the machine isn’t already plugged in, plug it in now.
2.
Select your thread and wind one or more bobbins.
3. Turn on the power switch at the back of the machine.
4.
Set your bobbin tension and thread your machine.
5.
After loading your quilt, use a scrap of fabric along the edge of the quilt backing and batting to test the
top tension. Make adjustments to the top tension as needed.
To load the quilt
ONLINE
: To see how to load the quilt onto the HQ Little Foot Frame, watch the video
Loading a quilt
on the Little Foot frame
at:
http://www.handiquilter.com/videos/SimplySixteen
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ONLINE
: To see how to load the quilt onto the HQ Studio Frame, watch the video
Loading a quilt on
the HQ Studio Frame
at
http://www.handiquilter.com/videos/SimplySixteen130
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Using the Handlebar Buttons
ONLINE
: To see how to use the buttons on the handlebars, watch the video
Using the Handlebar
Buttons
at:
http://www.handiquilter.com/videos/SimplySixteen
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To bring bobbin thread to the top of the quilt
1.
After the machine is threaded, move the machine over the quilt to your
starting location.
2.
While firmly holding the tail of the needle thread, press the needle up/
down button twice, causing the needle to go down through the quilt
sandwich and then back to the up position. Or press and hold the up/down
button until the needle does a full revolution; then release the button.
3. Move the machine four to six inches while holding the needle thread in place. The bobbin thread will
pull up through to the top of the quilt.
4.
Grasp the bobbin thread loop and pull it to the desired length. Reposition the needle to the starting
location, tie off the threads by quilting a few stitches in place. Then begin quilting.
