Husqvarna Viking Designer 2 Manual

							User’s Guide
KEEPING THE WORLD SEWING 
						

							This houshold sewing machine is designed to comply with IEC/EN 60335-2-28 and UL1594
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
When using an electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the 
following:
Read all instructions before using this household Sewing machine.
DANGER - To reduce the risk of electric shock:
•  A sewing machine should never be left unattended when plugged in. Always unplug this sewing machine 
from the electric outlet immediately after using and before cleaning.
•  Always unplug before relamping. Replace bulb with same type rated 5 Watt.
WARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, fi re, electric shock, 
or injury to persons:
•  Do not allow to be used as a toy. Close attention is necessary when this sewing machine is used by or 
near children and infi rm persons.
•  Use this sewing machine only for its intended use as described in this manual. Use only attachments 
recommended by the manufacturer as contained in this manual.
•  Never operate this sewing machine if it has a damaged cord or plug, if it is not working properly, if it has 
been dropped or damaged, or dropped into water. Return the sewing machine to the nearest authorised 
dealer or service center for examination, repair, electrical or mechanical adjustment.
•  Never operate the sewing machine with any air openings blocked. Keep ventilation openings of the 
Sewing machine and foot controller free from the accumulation of lint, dust, and loose cloth.
• Keep fi ngers away from all moving parts. Special care is required around the Sewing machine needle.
•  Always use the proper needle plate. The wrong plate can cause the needle to break.
•  Do not use bent needles.
•  Do not pull or push fabric while stitching. It may defl ect the needle causing it to break.
•  Switch the Sewing machine off (“0”) when making any adjustment in the needle area, such as threading 
needle, changing needle, threading bobbin, or changing presser foot, etc.
•  Always unplug Sewing machine from the electrical outlet when removing covers, lubricating, or when 
making any other user servicing adjustments mentioned in the instruction manual.
•  Never drop or insert any object into any opening.
•  Do not use outdoors.
•  Do not operate where aerosol (spray) products are being used or where oxygen is being administrated.
•  To disconnect, turn all controls to the off (“0”) position, then remove plug from outlet.
•  Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.
•  Hold plug when rewinding into cord reel. Do not allow plug to whip when rewinding.
•  This sewing machine is provided with double insulation. Use only identical replacement parts.
See instructions for Servicing of Double-Insulated Appliances.
SAVE THESE  INSTRUCTIONS
SERVICING OF DOUBLE-INSULATED PRODUCTS
In a double-insulated product, two systems of insulation are provided instead of grounding. No ground means 
is provided on a double-insulated product, nor should a means for grounding be added to the product. 
Servicing of a double-insulated product requires extreme care and knowledge of the system, and should be 
done only by qualifi ed service personnel. Replacement parts for a double-insulated product must be identical 
to those parts in the product. A double-insulated product is marked with the words ‘DOUBLE INSULATION’ or 
‘DOUBLE INSULATED’.
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Table of Contents
Learn your Quilt Designer II  4
Overview - Front Side  4
Rear Side  5
Accessory Tray  5
Unpack Quilt Designer II  5
Connect to the Power Supply  6
Pack Away After Sewing  6
Accessory Tray / Sewing Surface  7
Spool Pins  8
Threading the Upper Thread  9
Needle Threader  10
Threading for Twin Needle  10
Bobbin Winding   11
Placing the Bobbin in 
  the Machine  11
Function Buttons  12
Sensor Foot Pressure   13
Sensor Foot Lift  13
Lowering the Feed Teeth  13
Presser Feet  14
Changing the Presser Foot  15
Needles 16
Changing the Needle  16
Interchangeable d-Cards  17
Insert d-Card  17
Change d-Card  17
Touch Screen  18
Touch Screen Menus  18
Sewing Advisor  19
SET Menu  20
ADJUST Menu  23
HELP Menu  23
Pop-up Menus  24
Begin Sewing  25
Finish Sewing  25
Thread Tension  26
Utility Garment Sewing  27
Sewing Advisor  28
Fabric Selection  28
Thread 29
Seam    30
Overcast 31
Seam and Overcast  32
Baste   33
Blind Hem   34
Hem 35
Buttonhole 36
Button 37
Utility Sewing  38
Straight Stitch  38
Lightning Stitch (Stretch Stitch)  38
Learn your 
Quilt Designer II
Page 4-26 
Decorative
Sewing
Page 57-66 Utility Garment
Sewing
Page 27-46 Gathering 38
Twenty-fi ve Needle Positions  39
Center Zipper  40
Reinforced Straight Stitch  41
Multiple ZigZag Stitches  42
Mending and Darning  43
Buttonholes 44
Stitch Table - Utility Stitches  46
Quilting 47
Quilt and Appliqué  
Stitch d-Card E
1 48
  Hand-look Quilting  49 
  Decorative Stitch Tie Quilting  49 
  Piecing Quilts  50 
  Free Motion Quilting and
  Stippling  50
 
