QUILTsocial Issue 14

Step 3 - One final check
Before you hit GO, it’s not a bad idea
to double check the spelling and the
placement to ensure that everything
is exactly as you want it to be. It would
be bad to stitch out the label and spell
your name or some other vital piece of
information incorrectly.
I also zoomed right out so that I could
see the label as it would appear stitched
out (smaller but you get the idea).
Notice that I played around with the text
shaping tool. It was easy and if I wasn’t
sure of something, I looked it up in the
User’s Guide and then I wasn’t afraid to
play around on the screen.
Using the grid lines and the positioning tools to
place the rows of lettering
I was struggling a little bit with the
positioning so I zoomed in to make
it easier to see where the lines were
positioned. I also used the positioning
tools that are situated in the bottom
right and also the big positioning wheel
in the center of the bottom section of
the screen. That made it much easier to
position everything. I love the flexibility of
the tools and the Embroidery Edit screen.
The label has been edited and ready to stitch out
Step 4 - Hoop the fabric
I used the 200 x 200 hoop as a guide as
to how large to cut my piece of fabric for
the label. It’s important that the fabric be
larger than the hoop so the edges of the
hoop can support the fabric.
I cut a piece of stitch n tear stabilizer that
was large enough to fit the hoop and
hooped both the fabric and the stabilizer.
The label has been edited and ready to stitch out
Oh, notice in the picture above, the
spring mechanism on the new hoops.
That system is so much easier to close the
hoops with than the screw from the one
I used the other day. I’m not complaining
as the old hoops work on the new
embroidery machines and that’s a good
thing. I use this hoop a LOT. I love it.
Step 5 - Choose the thread color
Choosing a thread color won’t be as
hard as it was earlier in the week. This
time, I want that thread to have as much
contrast as possible. I think it’s easy to
see that brown thread on that gold fabric
will stand out. I used a brown bobbin
weight thread in the bobbin.
Zoomed in to better view the rows of lettering on
the grid lines
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High contrast thread to show up on the quilt label