Husqvarna Viking Designer 2 Manual

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Bobbin Winding 
1. Place an empty bob bin on the bobbin spindle at 
the front of the machine (the mark 
   facing up). 
Bring the bobbin spindle down. A Pop-up menu 
on the Touch Screen reminds you that bob bin 
winding is engaged.  
2. Place the large spool holder and a felt pad under 
the thread on the auxiliary spool pin.
3. Bring the thread around thread tension disk (b) 
pulling it fi rmly into the tension disk, then un der 
thread guide (c) and over thread guide (d) as 
illustrated.
4. From above wind a few turns of thread clock-wise 
around the bobbin and into the thread cutter (e).
5. Press the foot control or touch 
  . When 
the bobbin is fi l led, the winding will stop 
automatically. Rem ove the bobbin and cut off the 
thread (e). Bring the bob bin spindle up.
Winding from the Needle
Make sure that the presser foot and the needle are 
in the up position. Use only the original Husqvarna 
Viking green bobbins.
Only use a metal presser foot when bob bin winding 
from the needle.
To wind, fol low the instructions for “Bobbin 
wind ing”. The difference is that the thread is brought 
up from the nee dle, un der the press er foot and to 
the right over thread guide (d).
Note: We do not recommend winding specialty 
threads such as invisible or other stretchy threads 
through the needle. Instead see “Bobbin Winding”.
Placing the Bobbin in the Machine
 Turn off the main switch.
1. Remove the bobbin cover by sliding it towards 
you.
2. Place the bobbin in the bobbin case with the 
mark 
   facing up and the thread to the left of 
the bob bin. The bobbin will then rotate counter 
clockwise while pulling out the thread.
3. Place your fi nger on the bobbin to keep it from 
turning as you pull the thread fi rmly to the right 
and then to the left into the tension spring (a) until 
it ‘‘clicks’’ into place.
4. Continue threading around (b) and to the right of 
the thread cutter (c). Replace the cover (1). Pull 
the thread to the left to cut it (2).  Bobbin winding from the spool 
Bobbin winding from the needle 
						

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START/STOP is touched when you want to 
run and stop the machine with out 
using the foot control. Touch START/STOP to 
be gin and touch it again to stop sew ing.  
Thread Cutter is touched to cut the top and 
bob bin threads. If touched when the machine 
is not sew ing, the threads are cut in the 
beginning of the following stitch. If the button 
is touched while sewing, the ”STOP” button 
starts fl ash ing and the threads are cut at the 
end of the current stitch. When the threads 
are cut, the presser foot and the needle are 
raised to the up position and the FIX func tion 
is activated. The Thread Cutter function can 
be programmed
Sensor Foot Lift and Extra Lift is used when 
you want the press er foot and the needle to 
be lifted to up po si tion. Touch the but ton 
once more and the presser foot will raise to 
ex tra lift, to make it easy to get thick fab ric 
un der the presser foot. See page 13.
Sensor Foot Pivot is used to sim pli fy plac ing 
the fabric. Touch this but ton and the press er 
foot will be low ered to piv ot po si tion. See 
page 13.
Sensor Foot Down is touched when you want 
the presser foot to be com plete ly low ered. 
Quilt Designer II is fi rm ly hold ing your work, 
ready to sew. See page 13. Stitch Re-start is used to start sew ing your 
se lect ed stitch at the beginning of the stitch, 
with out hav ing to re-set any spe cial settings 
you have made.
STOP is used to conclude a stitch. Your Quilt 
Designer II fastens the thread and stops 
au to mat i cal ly when a stitch sequence has 
been completed. STOP is cancelled when you 
touch the button again or by selecting a new 
stitch. When STOP is ac tive, the but ton lights 
up. The STOP function can be programmed. 
It can also be used for one color embroidery.
FIX is automatically activated when a stitch is 
se lect ed or when the Selective Thread Cut ter 
has been used. FIX is used to tie off stitches. 
The button lights up while the FIX function 
is active. By touch ing the light ed button the 
function can be turned off. When beginning 
to sew, Quilt Designer II sews a few tie 
off stitch es and goes on with the selected 
stitch. Touch FIX while sewing and Quilt 
Designer II sews a few tie off stitch es and 
stops au to mat i cal ly. The FIX function can be 
programmed.
Reverse is pressed to sew in reverse. The 
but ton lights up. When the but ton is re leased, 
the light goes out and Quilt Designer II sews 
forwards. The long est re verse stitch length is 
3 mm.
For permanent reverse, touch the button 
twice in quick succession before starting to 
sew. The button will be lit up and the Quilt 
Designer II sews in reverse until you touch 
the button again.
Needle stop up/down is used to move the 
nee dle down or up and/or to set the nee dle 
stop position up or down.
Touch + SPEED or - SPEED to increase or 
de crease the sewing speed. If touched when 
not sewing, a Pop-up menu on the Touch 
Screen in di cates the speed set ting. Touch OK 
or start sewing and the Pop-up goes out. You 
can change the speed setting while sewing 
but no Pop-up will appear.
All stitches in Quilt Designer II have a pre-
set, rec om mend ed sewing speed. When you 
select a stitch Quilt Designer II automatically 
sets the correct sewing speed.
Function Buttons 
						