Log Cabin Quilt  51
Decorative Sewing  57
Decorative Sewing  58
Fashion 58
Free Motion Sewing  58
Appliqué 60
Bridging Stitch  61
Lettering 61
Adjust the Decorative Stitches  62
Programming 64
PROG Mode  64
Program Stitches and Letters  65
Sew your Program  66
Care of your Quilt Designer II  67
Care of your Quilt Designer II  68
Care of the Machine  69
Trouble Shooting   70
Optional Stitch d-Cards / 
Embroidery Theme  73
Index 77Care of your
Quilt Designer II
Page 67-72 
Optional
Stitch d-Cards /
Embroidery Theme
Page 73-76 Quilting
Page 47-56 
						

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2.
9.6. 5.
10.
11.12.
14.
15.14.33.
34.
35.
39.
3.
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18.
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22. 23.24.25.26. 27.
28.29.30.
37. 36.
41.
8.
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31.
40. 32.
42.38.
Learn your Quilt Designer II
Overview - Front Side
1. Door/Lid
2.  Thread take-up lever
3. Thread tension
4. Pre-tension disc
5. Stitch Re-Start button
6.  Needle stop up/down button
7. Finishing Stop button
8.  Sewing speed button - faster
9. FIX button
10.  Sewing speed button - slower
11. Reverse button
12. Start/Stop button
13.  Sensor Buttonhole Foot socket
14. Light
15. Needle threader
16. Needle bar
17. Presser foot
18. Free arm
19. Bobbin cover
20. Base plate
21.  Feed teeth up/down dial
22.  Presser foot bar and presser foot ankle23.  Needle clamp screw
24.  Sensor foot down button
25.  Sensor foot pivot button
26.  Sensor foot up/extra lift button
27.  Selective Thread Cutter button
28.  Thread tension disk for bobbin winding 
29.  Main spool pin
30. Spool holders
31.  Bobbin winding guides
32.  Auxilary spool pin
33.  Bobbin winder spindle 
34. Bobbin stop
35.  Thread cutter for bobbin winding
36. Handwheel
37.  Touch Screen (display and d-Card area)
38. d-Card connector 
39. d-Card slot
40.  d-Card eject button
41.  Power switch, connectors for power supply 
and foot control
42.  Ruler (inches and centimeters)  
						

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50. 49. 47.
48.
43.
44.
45.
46.
51.
  Some fabrics have a lot of excess dye which can cause discoloration on other fabric but also on your 
sewing machine. This discoloring may be very diffi cult or impossible to remove.
  Fleece and denim fabric in especially red and blue often contain a lot of excess dye.
  If you suspect that your fabric/ready-to-wear garment contains a lot of excess dye, always pre-wash it 
before sewing/embroidering to avoid the discoloring.
Accessory Tray
47. Work space extension
48. Space for accessories
49. Space for presser feet
50. Space for bobbins
51. Space for needles
Rear Side
43. Handle
44. Thread cutter
45. Needle threader
46. Embroidery unit connection socket
Unpack Quilt Designer II
1. Place the machine on a table or cabinet, remove 
the packaging and lift off the cover.
2. Remove the packing ma te ri al, the foot control and 
fi nally the protection cover. 
3. The machine is delivered with an accessory bag 
and a main cord. 
4. Wipe off the machine, particularly around the 
needle and needle plate to remove any soil before 
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3. 1.2.
Pack Away After  Sewing
1. Press the power switch to turn off the machine.
2. Unplug the cord from the wall socket fi rst and 
then from the machine.
3. Wind the main cord around your hand and place 
the cord in the pocket of the hard cover. Here you 
can also place the User’s Gui de.
4. Unplug the foot control cord from the machine. 
Wind the foot control cord around your hand and 
place it in the space of the foot control.
5. Check to ensure that all accessories are in the 
accessory tray. Slide the tray on to the machine 
aro und the free arm.
6. Place the foot control, with the underside towards 
you, fi tting into the recess of the accessory tray at 
the rear side of the machine. 
Connect to the Power Supply
Among the accessories you fi nd the main cord. 
On the underside of the machine you will fi nd 
information about the power supply (V) and the 
frequency (Hz). 
Before plugging in, check to ensure that the foot 
control is of  “type FR4” (see underside of  foot 
control).
1. Take out the cord from the foot control. Connect 
the foot control cord to the front socket on the 
bottom right side of the machine.
2. Connect the main cord to the rear socket on the 
bot tom right side of the machine.
3. When you press the power switch to ON, both the 
machine and the lights are switched on.
For the USA and Canada
This Sewing Machine has a polarized plug (one 
blade wider than the other). To reduce the risk 
of electric shock, this plug is intended to fi t in a 
polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does not 
fi t fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does 
not fi t, contact a qualifi ed electrician to install the 
proper outlet. Do not modify the plug in any way. 
						

