Husqvarna Viking Designer 2 Manual

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Increase the stitch length on the 
Reinforced Straight Stitch for impressive 
topstitching.
Reinforced Straight Stitch
The reinforced straight stitch is stronger than 
ordinary straight stitch, due to the fact that the stitch 
is tri ple and elastic. The reinforced straight stitch 
can be used for for all heavy fab rics, for crotch 
seams that are subject to con sid er a ble strain and for 
topstitching in heavy fab rics. 
Repair garment seams in stress areas with this stitch.
Fabric: Woven heavy
Touch: Woven heavy fabric in the Sewing Advisor 
and Stitch A
108.
Use: Presser foot B and size 80 needle as 
recommended. Put the fab ric in position under the 
press er foot.
Sew:
• Step on foot control. The Sen sor Foot lowers 
automatically. If you need to adjust fabric, touch 
Pivot 
  .
• Stitch 5/8'' (15 mm) from the bias fold edge.
• Touch A
107. Touch    and increase stitch 
length to 4.5. You may use presser foot D and sew 
a row of topstitching along the edge of the fold.
• Touch 
  . 
						

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Multiple ZigZag Stitches
The multiple zigzag stitches on Stitch d-Card A1,  
look like a zigzag stitch with straight stitch es in the 
“zig” and the “zag” of the stitch. Stitch A
113, three-
step zigzag, is up to 1/4'' (6 mm) wide and suitable 
for light and me di um fab rics. Stitch A
115 is a 7/16'' (9 
mm) wide mul ti ple zigzag, used for loosely woven 
and heavy fab rics. 
Use these stitches for over cas ting, butt ing two edges 
together to join them, men ding tears and other 
special fi nishing. 
Stitch A
114 is a serpentine stitch used for men ding 
and darning stretch fabrics.
Touch: Woven Medium in the Sewing Advisor and 
select the stitch A
113, three-step zigzag. Your Quilt 
Designer II will automatically make the stan dard 
set tings. The Touch Screen will show you all 
information you need to get the best result.
Use: Presser foot A, or if overcasting, presser foot 
J (Presser foot J prevents stitches from puckering at 
the edge). 
Size 80 needle as rec om mend ed.
Sew:
• Put the fabric in position under the presser foot.
• Step on foot control. The Sensor Foot lowers 
automatically.
• If you need to adjust fabric, touch Pivot 
  .
• Sew to overcast the edge of fabric.
• Touch 
  .
Stitch A
114 - the serpentine stitch - is used to sew 
an overlapped seam and for men ding and darn ing 
stretch fabrics.
Stitch A
115 is used for loosely woven and heavy 
fabrics. 
Stitch A
115 Stitch A
114 Stitch A
113 
						

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Mending and Darning
Stitches A132-33
Darning a small hole or a tear before it becomes larger 
can save a garment. Choose the fi nest thread in the 
closest color match possible.
Fabric: Woven medium
Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor. Poke a 
small hole to darn. Select stitch A
132, Darn ing Stitch.
Use: Presser foot A and size 80 needle as 
recommended.
Sew: 
• Place fabric in position under the presser foot.
• Step on the foot control, The Sen sor foot 
lowers automatically. Touch Pivot 
   and adjust 
fabric if necessary. 
• Begin sewing above the hole and sew down over it.
• Once over the hole, touch 
  . Continue sew ing. 
The machine will sew back and forth across the 
hole 12 times to darn the hole closed.
• Touch 
  . Step on the foot control to sew again. 
The stitch will now repeat the same size darning 
square in suc ces sion and the ma chine will stop 
au to mat i cal ly when the stitch is com plet ed.
• Touch 
  .
Patching and Tears
Stitch A133 will effi ciently mend a tear.
• Touch Stitch A
133, which is a mending stitch. Stitch 
over the tear to mend it. Begin at the top of the tear 
and sew to the edge of the fabric. 
						

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A134
5/8 (15 mm)
A135
Buttonholes
On your Quilt Designer II Stitch d-Card A1, select from two dif fe rent 
but ton hole styles. Select the Bartack style (A
134) for most buttonhole 
sewing and the Keyhole style (A
135) for tailored jackets. An optional 
Stitch d-Card (B
1) features several additional buttonhole styles.  
By using the Sensor But ton hole Foot that mea-sures as it sews, every 
but ton hole will be the same size (see pages 36-37). The buttonholes on 
your Quilt Designer II are shown to the right.
A
134 Bartack Buttonhole for most fabric weights.
A
135 Keyhole Buttonhole with square end for 
tai lored jackets, coats, etc.
Note: There are three additional buttonholes in clud ed 
with the machine. There is one buttonhole for light weight 
fabrics, one reinforced buttonhole for heavy fabrics and 
one buttonhole for leather. These buttonholes will be 
selected by the Sewing Ad vi sor (see page 36, Buttonhole).
Step by Step Buttonhole
Use the step by step buttonhole when the fabric 
is too narrow and/or uneven for the wheel on the 
Sensor Buttonhole Foot to turn smoothly.
• Select a buttonhole and snap on Presser Foot C.
• Begin sewing buttonhole, the machine will sew 
the left column in reverse. The but ton hole foot 
has guide lines to determine the but ton hole 
length. Use the guide lines on the left toe of the 
Buttonhole Foot to position the gar ment edge. 
When the buttonhole is the de sired length, touch 
 
