Brother Quattro 3 User Manual

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■Embroidery Needle Plate Cover 
Under some conditions, based on the type of fabric, 
stabilizer, or thread being used, there may be some 
looping in the upper thread. In this case, attach the 
included embroidery needle plate cover to the 
needle plate. Attach the cover by inserting the two 
projections on the underside of the cover into the 
notches on the needle plate as shown below.
a Groove 
b Projection 
c Notch 
To remove the embroidery needle plate cover, place 
your fingernail in the groove and lift the plate out.
Sewing Embroidery Patterns
Example:
aEmbroidery color order
b Cursor
aThread the machine with thread for the first 
color, pass the thread through the hole in 
embroidery foot “W2”, pull out some 
thread to give it some slack, and then lightly 
hold the end of the thread in your left hand. 
 CAUTION
 Push the embroidery needle plate cover as far 
as possible to attach it. If the embroidery 
needle plate cover is not securely attached, it 
may cause the needle to break. 
Note
 Do not use the embroidery needle plate cover for any applications other than embroi-
dery.
Memo
 The [+] cursor moves over the pattern, showing which part of the pattern is being 
sewn. 
b
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bLower the presser foot, then press the 
“Start/Stop” button to start embroidering. 
After 5-6 stitches, press the “Start/Stop” 
button again to stop the machine. 
cTrim the excess thread at the end of the 
seam. If the end of the seam is under the 
presser foot, raise the presser foot, then 
trim the excess thread. 
dPress the “Start/Stop” button to start 
embroidering.
→When the first color is completely sewn, the machine 
will automatically trim the threads and stop. The 
presser foot will then automatically be raised.
On the embroidery color order display, the next 
color will move to the top.
eRemove the thread for the first color from 
the machine. Thread the machine with the 
next color.
fRepeat the same steps for embroidering the 
remaining colors.
→When the last color is sewn, “Finished sewing” will 
appear on the display. Press  , and the 
display will return to the original screen.
 Memo
 If there is thread left over from the beginning 
of sewing, it may be sewn over as you con-
tinue embroidering the pattern, making it 
very difficult to deal with the thread after the 
pattern is finished. Trim the threads at the 
beginning of each thread change.Memo
 The Thread Trimming Function is originally set to trim excess thread jumps (threads 
linking parts of the pattern, etc.). Depending 
on the type of thread and fabric that are 
used, an end of upper thread may remain on 
the surface of the fabric at the beginning of 
the stitching. After embroidering is finished, 
cut off this excess thread.
*If the setting has been turned off, trim the 
excess thread jumps using scissors after the 
pattern is finished.
See page 236 for information on the thread 
trimming function.  
						

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Sewing Embroidery Patterns 
Which Use Appliqué 
There are some patterns which call for an appliqué 
inside the pattern. Prepare the base fabric and the 
appliqué fabric (appliqué piece).
When sewing an embroidery pattern with an 
appliqué, the color sewing order display shows 
“APPLIQUE MATERIAL”, “APPLIQUE POSITION”, 
“APPLIQUE”, and then the sewing order of the 
colors around the appliqué.
aAttach an iron-on stabilizer to the wrong 
side of the appliqué material.
aAppliqué material (cotton, felt, etc.)
b Iron-on stabilizer
bPlace the appliqué material into the 
embroidery frame, and then press the 
“Start/Stop” button to sew the outline of 
the appliqué.
aOutline of appliqué
b Appliqué material
→ The machine will sew around the outline of the 
appliqué pieces and will then stop.
cRemove the appliqué material from the 
embroidery frame, and then cut carefully 
along the stitching. After cutting, remove all 
of the stitching thread carefully.
* Carefully cut out the pattern on the outline you just 
sewed. Do not cut inside the stitching line, as the 
appliqué fabric will not be caught by the appliqué 
stitch.
dPlace the base material into the embroidery 
frame.
aBase material
ePress the “Start/Stop” button to sew the 
position of the appliqué. 
* Use the same thread color you plan to use when 
attaching the appliqué in step 
g.
a Position of appliqué
b Base material
→ The machine will sew around the position of the 
appliqué and will then stop.
Memo
 Depending on the thread color display set-
ting, the display may show  , 
, or  .
Memo
 The embroidery procedure is the same as the basic procedure explained on page 219. 
						

