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2.Click the oval to select it. 
→The shape of the pointer changes to  .
3.Drag the oval to its final location. 
Step 4
Adding text
The next object to add to our embroidery pattern 
is text.
1.Click   on the Tool Box, and then click 
.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-
pears as shown below. 
2.To change the font, click in the Font selector 
on the Sewing Attributes bar, and then select 
the desired font.
For this example, since we will be using the 
default font 01, you do not need to change the 
font setting.
3.To change the text size, click in the Text Size 
selector on the Sewing Attributes bar, and 
then select the desired size for the text.
For this example, we will keep the default size 
of 10.0 mm
bMemo:
The value indicates the height of the 
characters.
4.To change the text color, click the Text body 
color button ( ) on the Sewing Attributes 
bar, click the desired color in the Region 
Thread Color dialog box that appeared, and 
then click Close.
For this example, since we will be using the 
default color BLACK, you do not need to 
change the text color setting.
5.To change the text sew type, click in the Text 
body sew type selector, and then select the 
desired sew type for the text.
For this example, we will use the default sew 
type Satin stitch.
bMemo:
For more precise setting of the text 
attributes, refer to “Specifying text attributes” 
on page 157.
6.To enter the text, click in the Design Page.
Since we can move the text after creating it, 
any place in the Design Page can be clicked.
Text body colorFontTe x t  S i z eText body sew type
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→The Edit Text Letters dialog box ap-
pears.
7.Type your text (“ROSE”, for this example).
bMemo:
 You can also enter a character by 
selecting it in the character table, then 
clicking 
Insert, or simply by double-
clicking it. This is particularly useful if you 
have to enter accented characters that are 
not available on your keyboard.
 To quit the operation, click 
Cancel.
8.Click OK.
→The text is displayed in the Design Page.
bMemo:
 If you want to edit the entered text, click 
 on the Tool Box, click the text to 
select it, and then select the menu 
command 
Text – Edit Letters. Edit the 
text in the Edit Text Letters dialog box 
that appeared.
 If you want to delete the text, select it, and 
then press the   key.
 If you want to change the text color, font or 
other attributes after entering the text, click 
 on the Tool Box, click the text to 
select it, and then change the settings on 
the Sewing Attributes bar.
Step 5
Fitting the text around the oval
Here, we are going to fit the text around the oval.
1.Click   on the Tool Box.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Click the text   to select it.
3.Hold down the   key and click the oval to 
select it.
→Both the oval and the text are selected.
4.Click Text on the menu bar, and then click Fit 
Text to Path Setting.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below.
Delete
Ctrl
Fit Text to path
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→The Fit Text to Path Attribute Setting di-
alog box appears.
5.Click OK without changing any settings.
cFor more details on these settings, refer 
to “Specifying text arrangement” on 
page 158.
→The text is now arranged on the oval. 
bMemo:
Moving the oval and text:
Once the text is arranged on the oval, you 
can move both patterns as a group, without 
affecting their relative position, or you can 
move the text alone to change its position on 
the oval.
To move both patterns as a group:
1) Click   on the Tool Box, and then 
click the oval to select it. 
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2) Drag the oval.
→The text moves together with the 
oval.
To move the text along the oval:
1) Click   on the Tool Box, and then 
click the text to select it.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2) Drag the text.
→The text only moves along the oval.
Step 6
Adding a circle for the center of 
the sun
The next object to add will be a sun. We will first 
draw a circle to get the basic shape, and then 
change the color, sew type and width of the 
outline and the color and sew type for the inside 
area.
1.To draw a circle, hold down the   key 
while drawing as described in “To add the 
oval” on page 41.
bMemo:
If you need to modify the size of the circle, 
select it, and then drag a handle at one of the 
corners.
2.Click   on the Tool Box, and then click the 
circle to select it.
3.To change the color and sew type for the 
outline, click the Line sew button ( ) so 
that the Line color button ( ) and the Line 
sew type selector ( ) appear, and 
then select a line color and sew type.
For this example, select the color BLACK, 
and leave the sew type set to Zigzag Stitch.
4.To change the sewing attributes for the 
outline, click Sew on the menu bar, and then 
click Sewing Attribute Setting.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below.
Shift
Sewing Attribute Set
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→The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box 
appears.
5.To change the width from 2.0 mm, set Zigzag 
width to 1.0, and then click Apply.
6.To change the color for the region, click the 
Region sew button ( ) so that the Region 
color button ( ) and the Region sew type 
selector ( ) appear, and then 
select a region color.
For this example, select the color LEMON 
YELLOW.
→The embroidery pattern appears as 
shown below.
Step 7
Selecting a programmable fill stitch
Next, we will select a special fill stitch pattern for the 
inside area of the circle, and then change its 
settings. Programmable fill stitch patterns, which 
can be created in Programmable Stitch Creator 
(refer to “Using Programmable Stitch Creator” on 
page 54), are arranged in a tile-like manner within 
the selected regions, creating more decorative 
stitching.
bMemo:
Make sure that the circle is still selected.