. The machine will bar tack the end and stitch 
the right side. 
• Touch 
   to bartack and tie off. Keep the foot 
control depressed until the machine ties off and 
stops sewing. The Thread Cutter cuts the threads 
and raises the presser foot au to mat i cal ly when the 
but ton hole is completed.
Cutting Buttonholes
Cut buttonhole open with the seam ripper. Place a 
straight pin across the end you are cut ting to ward to 
avoid cutting too far! 
						

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Corded Buttonhole (Stretch Fabrics)
When sewing buttonholes in stretch fabrics Quilt 
Designer II recommends to cord the buttonhole to 
in crease the stability and to keep the buttonhole 
from stretching out.
• Loop a piece of heavy thread or perle cotton over 
the fi nger at the back of the Sensor But ton hole 
Foot or presser foot C. 
• Stitch a buttonhole. Do not hold back the cord. 
The satin buttonhole columns will stitch over the 
cord. 
• Stop sewing with the needle down before the last 
bartack end of the but ton hole is sewn and lift the 
cord off the fi n ger and pull out the slack. 
• Cross the cord in front of the needle and stitch the 
last bartack end of the buttonhole over the cord. 
• Thread cord ends into a large needle, pull to the 
wrong side and knot ends before cutting excess 
cord.
Buttonhole Balance
To balance the stitch dens ity of the right but ton hole 
column to the left for speciality fabrics, open 
  when a but ton hole is selected. 
 
 will make the stitches in the right 
column clos er together (more dense). 
 
 
will make the stitches further apart (less dense). 
The set ting will be re tai ned until Quilt Designer II is 
turned off. 
Note: Only the right side stitch column will be adjusted. 
Balance it to the left stitch column.
To change the stitch density of both columns, see 
Buttonhole Density, below.
Buttonhole Density
To adjust the density of the buttonhole, touch 
  . Increase stitch length ( 
) to make stitch 
col umns less dense. Decrease stitch length (
 
) to 
make stitch col umns more dense. Both col umns will 
be adjusted. 
						

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Stitch Table - Utility Stitches
1-3 Straight Stitch
For all kinds of sewing in woven fabrics, 25 
different needle positions.
4-6 Stretch Stitch
For seams in tricot and stretch fabrics.
7-9 Reinforced Straight Stitch
For seams which are subject to considerable  
strain. Use to reinforce and topstitch sportswear  
and working clothes. 25 needle positions.
10-12 Zigzag
For lace edging and sewing on bands.
13 Three-step  Zigzag
For overcasting, mending, sewing on patches and 
elastics.
14 Serpentine Stitch
For mending and darning and elastic ap pli ca tions.
15 Four-step Zigzag, 9 mm
For overcasting, mending, sewing on patches and 
elastics in loosely woven fabrics.
16 Overcast Stitch
Seam and overcast in one step along the edge or 
trim later. For light stretch and non-stretch fab rics.
17 Overlock
Seam and overcast in one step along the edge or 
trim later. For me di um and medium/heavy stretch 
fabrics.
18 Double Overlock
Seam and overcast in one step along the edge or 
trim later. For heavy stretch fabrics.
19 Overlock Stitch
Seam and overcast in one step along the edge 
or trim later. For medium stretch fabrics.
20 Flatlock  
Decorative hems and overlapped seams, belts and 
bands. For medium/heavy stretch fabrics.
21 Elastic/Casing Stitch
For overlapped seams in tricot. To sew casing over 
narrow elastic.22 Reinforced Zigzag
For joining fabric edge to edge or overlapping in 
leather.
23 Baste Stitch
For joining two pieces of fabric with long stitch 
length and reduced thread tension.
24 Elastic Blind Hem 
Invisible hems in stretch medium and heavy fabrics.
25 Woven Blind Hem 
Invisible hems in woven fabrics.
26 Shell Rolled Hem
For edgings. Sew over the edge. For light stretch 
fabric. Sew woven fabric on bias.
27-29 Satin Stitch 
For appliqués, satin edge, sewing on laces and 
bands.
30 Elastic Stitch
Sew over two rows of elastic thread for shirring.
31 Bridging Stitch 
For joining two pieces of fabric with fi nished edg es 
and for elastic shirring.
32-33 Darning Stitches
Darn and mend work clothes, jeans, table cloths and 
linen towels.
34-35 Buttonholes
Select the Bartack style for most buttonhole sewing 
and the Keyhole style for tailored jackets. 
						