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2.
3.
Accessory Tray / Sewing Surface
In the Accessory Tray there are special places for 
presser feet, bobbins and needles plus space for 
other accessories. Store the accessories in the tray so 
they are easily accessible.
Slide the Accessory Tray onto the machine to 
pro vide a larger work surface. Slide the Ac ces so ry 
Tray to the left, passing the stop po si tion and 
remove it if you wish to use the free arm.
If you need a larger work surface, there is a work 
surface extension stored inside the rear cov er of the 
tray.
Remove the Accessory Tray from the machine.
1. Open the rear cover of the tray and slide the work 
surface extension up and out.
2. Place the work surface extension into the 
Accessory Tray.
3. Slide the Accessory Tray back on to the 
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Spool Pins
Your Quilt Designer II has two spool pins, a main 
spool pin and an auxiliary spool pin. The spool pins 
are suitable for all types of thread. Place the thread 
spool on the spool pin so that the thread reels 
coun ter-clock wise.
Main Spool Pin
The main spool pin is ad just a ble and can be used 
in a hor i zon tal po si tion (the thread reels off the 
sta tion ary spool) or in a vertical po si tion (the 
thread spool rotates). There are two spool holders 
on the spool pin, one large (a) and one small (b). 
Depending on what thread spool size or which 
spool pin po si tion you are using, the spool hold ers 
are used differently. Use the hor i zon tal po si tion for 
normal threads and the ver ti cal position for large 
spools or threads with special char acte ris tics. 
Horizontal Position
When using the pin in horizontal position and with 
narrow thread spools, place the large spool holder 
(a) under the thread spool. The small hold er (b) is 
placed in front of the thread spool.
If you use large thread spools, place the small spool 
holder (b) under the thread spool and the large 
hold er (a) in front of it.
The fl at side of the spool holder shall be pressed 
fi rm ly against the spool. There shall be no space 
be tween spool hold er and thread spool.
Vertical Position
To use the spool pin in its vertical position, fold the 
spool pin out towards you. Slide on the large spool 
holder and place a felt pad un der the thread spool. 
This is to pre vent the thread from reel ing off too fast.
Auxiliary Spool Pin
The auxiliary spool pin is used when wind ing a 
bob bin from a sec ond spool of thread or for a 
sec ond spool when sew ing with a twin needle.
When using the auxiliary spool pin, place the large 
spool hold er (a) and a felt pad un der the thread 
spool. Narrow thread spool
Large thread spoolMain spool pinAuxiliary spool pin
Auxiliary 
spool pin 
						

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1. 2. 3.
b
Threading the Upper Thread
When threading the upper thread, make sure that 
the presser foot is raised and the needle is in the up 
position. The threading differs de pend ing on which 
spool pin position you choose. 
Horizontal Spool Pin
1. Pull the spool pin out. Place the spool on the 
spool pin (follow the instuctions on previous 
page). The thread shall reel counter-clockwise. 
Push the spool pin back in. 
Hold the thread near the spool using your right 
hand. Use your left hand to bring the end of the 
thread in the direction of the arrow. 
2. Bring the thread up and over the pre-tension 
thread gui de (a) and under the thread guide (b). 
Bring the thread over the thread ten sion discs (c). 
3. Continue threading in the direction indicated by 
the arrows. Bring the thread from the right when 
threading into the slot on the take-up lever.
4. Pull the thread into the last guide just above the 
needle. 
Vertical Spool Pin
1. Pull the spool pin out. Place the spool on the 
spool pin following the instructions on previous 
page (Vertical Position).
2. Thread the machine according to the instructions 
above with one exception. Instead of bringing the 
thread up and over the pre-tension guide, bring it 
directly across and into the thread guide (b).Threading when using horizontal spool pin
Threading when using vertical spool pin.
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2.
3.
4.5. a
Threading for Twin Needle
1. Insert a twin needle. See page 16 “Changing the 
needle”.
2. Use a second thread spool or wind a bob bin with 
the thread you are go ing to use as the second 
up per thread.
3. Left needle (
blue): Thread the machine as 
explained on page 9 (Vertical Spool Pin) and 
check to ensure that the thread lies between the 
inner thread ten sion discs, and inside the last 
thread gui de. Thread the left needle.
4. Right needle (
red): Pull up the auxiliary spool pin. 
Pla ce the large spool holder and a felt pad on the 
spool pin.
5. Place the thread spool or the bobbin with the 
second thread on the spool pin.
6. Thread the machine as before but this thread 
should lie between the outer thread ten sion discs, 
and outside the last thread guide. Thread the right 
needle.
Needle Threader
The needle must be in the up position to use the 
needle threader. We also recommend lowering the 
presser foot.
1. Pull the needle threader all the way down, behind 
the needle.
2. Bring it forward until the metal fl anges cover the 
needle. A small hook will pass through the needle 
eye.
3. Place the thread around the guide (a) and under 
the fl anges in front of the needle, so the thread 
catches into the small hook.
4. Let the needle threader gently swing back. The 
hook pulls the thread through the needle eye and 
forms a loop behind the needle. Pull the thread 
loop out behind the needle.
5. Place the thread under the presser foot and cut 
the thread.
Note: You cannot use the Needle Threader for the wing 
needle, twin needle, triple needle or when the Buttonhole 
Sensor Foot is on. When threading the nee dle manually 
make sure that the needle is thread ed from front to back. 
The white presser foot ankle makes it easy to see the eye 
of the nee dle.