2510 Quilting with Color - Husqvarna Viking

2510 Quick Project
Sun Catcher
with Janie Lantz
Creating the embroidery:
1. Open 4D Embroidery Professional System.
2. QuickLink to 4D Design Creator .
3. In the Wizard, select Create Express
Embroidery.
4. Click Next.
5. Select View Picture, and browse to C:\ 4D
embroidery \ Picture Library \ClipArt \Animals
\ANIaqua. Click OK and choose the fi sh in a
bubble, GO103625. Click Next.
6. No rotation is needed, so click Next.
7. The fi sh is cropped appropriately, so click Next.
8. Choose Fit Design to Hoop. Change Hoop to
My Hoops or Husqvarna Viking Designer SE,
and choose the150 x 150 DoAll Quilter’s Hoop.
Click OK.
9. Click Next.
10. You don’t need to change in Reduce Colors, so
click Next.
11. In Choose Thread Colors, check the
Automatically Remove Background Color
option. Click Next.
12. In the Fabric Advisor, change to Sheer fabric.
This will optimize the design for stitching
on sheer fabric, removing underlay and stray
stitches. Click Next.
13. Review the design in the Preview. Click Finish.
14. In the edit tab, right click to select different areas
Sue Hausmann, M’Liss Rae Hawley and Janie Lantz
Sewing Supplies:
•Husqvarna Viking Sewing and Embroidry Machine
•Two 10” x10” squares Green or blue cotton fabric
for the sun catcher frame One 10” x10” square Warm
& Natural battingDouble-fold bias tape or bias selffabric
for fi nishing. 12” x 12” square fi rmly woven
sheer such as: Silk Organza tinted with Tsukineko
Inks to the color of water & heat set, Voile (cotton
can also be tinted) Or: Sparkle or other organza in a
pale green or blue. Note: If the organza or voile is
too limp, use spray starch or fabric sizing to crisp it
•1/2 Yard of 1/8” wide satin ribbon in coordinating
color
•Embroidery Design created in 4D Embroidery
Design Creator
Or choose an openwork design from
MyEmbroideries.com.
•Robison Anton Rayon Embroidery Threads
•Empty bobbins, one for each color embroidery
thread
•Do-All Quilter’s Hoop #920 115-096 (use Heavy
inner hoop)
•Hoop Ease for the Do-All Quilter’s Hoop #412 74
95 06
•Cut A Round Tool #140 00 16 45
•Rotary cutter with 25mm (1”) or smaller blade
•Clear gridded ruler and rotary cutting mat
•Sewing thread to match the frame fabric
•Clear 1/4” Piecing Foot #412 92 74 47
•Adjustable Bias Binder Foot #412 98 50 45