1.Select Prog. Fill Stitch in the Region sew 
type selector ( ).
2.Click Sew on the menu bar, and then click 
Sewing Attribute Setting.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below.
→The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box 
appears.
Sewing Attribute Set
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3.Click under Programmable fill.
→The Browse dialog box appears, allowing 
you to preview and browse through the 
existing programmable fill stitch patterns.
4.From the stitch samples, click pat 07 to select 
it, and then click OK.
→The dialog box closes and a preview of 
the selected stitch appears at the bottom 
of the Sewing Attribute Setting dialog 
box.
bMemo:
Double-clicking the stitch pattern also selects 
it and closes the dialog box.
5.To change the size of the programmable stitch 
pattern in Beginner Mode, set the size to 10 × 
10 mm (0.30 × 0.30 inch) by moving the slide 
to the right.→The Sewing Attribute Setting dialog box 
appears as shown below.
bMemo:
 The preview of the stitch pattern at the 
bottom of the dialog box changes each 
time a setting is changed. This allows you 
to see how each setting affects the pattern.
 To separately change the width and height 
of the stitch pattern, click 
To Expert 
mode, and then type or select the desired 
values in the appropriate boxes under 
Programmable fill.
6.To change the direction of the fill stitching, 
click Constant under Direction, move the 
pointer over the red arrow inside of the circle 
under Constant, and then drag the red arrow 
until 340 degrees is selected.
aNote: 
Only programmable fill stitch files, which 
have the .pas extension, are listed.
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→The  Sewing Attribute Setting  dialog box 
appears as shown below.
cFor more information on the different 
settings for a programmable fill stitch, 
refer to “Specifying sewing attributes” on 
page 171.
7.Click  Apply .
→ The stitch and its settings are applied to 
the inside area of the selected circle.
Step 8
Adding a closed broken line for 
the sun’s rays
Now, let’s draw a few rays around the sun. There 
are, of course, many ways to do this. You could, 
for example, draw a single straight line for each 
ray. For this example, we will use a closed 
polygonal line (broken line) to draw all of the rays 
as a single star-shaped pattern.
1.Click   on the Tool Box, and then click 
. →
The shape of the pointer changes to 
, and the Sewing Attributes bar ap-
pears as shown below
.
2.Make sure that  Close path is selected in the 
Path shape  selector.
bMemo:
When drawing a closed path, the first point 
and the last point are automatically joined. 
The pattern has an outline and an inside 
area, and sewing attributes can be applied to 
both.
With an open path, the broken line is left 
open (the first and last point are not 
automatically joined).  The pattern will not 
have a region, therefore you can only apply 
sewing attributes to the outline.
3.To change the color and sew type for the 
outline, click the  Line sew button ( ) so 
that the  Line color  button ( ) and the  Line 
sew type  selector ( ) appear, and 
then select a line color and sew type.
For this example, select the color  RED, and 
leave the sew type set to  Zigzag Stitch.
4.To change the color for the inside area, click 
the Region sew  button ( ) so that the 
Region color  button ( ) and the  Region 
sew type  selector ( ) appear, 
and then select a region color.
For this example, select the color 
VERMILION .
aNote:
The selected sewing at tributes will be 
applied to the regions of  every object that will 
be drawn, until the at tributes are changed.
Path shapeLine sewing
Region sewing
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5.To draw the rays of the sun around the circle 
using the circle as a guide, click in the Design 
Page to select the start point (1), continue 
clicking in the Design Page to select every 
other corner (2 through L), and then double-
click.
bMemo:
To remove the last point that was entered, 
click the right mouse button.
→The embroidery pattern appears as 
shown below.
bMemo:
 If you want to delete the pattern, click   
on the Tool Box, click the pattern to select 
it, and then press the   key or 
select the menu command 
Edit – Delete.
 If you want to change the pattern shape, 
color, or sew type after drawing it, click 
 on the Tool Box, click the pattern to 
select it, and then change the settings on 
the Sewing Attributes bar or in the 
Sewing 
Attribute Setting dialog box.
Step 9
Changing the sewing order of 
sun and rays
Since we have drawn the closed broken line for the 
sun’s rays after drawing the circle, the sun’s rays 
are on top of the circle. In other words, the broken 
sun’s rays are in the foreground. Since the pattern 
is in the foreground, it will be sewn last. We need to 
change the sewing order so that the sun (circle) will 
be sewn on top of the sun’s rays.
1.Click Sew on the menu bar, and then click 
Sewing Order/Color.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below.
→The Sewing Order/Color dialog box 
apears.