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fApply a thin layer of adhesive or spray 
adhesive to the back of the appliqué piece 
and attach it to the appliqué position so that 
it follows the seam of the outline.
gPress the “Start/Stop” button.
→The appliqué will then be completed.
hChange the upper thread and then carry out 
the rest of the embroidering.
Memo
 If the appliqué material is a lightweight 
fabric, you may want to use a fusible web on 
the back to stabilize the fabric and for 
appliqué placement. Fuse appliqué in place 
with an iron. 
Do not remove fabric from the frame to iron 
the appliqué material. 
Memo
 Some patterns may not show all three appli-qué steps. Sometimes the “APPLIQUE” step 
will be shown as a color. 
Memo
 Some glue may get onto the presser foot, needle, and needle plate at this time. Finish 
embroidering the appliqué pattern and then 
clean away the glue.
 For best sewing results clip all threads  between color steps.  
						

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PRINT AND STITCH (COMBINING EMBROIDERY 
PATTERNS AND PRINTED DESIGNS)
Completed embroidery patterns combined with printed designs are built into this machine.
Beautiful three-dimensional embroidered designs can be created by ironing a background onto fabric or 
printing it onto printable fabric, then sewing complementary embroidery on top of the background.
Using iron-on paper
Using printable fabric
Step1Select a pattern to be combined with the background image.
→
See “Selecting a Pattern” on page 224.
Step2 Output from the machine the background image and the positioning image.
→
See “Outputting the Background Image and Positioning Image” on page 225.
Step3 When using iron-on paper
With a printer, print the background onto iron-on paper, and print the embroidery position sheet on plain paper. Then, iron 
the background image onto fabric.
When using printable fabric
With a printer, print the background onto printable fabric, and print the embroidery position sheet on plain paper.
→
See “Printing the Background and Embroidery Position Sheet” on page 226.
Step4 Hoop in the embroidery frame the fabric with the background image ironed on or printed, check the embroidering 
position, and then start embroidering.
→
See “Sewing Embroidery Patterns” on page 227.
Note
 Print the background and embroidery position sheet in their original dimensions. If an image is printed 
in a different size, the sizes of the embroidery pattern and background may not match. In addition, the 
built-in camera cannot detect the embroidery position mark. Make sure that the print settings are 
correctly specified. 
						

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Selecting a Pattern
Patterns combining embroidery and printed 
designs can be selected from the pages that 
contain  . Select the desired pattern.
aPress the key of the pattern you want to 
embroider.
→An image of the pattern combined with the 
background appears.
■Checking Only the Embroidery 
Pattern
Press .
→ Only the embroidery pattern (not the background 
image of the selected embroidery pattern) is 
displayed.
* To return to the image of the pattern combined with  the background, press  .
Memo
 Refer to the Quick Reference Guide for the detail of patterns which enable this function. 
						

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Outputting the Background 
Image and Positioning Image
Use USB media or the computer to output the 
following three images from the machine.
* File name may differ depending on the PDF file selected.
[xxx]r.pdf (Example: E_1r.pdf)
An image flipped on a vertical axis (for an iron-
on transfer)
 [xxx]n.pdf (Example: E_1n.pdf)
An image that is not flipped (for printing on 
printable fabric)
 [xxx]p.pdf (Example: E_1p.pdf)
An image that is not flipped, but has positioning 
marks attached (for positioning)
■Using USB Media
aInsert the USB media into the primary (top) 
USB port on the machine.
bSelect the pattern, and then press  .
→ The select USB output screen appears.
cPress   to select the primary (top) USB 
port where the USB media is inserted.
→Two files of the background image only and one file 
for aligning embroidery into position are copied 
(PDF format) onto the USB media.
dRemove the USB media where the image 
data is saved from the machine, and then 
copy the image data from the USB media to 
the computer.
Note
 Print the background and embroidery 
position sheet in their original dimensions. If 
an image is printed in a different size, the 
sizes of the embroidery pattern and 
background may not match. In addition, the 
built-in camera cannot detect the 
embroidery position mark. Make sure that 
the print settings are correctly specified.
 When printing the PDF file of the image with  positioning marks, specify the highest image 
quality possible for full-color printing. In 
addition, use matte printing paper. Due to 
poor printing conditions, the machine’s built-
in camera may not be able to correctly 
detect the positioning marks. (For details on 
printing, refer to the operating instructions 
for your printer.)
Memo
 Do not remove the USB media from the machine until data output is finished. 
						

