11 Mar SewFest & Get Creative News
We just arrived home from SewFest in Vegas last night. We have the same amount of money in our pockets. We were too busy in meetings so we didn’t have time for one armed bandits.
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The biggest news: Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff 5D Embroidery System!
Here is an exclusive preview of features:
- Intelligent tool tips-help when and where you need it!
- Integrated overview window-See exactly where you are in your design and move to an area quickly while zoomed!
- Multicolor gradient fill-Make your design realistic with shading and color changes within fills to create dynamic designs.
- Open and create with Vector images
- and much more….This is just a taste of what you will enjoy with the new up-to-date user interface!
- Sneak Peak video clips start in May. Software arrives August, after convention!
Inpsira Serger Feet
Gathering Foot for your new Coverlock 3.0,4.0
Gathering Foot for your new Huskylock S21 or S25
Project class for using the new foot will be coming soon!
Embroidery Collections
#221 Layered Raw Letters – Contains awesome block lettering in 60mm and 40mm. Create the letters like you see on ready to wear sweatshirts. Very cool. Sample and creative class coming soon.
#220 Texture Quilting – This collection features 10 motifs perfect to create textures with ribbons, lace or fabric strips in the Texture Hoop. Plus, there are 10 coordinating quilt motifs.
#434 Floral Fabric Art – Contains five Grand Dream sized designs and five for the 200×260 hoop.
#436 Grand Dream Yarn Quilting – There are a total of 15 Grand Dream designs. Eight of the designs are with Yarn and six are for the 150 x 150 hoop.
Pfaff Accessories
Join and Fold Edging Foot with IDT-Special stitches created as free download for “Join and Fold Edging Foot”. Fold under edge and add trim at the same time. 1/4″ Right Guide Foot with IDT, Stitch In Ditch Foot with IDT and 1/4″ Quilting Foot with IDT have been resigned for more efficient sewing and quilting. Feet fit all new Creative Vision, Creative 2.0, Quilt Expression 4.0 and Expression 2.0 and 3.0.
New Notions
4D QuiltDesign Creator Basic by Tim Frost-Easily create new quilting and embroidery designs with very thorough step by step instructions. Tim’s book has lots of screen captures to walk you through creating design elements, creating work areas, editing with Filmstrip and 4D Quilt Design Vision.
DVD 4D Fabric Decorator and 4D sketch “Simply Teach Me Series” – This interactive tutorial takes you through: Creating , using and altering Motifs.
Embellishing fabric with motifs and use the motifs in other modules. Embroidering your own free motions designs. Add texture and machine motifs to your pictures. Quilting stitches and other fantastic options.
Garment Sewing Workbook – This workbook gives the opportunity to put into practice many of the garment sewing techniques outlined in this spiral bound book. Practice six sections of fabrics, interfacing and trims are included to sew sample garment sewing techniques. Each technique page includes space to mount the sample. The feature accessory feeting are: gathering foot, ruffler, shell rolled hem, narrow hem and flat felled foot.
Inspira Embroidery Club #148 – Richelieu Cutwork-Gorgeous new Richeliew Cutwork designs created by Marie Duncan is used to make an elegant pillow project. Sample and class dates for this project coming soon!
Dual Angle Quick Easy Miter Tool – Wow this is cool….Need to miter more than a traditional quilt corner? This tool is a must have! Great for table runners is non-traditional angles.
Other exciting News!
Our family of machines, both Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff were awarded best in class in the recent Consumer Digest (Feb) edition. Top honors to Topaz 20 and Topaz 30, Sapphire 835, Sapphire 855 and Pfaff Quilt Expression 4.0. Yeah for our great products!
Coming Soon
QuiltSewClever – new automated quilter that fits the Pfaff and Viking 18×8 Quilter. It features a large display screen that allows on screen design, scaling and editing.