QUILTsocial | Issue 08
Here it is, the new issue of QUILTsocial Magazine! We're extremely excited to release this FREE issue featuring a full 88 pages packed with free tutorials, patterns, and product reviews. This is a very exciting issue! (I know, I say that about all of them...) But I'm very excited that we're taking a close look at 3 different sewing machine brands, highlighting their special features and exploring them with cool projects. This issue also has the very fun and diverse quilting projects you've come to expect from QUILTsocial. You don't want to miss our many tutorials, like reducing bulk in your seams, threads that enhance Sashiko work, and bringing together stenciling fabric and machine embroidery to create a one of kind quilt block, to name a few. Enjoy the issue, and happy quilting!
Here it is, the new issue of QUILTsocial Magazine! We're extremely excited to release this FREE issue featuring a full 88 pages packed with free tutorials, patterns, and product reviews.
This is a very exciting issue! (I know, I say that about all of them...) But I'm very excited that we're taking a close look at 3 different sewing machine brands, highlighting their special features and exploring them with cool projects.
This issue also has the very fun and diverse quilting projects you've come to expect from QUILTsocial. You don't want to miss our many tutorials, like reducing bulk in your seams, threads that enhance Sashiko work, and bringing together stenciling fabric and machine embroidery to create a one of kind quilt block, to name a few. Enjoy the issue, and happy quilting!
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Three hoops come standard with the<br />
Designer EPIC. I’m going to talk a bit<br />
more about the hoops and how to hoop<br />
your fabric later this week.<br />
The three sizes are:<br />
360 x 260<br />
260 x 200<br />
120 x 120<br />
In case you’re like me and those<br />
numbers mean nothing to you, the<br />
equivalents are:<br />
14” x 10”<br />
10” x 7½”<br />
4½” x 4½”<br />
There’s a very large hoop that you can<br />
purchase separately. It’s called the<br />
Majestic Hoop and measures 360 x 350<br />
or for the metric challenged among us –<br />
that’s 14” x 13¾”. Now that’s huge!<br />
Here’s a design that I selected to stitch<br />
out. Yes, there are loads of buttons and<br />
options on the screen. The good news<br />
is you don’t have to touch any of them<br />
in order to stitch out a design. Simply<br />
go through the menus, select a design,<br />
thread the embrodiery machine, hoop<br />
your fabric and select GO. But once you<br />
get the hang of those basics, they will go<br />
along much quicker and you’re going to<br />
want to do a whole lot more!<br />
And if you forget a step, you can simply<br />
follow along on the handy built-in<br />
instructions on the tablet like screen!<br />
Three hoops<br />
come standard<br />
One of the many built-in embroidery designs<br />
Oh – the possibilities are endless. I’ll be<br />
doing some embroidery later this week<br />
but I wanted to give you a peek under<br />
the hood just in case you thought it was<br />
complicated. There are loads of options<br />
and once you get comfortable, then you<br />
can start to use those options. There’s<br />
plenty of stuff to keep you busy while<br />
you learn.<br />
Keep reading as we delve a bit more into<br />
the mystery of machine embroidery with<br />
the Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC.<br />
Q<br />
.com<br />
UILTsocial<br />
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