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By lowering the feed teeth it is eas i er to get 
thick terry cloth fabric un der the preser foot. 
Raise the feed teeth be fore star ting to sew.
Sensor Foot Pressure 
When selecting different fabric weights on the 
Sewing Advisor, the presser foot pressure will 
be ad just ed au to mat i cal ly. Thanks to the Sensor 
Foot Pres sure, the presser foot actually senses the 
thick ness of fabric or stitching (or em broi dery). 
Therefore Quilt Designer II always sews smooth ly 
and even ly.
Touch 
   on the display and you will see the 
actual setting of the pres ser foot pressure for the 
selected fab ric. 
You can adjust the presser foot pressure by pres sing 
the button 
   in  
.
The higher the number the more pres sure on the 
fabric. 
Sensor Foot Lift
The presser foot is automatically lowered when you 
start your sewing. 
When you stop with the needle in the down 
position, the pres ser foot is automatically lifted to 
pivot position.
If you have selected Needle stop up:
 
 - Raises the pres ser foot and the needle to up 
po si tion. Touch twice for ex tra lift. Makes it eas i er to 
get thick fabrics under the pres ser foot.
If you have selected Needle stop down: 
 
 - Raises the presser foot to up position but the 
needle stays down in the fabric. Touch twice and the 
needle raises to up po si tion and the pres ser foot to 
the extra lift. This make the 
removal of fabric easier.
   - Sets foot to pivot position.
 
 - Lowers the presser foot. 
Lowering the Feed Teeth
The feed teeth are lowered when you turn the dial 
on the front of the free arm to the left 
   . Turn 
the dial to the right 
   if you wish to raise the feed 
teeth. The feed teeth will raise as you begin to sew. 
The feed teeth should be lowered when sew ing 
buttons and free-motion work. 
						