2.Click the frame containing the region for the 
sun’s rays to select it, and then drag the frame 
to the left of the circle for the sun. (This part of 
the sun will be sewn first.).
bMemo:
When a frame in the Sewing Order/Color 
dialog box is selected, the buttons at the 
bottom of the dialog become available. The 
sewing order of the selected pattern object 
can also be changed by using these buttons. 
For more details, refer to “Checking and 
Editing the Sewing Order/Color” on 
page 184.
1
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45
67
89
0
A B
C D
E F
GH
IJ K
L
Delete
Sewing Order/Color
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3.Click the frame containing the outline for the 
sun’s rays to select it, and then drag the 
selected frame between the region for the 
sun’s rays and the circle for the sun. 
4.Click OK.
→The sun’s rays will be sewn before the sun 
(circle).
If necessary, move the circle so that it looks 
centered relative to the sun’s rays.
Step 10
Adjusting the rays
At this time, you might want to modify the rays. 
You can do this by moving, deleting and adding 
points in the closed broken line pattern.
1.Click   on the Tool Box, and then click 
.
→The shape of the pointer changes to 
.
2.Click the sun’s rays to select it.
→The points in the pattern appear as small 
empty squares.
3.Click the point that you want to move.
→The selected point appears as a small 
black square.
4.Drag the point to the new location.
cFor details on adding and deleting points, 
refer to “Inserting points” on page 136 and 
“Deleting points” on page 137.
Step 11
Setting hole sewing
If the sun is sewn according to the current 
settings, the sun’s rays will be sewn first, and then 
the sun (circle) will be sewn on top of it. In order to 
avoid sewing the same region twice, you can 
specify hole sewing for a larger region that 
completely encloses smaller ones. If hole sewing 
is specified, the part of the rays behind the circle 
will not be sewn.
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1.Click   on the Tool Box, and then click the 
sun’s circle to select it.
2.Hold down the   key and click the sun’s 
rays.
→The circle and the broken line are now se-
lected together.
bMemo:
If it is difficult to select the two patterns, drag 
the pointer to draw a selection frame around 
the patterns.
3.Click Sew on the menu bar, and then click Set 
Hole Sewing.
→The following message appears. 
4.Click OK to close the message.
bMemo:
Points on the outlines can be edited 
independently with the Point Edit tool. (For 
details, refer to “Moving points” on page 135)
cFor more details, refer to “Specifying hole 
sewing” on page 180.
Step 12
Previewing the embroidery 
pattern
You can display a preview of the embroidery 
pattern in order to see how the stitching is 
connected, or you can display a realistic preview 
of the embroidery pattern in order to see how the 
pattern will appear once it is sewn. For example, 
you will be able to see that the part of the broken 
line (sun rays) behind the circle is not sewn and 
how the selected programmable fill stitch will be 
sewn.
1.To display a preview of the embroidery 
pattern, click Display on the menu bar, and 
then click Preview.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below. 
→A preview of the embroidery pattern ap-
pears. 
bMemo:
To zoom in (or out), click   on the Tool 
Box, click   (or  ), and then click the 
desired area of the embroidery pattern.
2.To display a realistic preview of the entire 
embroidery pattern, deselect all objects in the 
pattern by clicking in a blank area of the 
Design Page.
To display a realistic preview of a single object 
or a group of objects, select the object(s).
aNote:
Hole sewing cannot be applied if one of the 
patterns is not completely enclosed within 
the other pattern.
aNote:
Patterns with hole sewing set cannot be 
moved separately. To adjust their relative 
positions, click   on the Tool Box, select 
one of the patterns, and then cancel hole 
sewing by selecting the menu command 
Sew – Cancel Hole Sewing.
Ctrl
Preview
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3.Click Display on the menu bar, and then click 
Realistic Preview.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below. 
→A realistic preview of the embroidery pat-
tern appears. 
bMemo:
To zoom in (or out), click   on the Tool 
Box, click   (or  ), and then click the 
desired area of the embroidery pattern.
4.To return to the previous display, repeat step 
3., or press the   key.
Step 13
Transferring the pattern to an 
original card
Before you can actually sew the embroidery 
pattern, you must transfer the pattern to a sewing 
machine. Transfer the embroidery pattern to the 
sewing machine using media of the type used by 
your machine, for example, original cards, floppy 
disks, CompactFlash cards, or USB media. For 
this example, we will transfer the pattern to an 
original card.
1.Insert an original card into the USB card writer 
module.
2.Click File on the menu bar, point to Write to 
Card, and then click Current Design on the 
submenu.
An alternate method is to click the Toolbar 
button indicated below. 
→The following message appears.
3.Click OK.
→The following message appears.aNote:
The embroidery pattern cannot be edited 
while the realistic preview is displayed.
Realistic Preview
Esc
aNote:
The original card is inserted correctly when 
you hear it snap into place.
aNote:
If the original card is not brand new, make 
sure that the patterns already stored on the 
card are no longer needed.
Write to Card
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