Free-Motion Zen-Doodling in a Round Robin Format by Kothy Hafersat

Free-Motion Zen-doodling in a Round Robin Format By Kothy Hafersat

This stress free Zen-doodling class is created to sell sewing machines to quilters. In this class you will learn how to set up and successfully run a free motion class for all levels of quilters, the class is built around a simple project. Each student will experience free motion on HUSQVARNA VIKING ® sewing machines and the HUSQVARNA VIKING® PLATINUM™ 16 sit down quilting machine.

Sewing Supplies:

• HUSQVARNA VIKING® Closed Free Motion Spring Foot 413385645 • HUSQVARNA VIKING® Free Motion Echo Quilt Foot 413320245 • HUSQVARNA VIKING® Interchangeable Dual Feed 920219096 • HUSQVARNA VIKING® Changeable Quilters Guide Foot 413155545 • HUSQVARNA VIKING® Left Edge Topstitch Foot 412784245 • HUSQVARNA VIKING® Extension Table w/Adjustable Guide 920361096 • INSPIRA® Stick N Fuse ll 620133196 • INSPIRA® Quilting SZ90 5 Pack 620100296 • INSPIRA® 4” Micro Tip Curved Scissors 620102496 • One 18” square of white 100% solid cotton fabric for the front • One 18” square of cotton batting • One 22” square of black solid or small print 100% cotton for backing • Black cotton sewing thread • Quick Easy Mitered-Binding Tool 140002480 • Pentex Friction pens, black • Sharpie stain pens, black • Free motion quilting gloves • Basting spray (505) • HUSQVARNA VIKING® Trustitch Regulator 920387026 • Table Overlay for PLATINUM™ 16 quilting machine 416764701

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• Pins • Rotary cutter • Mat • Cutting ruler • Pressing mat • Iron • Clear plastic 7 or 8 inch plate

Prepare: 1. Fold the white cotton fabric in fourths and press with iron.

2. Using the Pentex Friction Pen, and clear plastic plate. Center the plate on the fabric and trace around it. Line up the marks on the plate with the folded lines on the fabric.

3. Place the plate, touching the center line, centered and draw around the plate again, continue this on all four sides. See diagram.

4. Place the backing fabric, wrong side facing up. Place the batting on top of the backing fabric, centering the batting. Now place the drawn white fabric facing right side up on the backing.

5. Spray baste the three layers together.

6. On the HUSQVARNA VIKING® sewing machines, insert an INSPIRA® size 90 quilting needle. Thread the machines with black cotton thread in bobbin and needle.

7. Attach HUSQVARNA VIKING® Interchangeable Dual Feed Foot, with the HUSQVARNA VIKING® Changeable Quilter’s Guide Foot.

8. Set the SEWING ADVISOR® for woven heavy and the stitch length at 3.5mm.

Sew 1. Place the HUSQVARNA VIKING® Interchangeable Dual Feed Foot guide on one of the drawn lines and quilt around each circle.

2. When all circles are stitched, remove the HUSQVARNA VIKING® Interchangeable Dual Feed Foot, and attach the HUSQVARNA VIKING® Free Motion Foot.

3. Drop the feed dogs on the HUSQVARNA VIKING® sewing machine.

Drawing

1. Practice drawing the designs in the boxes on the right. See the ones you like and those will be the ones you use in your project. Remember to try to do the drawing in a continuous line.

SPIDER WEB

ZIG ZAG WEDGE

SECTION ZIG ZAG

LOOP DE LOOP

SWIRLS

WAVES

UNEVEN GRID

SUN BURST

Once you have practiced with your work sheets, you are now ready to draw the designs you chose on to your project. Using the Pentex friction pen, draw the guide lines for quilting in each of the sections you have chosen.(remember that these drawings will iron away so if you make a mistake just take your project to the iron and iron your mistakes away and begin again.)

Sewing/Quilting: . You need to think of this as a continuous line, you will go over your stitches, set the speed on the HUSQVARNA VIKING® sewing machine to medium. Start from one of the inner sections of your drawing. First bring up your bobbin thread to the top of your project and stitch in place. Trim away the two threads (top and bobbin). Begin to follow the drawn lines in the section. If you find you are very wobbly, speed up, you will have more control. Move from section to section going over your drawn lines. When you finish check your work. You may want to add more quilting.

Coloring: When all the quilting is finished, take the Sharpie stain pen and color sections of your piece. (see diagrams) You will choose how to color/accent your work.

Construction: 1. Trim backing fabric, so there is one inch extending all around. 2. Iron away all the original markings. This will heat set the Sharpie stain pens. 3. Starting at the top, fold in backing fabric ½ inch and press, do this to all four sides. 4. Fold in again, ½ inch, this will now overlap the quilted piece. Press. (Do this to all four sides) Open out the folds, using the mitered binding tool, line the tool up in the corners as shown below. Using the Pentex friction pen draw a line from the first fold mark across to the other side fold.

Sew along the arrow line only.

5. Fold the backing fabric, back on itself, right sides together, on an angle. Set the HUSQVARNA VIKING® sewing machine up for straight stitch, Stitch length 2.5mm. Sew on the drawn line. Cut fabric away ¼ inch from the sewn line.

6. Place a strip of the INSPIRA® Stick N Fuse ll Tape along the edges of the quilted piece, press in place and remove the paper. (The tape will be covered by the backing fabric when it is folded back around).

7. Fold the backing fabric back around the quilted piece and finger press in place, pin, then go to the iron and press in place. Remove the pins.

8. Attach the HUSQVARNA VIKING® Left Edge Topstitch Foot. Line the groove in the foot with the folded binding and straight stitch all four sides of the binding.

Tips for working on the HUSQVARNA VIKING® PLATINUM 16

1. Make sure the needle in the HUSQVARNA VIKING® PLATINUM 16, is the correct one for the fabric you are quilting. 2. Thread all three holes in the 3 hole thread guide. Wrap around from the front to the back on each one. 3. Always floss your thread into the tension disks. 4. Always check the bobbin tension first, before you check the top tension. Follow the instructions written in the users guide. 5. Tighten or loosen your top tension for each project. This means from a quarter turn to 4 turns around, depending on the thread used. 6. Clean out the bobbin case with a soft brush, and only oil when needed, one drop on the hook system.

7. A good starting speed is 45%. ( this sets it,so it becomes the Maximum speed your HUSQVARNA VIKING® PLATINUM 16 will sew) Adjust as you improve your quilting. Remember you need to have consistent stitch length.

8. Use the Fix button (Hold fix) to tie off at beginning and ending.