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R Presser Feet
Among the accessories there are a number of pres ser 
feet for different purposes.
Presser Foot A
Fitted on the machine upon delivery. This foot is 
used mainly for straight stitching and zigzag stitch ing 
with a stitch length longer than 1.0.
Presser Foot B
When sewing close zigzag stitches with less than 1.0 
mm stitch length; other utility stitches or dec o ra tive 
stitches use this foot. The tunnel at the bot tom of the 
foot is de sig ned to feed smooth ly over the stitches.
Presser Foot C
This is the buttonhole foot and it has guide lines to 
determine buttonhole length. The middle mark gives 
a 9/16'' (15 mm) buttoning edge. The two tun nels 
on the bottom of the foot feed smooth ly and straight 
over the buttonhole col umns.
Presser Foot D
This foot is used for blind hem stitches. The in ner 
edge of this foot guides the fabric. The bot tom of the 
foot is de sig ned to ride along the hem edge.
Presser Foot E
This is the zipper foot and can be snapped on ei ther 
to the right or to the left of the needle. This makes it 
easy to sew on both sides of the zip per.
Presser Foot H
This foot with a glide plate underneath, is used when 
sewing foam, plastic, or leather, min i miz ing the risk 
of these materials sticking to the foot.
Presser Foot J
This foot is used for overcasting, seam and 
over cas ting, i.e. stitches which have a stitch width 
of 5.0 and 5.5 mm. Stitches form over the pin which 
prevents pucke ring at the edge of the fabric.
Presser foot P
This foot is used when piecing quilt blocks. The foot 
has distance marks 1/4" (6 mm) and 1/8" (3 mm).
Presser Foot R
This foot is used for free motion embroidery, 
decorative sewing and embroidery.
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Presser foot S
This foot is used for side-motion stitches.
Sensor Buttonhole Foot
When connected to the machine it measures 
but ton hole length and sews the buttonhole size that 
has been entered into the machine. The mid dle mark 
gives a 9/16'' (15 mm) buttoning edge.
Changing the Presser Foot
 Turn off the main switch.
1. Make sure that the needle is in the highest 
po si tion. Pull the presser foot towards you.
2. Line up the cross pin on the foot between the 
spring and the presser foot ankle. Press back until 
the foot snaps into place.
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ABC
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b
Needles
The sewing machine needle plays an important 
role in successful sewing. To ensure you will get a 
quality needle, we recommend needles of sys tem 
130/705H. The needle case included with Quilt 
Designer II contains nee dles of the most used siz es 
for sew ing in woven and stretch fabrics.
A Standard Needles Sizes 70, 80 and 90
   These needles are used for sewing in all woven 
fabrics. The needle point is de sig ned to penetrate 
between the threads of the fabric so the fabric will 
not be damaged.
B Stretch Needles Sizes 75 and 90
   These needles are used for sewing in knitted 
and stretch fabrics. The stretch needle is mar ked 
yellow and has a rounded point. 
C Jeans Needles Sizes 90 and 100
   These needles are used for sewing in woven 
heavy fabrics, for example denim and canvas 
fabric. The jeans needle is marked blue and 
has an extremely sharp point to facilitate the 
penetrating of the fabric.
Note: Change the needle often, always use a straight 
nee dle with a sharp point (a).
A defective needle (b) can cause skipped stitches, 
break age of needles or snapping of thread. A defective 
nee dle can also damage the nee dle plate.
Changing the Needle
 Turn off the main switch.
1. Loosen the screw in the needle clamp with the 
screwdriver or the small opening on the Screw 
Grip.
2. Remove the needle. 
3. Push up the new needle with the fl at side away 
from you until it will go no further.
4. Use the screwdriver or the Screw Grip to tighten 
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Note: Somewhere, on the right side of each 
d-Card, you fi nd a small dotted square. This is a code, 
used to secure that the correct stitch information is 
stored on the d-Card.
Interchangeable d-Cards
Quilt Designer II features interchangeable d-Cards. 
There are three types of d-Cards; Stitch d-Cards 
(for normal sewing), Embroidery d-Cards (for 
embroidering) and Personal d-Cards (to save your 
own embroidery designs). 
There are several Stitch d-Cards available. Each Stitch 
d-Card features up to 35 dif fer ent stitch es. Four Stitch 
d-Cards are included with Quilt Designer II; Utility 
Stitches, A
1, Fash ion Stitches, N1, Quilt and Appliqué 
Stitches, E
1,  and Block Letters Alphabet, O1 .
Utility Stitches
Stitch d-Card A
1, Utility stitches, features a 
variety of stitch es used for normal sewing such as 
dif fer ent kinds of straight stitches, zig-zag stitch es, 
overlock and fl atlock stitch es. But ton holes and 
stitches that are per fect for darn ing and mend ing are 
also found on the Stitch d-Card A
1, Utility stitch es.
Quilt and Appliqué Stitches
Stitch d-Card E
1, features a variety of stitch es that can 
be used for quilt and appliqué sewing. 
Fashion Stitches
Stitch d-Card N
1 Fashion, features a variety of stitch es 
that can be used for dec o ra tive sew ing. 
Block Letters
Stitch d-Card O
1 Block letters, features up per case 
let ters, lower case letters and numbers/
special characters.
Insert d-Card
•  Slide the d-Card into the slot on the right side of 
the machine.
•  To select a stitch, touch the picture of the desired 
stitch. The selected stitch appears on the Touch 
Screen with the recommended pres ser foot.
Change d-Card
•  To change the d-Card, press the button on the 
right side of the machine. The d-Card ejects. 
•  Pull out the d-Card.
•  Insert another d-Card (see instructions above). 
						