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■Using a USB Cable
aPlug the USB cable connectors into the 
corresponding USB ports on the computer 
and on the machine.
a USB port for computer
b USB cable connector
→ The “Removable Disk” icon appears in “Computer 
(My computer)” on the computer.
bSelect the pattern, and then press  .
→The select USB output screen appears.
cPress .
→Two files of the background image and one file for 
aligning embroidery into position are copied (PDF 
format) into “Removable Disk” under “Computer 
(My computer)”.
dCopy the image data saved in “Removable 
Disk” into a different file before closing.
Printing the Background and 
Embroidery Position Sheet
Print the PDF files of the background and 
embroidery position sheet. The background file 
that is printed differs depending on whether iron-
on paper or printable fabric is used.
To view the PDF file, Adobe
® Reader® is needed. 
If it is not installed on your computer, you can 
download it from the Adobe Systems website:
http://www.adobe.com/
aOpen the PDF file to be printed, click 
“File”-“Print”, and then set “Page Scaling” 
to “None (100%)”.
bPrint the background image.
* When printing onto iron-on paper, print the file 
named E_1r.pdf (an image flipped on a vertical axis). 
When printing onto printable fabric, print the file 
named E_1n.pdf (an image that is not flipped).
a Background image
Memo
 Do not disconnect the USB cable from the 
machine until data output is finished.
Note
 Print the background and embroidery position sheet in their original dimensions. If 
an image is printed in a different size, the 
sizes of the embroidery pattern and 
background may not match. In addition, the 
built-in camera cannot detect the 
embroidery position mark. Make sure that 
the print settings are correctly specified. 
						

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cPrint the embroidery position sheet (file 
named E_1p.pdf) onto plain paper.
aEmbroidery position sheet
dIf an iron-on transfer sheet is used, transfer 
the image onto fabric.
Sewing Embroidery Patterns
aHoop in the embroidery frame the fabric 
with the background image ironed on.
bCut the paper printed with the center 
positioning image   so it can easily be 
positioned aligned with the background 
image on the fabric.
* Lines or color changes in the image can help you 
find the correct alignment position.
cPlace the paper printed with the positioning 
image on top of the fabric so that the 
pattern is aligned, and then affix the paper 
to the fabric with cellophane tape to 
prevent the paper from moving.
aCellophane tape
Note
 Before printing onto iron-on paper or 
printable fabric, we recommend performing 
a test print to check the print settings.
 For details on printing on iron-on transfer  sheets or printable fabric, refer to the 
instructions for the iron-on transfer sheets 
and printable fabric.
 Some printers will automatically print an  image flipped if an iron-on transfer sheet is 
selected as the paper. For details, refer to 
the instructions for the printer being used.
Note
 When printing the PDF file for the embroidery position sheet, specify the 
highest image quality possible for full-color 
printing. In addition, we recommend printing 
on matte paper. If this is not done, the built-
in camera may not be able to correctly 
detect the embroidery positioning mark.
Memo
 For details on transferring from iron-on 
transfer sheets, refer to the instructions for 
the iron-on transfer sheets.
 If necessary, cut the iron-on transfer sheet  to the size of the pattern before transferring 
the image. 
						

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dAfter checking that a pattern is selected, 
press .
→The sewing screen appears.
eAlign the embroidering position according 
to steps 
b through f of “Using the Built-
In Camera to Align the Embroidering 
Position” on page 213.
fRemove the positioning sheet and press the 
“Start/Stop” button to begin embroidering.
Note
 Before embroidering, check that the  embroidery position sheet is perfectly 
aligned with the background.
 CAUTION
 Before pressing the “Start/Stop” button to 
begin embroidering, remove the positioning 
sheet taped to the fabric in step 
c.