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Quilting    
						

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Quilting
No one really knows when quilt ing began. Many Eu ro pe an 
im mi grants brought the technique to Ame ri ca where patchwork 
quilt ing Á ourished. Quilts were both func tion al and com mem o ra tive.  
The English aristocracy pieced scraps of  ele gant fabrics with beau ti ful 
hand embroidery for Cra zy Quilt ing. Today you can quilt with your 
Quilt   Designer II to cre ate beau ti ful quilts and quilt ed gar ments in 
a fraction of  the time.
Quilt and Appliqué Stitch d-Card E1 
On Stitch d-Card E1 you fi nd quilt and appliqué 
stitches. 
Simulate the look of a hand quilt ing with stitch E
102 
and in vis i ble thread. Touch stitch E
124 for stip ple 
quilting. There are also stitches that can be used for 
Cra zy Quilting, for in stance E
115, E117, E120 and 
E
121. The feath er stitches (E107-12) are very typical 
for quilting. Stitches E
103-06 are 6-9 mm wide and 
create beau ti ful rows of chan nel quilting.
There are four special appliqué stitches on Stitch 
d-Card E
1. Stitch E123 imitates the look of appliqué 
stitched by hand. When sewing with stitch E
126 and 
E
127 you will get a beautiful shad ow effect.
Crazy Quilting 
						

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Decorative Stitch Tie Quilting
Tie a quilt with a single dec o ra tive stitch. 
• Touch stitch E
115
• Touch 
  .
• Stitch several diamond stitches about 1'' (25 mm) 
apart to ‘‘tie’’ the quilt sample.
Use the Edge/Quilt ing guide for quilt ing with wide 
seam al low anc es, for top stitch ing, or when chan nel 
quilting. Slide the guide into the back of the ankle. 
Adjust from side to side to the correct po si tion, and 
tighten the screw.
Hand-look Quilting
Use stitch E102 to imitate a hand-look quilting stitch. 
When sewing the hand-look quilting stitch, the result 
depends on what fabric, bat ting and thread you are 
using. The thread tension is set au to mat i cal ly for 
sew ing a quilt using cotton fabric, cotton batting and 
Sulky 40 weight Rayon thread in the bobbin and 
Sulky invisible thread on top. When sewing a quilt 
using other fabrics/battings/threads, be sure to try 
the stitch on a sam ple fi rst. Set the thread tension in 
 
 as need ed for your project.
Stitch E
123 is used when you want to sew appliqués 
with a hand-look touch. Thread with dec o ra tive 
thread to see the stitch, invisible for a stitch that is 
barely visible, or black thread for a “folk art” look.
Hand-look quilting stitch 
(above) and  hand-look 
appliqué stitch (right)  
						

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Piecing Quilts
Stitch blocks together quickly and easily with the 
pre pro grammed scant 1/4'' (6 mm) quilter’s 
piec ing stitch.
• Place two pieces of fabric right sides together. 
• Select stitch E
101 and snap on Presser Foot A.
• Stitch the two fabric pieces to geth er with the edges 
along the edge of the presser foot. 
Quilters call this piec ing the quilt block.
Free Motion Quilting and Stippling
Free motion quilting and stippling is a popular 
technique to stitch (quilt) layers of fabric and bat ting 
together. 
Set your Quilt Designer II for free motion sewing:
Set Menu 4, touch V
101. Lower the feed teeth. 
Snap on the R presser foot. Put in a size 90 quilt ing 
needle. Thread with clear polyester thread or a 
standard sewing thread in a color that matches or 
coordinates with the quilt. Match the bobbin thread 
color to the color of the quilt back.
Place the quilt under the presser foot and step on the 
foot control. Set the speed in SET 3 to slow- medium 
as you learn this technique. You move the fabric as 
you sew. You can mark a de sign to be quilted or 
follow the seam lines of the pieced quilt for outline 
quilting.
Stipple quilting is usually sewn in a solid fabric area 
of the quilt and is free motion stitching mov ing back 
and forth to create curvy shapes that resemble puzzle 
pieces.
Note: To free motion quilt very thick or puffy quilts, 
use the Sensor Q Foot (optional accessory). Set up for 
free motion sewing as above and select the Sensor Q 
Foot setting Q in SET menu 4. This sets the Sensor Foot 
Pressure for the Sensor Q Foot. Touch R in SET menu 4 to 
return to normal Sensor Foot Pressure setting. 
Snap on the optional Edge Stitch ing     
ac ces so ry foot with the fl ange/guide on the 
right side. The edge of the fabric is guid ed by the 
fl ange/guide.