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Touch Screen
Quilt Designer II features a large Touch Screen at the 
front right of the machine. The Touch Screen is very 
easy to use. Just touch it with your fi nger tip to se lect 
a function or a stitch. 
The Touch Screen area consists of two parts. The 
upper area, the Touch Screen display, is touched 
to access the different functions that are avail a ble 
for Quilt Designer II. The lower part of the Touch 
Screen area is the d-Card area. When a d-Card is 
in sert ed in the ma chine, select the 
different stitch es by touching the stitch picture or 
design.
Touch Screen Menus
The Touch Screen features fi ve different functions; 
SEWING ADVISOR, SET, ADJUST, FUNC and HELP. 
When touching a function its tab be comes active 
and turns black (except FUNC and “?” (help) that are 
printed on the Touch Screen). 
When turning on the machine, the display is lit 
up and you see a Welcome Screen together with 
the software version number, then the NORM- and 
ADJUST-modes are activated.
Sewing Advisor (Woven Medium)
Select fabric type and weight and sewing technique 
from the Sewing Advisor, then Quilt Designer II 
selects the stitch and set tings (see page 19).
SET
Touch SET to change default machine settings and 
func tions (see page 20-22).
ADJUST 
Use this function to adjust stitch length, stitch width, 
elongation and mirror image (see page 23).
FUNC
Touch FUNC to step between the NORM, PROG and 
REP modes.
NORM is used for all normal sewing.
PROG is used to program stitches such as letters and 
decorative sequences (see page 64).
REP is used to sew the stitch combinations 
pro grammed in PROG (see page 66).
HELP 
 
Recommends needle size and type, when to
lower feed teeth, stabilize fabric, cord button-holes, 
etc (see page 23). The tabs surrounding the display are extended touch 
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Sewing Advisor 
Select fabric type and sewing technique from the 
Sewing Advisor, then Quilt Designer II selects the 
stitch and set tings (see page 28). The Sewing Ad vi sor 
is always active, except when programming or 
embroidering. 
To bring up Sewing Advisor touch the Sewing 
Advisor tab:
 
The Sewing Advisor has two different menus, Fab ric 
and Sewing Technique.
Fabric
In the Fabric menu you select from eight dif fer ent 
fab ric types and weights. Select the type and weight 
of fabric, the fab ric button turns black. Im me di ate ly 
the Sew ing Tech nique menu 
appears. 
Sewing Technique
Select from eight different sewing techniques. The 
se lect ed sew ing technique but ton turns black to 
in di cate your choice. Your Quilt Designer II se lects 
the best stitch, thread ten sion, stitch length, stitch 
width, sewing speed, presser foot pres sure and 
recommends the press er foot for your project.  
To se lect a new Sew ing Tech nique just touch 
another tech nique button.
Move between the menus by touching 
  or 
 
.
To close the Sewing Advisor touch 
  . 
When you have closed the Sewing Advisor, the 
chosen fabric is indicated on the Sewing Advisor tab 
on the Touch Screen. 
Note: See page 28-37 to learn more about how to use the 
Sewing Advisor.
The choosen fabric is indicated on the Sewing Advisor 
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SET Menu 
Touch    to override automatic settings and 
make man u al adjustments. There are six dif fer ent 
SET menus. Touch 
   if you want to step 
be tween them. You can also change menu by 
touching 
   repeatedly. The different menus 
are numbered from 1-6: 
  ,  
,  
,  
,  
, 
 
.
When you have changed default settings for thread 
ten sion, press er foot pressure, and bal ance, the 
changed settings will affect all stitch es. The set tings 
re main until Quilt Designer II is turned off or until 
you re-set. Some of the set tings remain even if Quilt 
Designer II is turned off (for example twin needle, 
Sensor Q foot). When you turn the ma chine back 
on, a Pop-up menu will tell you if such settings are 
active.
When a setting has been changed, the number is 
in vert ed in color, mean ing, the text be comes green 
with black back ground.
SET 1
Top Thread Tension  
Adjust top thread tension by touching 
   or . 
The number indicates the ten sion set ting. The high er 
the number the more ten sion on the top thread.
Presser Foot Pressure or Lift Height
    
Adjust presser foot pressure by touching 
   or  
. The 
number indicates the pressure setting. The high er 
the number the more pressure the foot puts on the 
fabric. When a free motion stitch is se lect ed, the 
Sensor Foot Lift height is set instead. The lift height is 
adjusted when touching 
   or  
.
Balance 
   
Adjust stitch balance by touching 
   or  
. The 
number indicates the bal ance setting. When a 
but ton hole is se lect ed, the bal ance but tons will ad just 
the den si ty of the right column of the but ton hole 
(see page 45, But ton hole Bal ance).