Brother Quattro 3 User Manual

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fRepeat the selected element.
gPress   to finish repeating.
■Color Sorting Repeated Patterns
Press   to automatically change the sewing 
order of colors in combined border embroidery 
patterns so that the same color can be continuously 
sewn. This allows you to continue sewing without 
repeatedly changing the upper thread or changing 
the sewing order manually.
Note
 Once you have cut a repeated pattern into 
separate elements, you cannot return to the 
original repeated pattern.
 Each element can be edited separately in  the edit screen. See “Selecting combined 
embroidery patterns” on page 297.
Memo
 In combined stitch patterns that contain two 
or more border patterns or other patterns 
combined with border patterns, the sewing 
order of only the border patterns is changed.
 When a group of two or more patterns using  border patterns is repeated, the sewing 
order is changed so that the same color can 
be sewn continuously in each pattern. 
						

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■Assigning Thread Marks
By sewing thread marks, you can easily align 
patterns when sewing a series. When sewing is 
finished on a pattern, a thread mark in the shape of 
an arrow will be sewn using the final thread. When 
sewing a series of patterns, use the point of this 
arrow for positioning the following designs to be 
sewn.
aPress  .
bPress .
cPress   to select the thread mark to be 
sewn.
dPress .
Memo
 When repeatedly sewing individual patterns, 
thread marks can be sewn around the 
perimeter of the pattern only.
Memo
 When there are two or more elements, use 
 and   or   and   to select a 
pattern that you want to assign a thread 
mark(s) to. 
						

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Embroidering the Pattern 
Repeatedly
After creating the repeated pattern, rehoop the 
embroidery frame and keep sewing for the next 
pattern.
aCreate the repeated pattern with the thread 
mark at the center of the end of the pattern.
* Refer to “Assigning Thread Marks” on page 290.
bPress , then  .
cPress the “Start/Stop” button to begin 
embroidering.
→When embroidering is finished, the thread mark is 
sewn with the last thread color.
dRemove the embroidery frame.
eRehoop the fabric in the embroidery frame.
Memo
 The optional border frame allows you to 
easily rehoop the fabric without removing 
the embroidery frame from the machine.
Note
 Adjust the position of the fabric so that the embroidering area for the next pattern is 
within the embroidering area of the 
embroidery sheet.
a Pattern embroidered first
b Position of pattern to be embroidered next
c Embroidering area of embroidery sheet 
						

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fAttach the embroidery frame to the 
machine, and then touch  .
gTouch   to set the starting point to the 
left side of the pattern.
hTouch .
iPress the “Presser Foot Lifter” button to 
lower the presser foot.
jPress .
kPress .
lPress the positioning keys to move the 
embroidery frame until the thread mark on 
the fabric is aligned on the starting point in 
the camera view window.
aGrid lines
b Thread mark on the fabric
c Positioning keys
* Press   to check the embroidering position.
a
cb 
						

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mIf the pattern position cannot be aligned 
using the positioning keys, rehoop the 
fabric, and then try again to align the 
position with the positioning keys.
nPress   to return to the previous 
screen.
oRemove the thread mark.
pPress the “Start/Stop” button to begin 
embroidering.
Duplicating a Pattern
aPress .
→The duplicate is positioned over the original pattern. a
Duplicated pattern
Memo
 Press   to enlarge the camera view. By 
enlarging the camera view, you can make a 
close adjustment for the needle drop 
position moving the embroidery frame little 
by little.
Note
 When embroidering the repeated pattern, you cannot rotate the pattern in the camera 
view window. If the pattern is rotated in the 
camera view window, you cannot sew the 
pattern properly aligned even if the thread 
mark and the starting point are aligned in the 
camera view window.
Note
 If multiple patterns are displayed in the 
screen, only the pattern selected using   
and   is duplicated.
 Move and edit each duplicated pattern  individually.
a 
						

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After Editing
aPress .
* To combine the pattern with other patterns, select  (see page 295). 
* See page 218 for more information about sewing  patterns.
Memo
 If you want to return to the edit screen after 
pressing , press . 
						

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COMBINING PATTERNS
Editing Combined Patterns
Example:Combining alphabet characters 
with an embroidery pattern and 
editing
aPress   to select an embroidery 
pattern.
bUse   to view 2/7, then select  .
cPress .  
						

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dPress . 
ePress   to enter the alphabet 
characters.
* Press   to return to the previous screen.
fSelect   and enter “Spring”.
* After selecting  , press   to change the character case, then enter the remaining characters.
→ The characters you enter will be displayed in the 
center of the display. 
gPress . 
hUse   to move the characters. 
* With a USB mouse, your finger or the touch pen, 
drag the characters to move them. 
						

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iPress   to change the layout of the 
characters. Press  .
* See page 273 for more information about changing the layout.
jPress   to change the color of the 
characters.
* See page 277 for more information about changing the color.
kWhen all editing is finished, press  . 
■Selecting combined embroidery pat-
terns
If multiple patterns have been combined, use 
 to select the pattern to be edited. If a 
USB mouse is connected, the pattern can be 
selected by clicking it. Move the mouse to position 
the pointer over the desired pattern, and then click 
the left mouse button. In addition, patterns can be 
selected by directly touching the screen with your 
finger or touch pen.
Memo
 Use   to select patterns that are 
overlapping and cannot be selected by click-
ing them or by touching the screen. 
						

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Sewing Combined Patterns
Combined patterns will be embroidered in the 
order they were entered. In this example, the 
embroidery order will be as follows: →  
aEmbroider   by following the 
color order on the right side of the display. 
→ After the flowers are embroidered, the [+] cursor 
will move to the “Spring” part of the pattern. 
bEmbroider .
→When “Spring” is embroidered, the display returns 
to the sewing screen.
Note
 Follow the directions in “Sewing Embroidery 
Patterns” on page 219.