Husqvarna Viking Designer 2 Manual

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Log Cabin Quilt
The Log Cabin Quilt is a favorite traditional quilt 
pattern that is easy and fast to sew. The tra di tion al 
red center blocks are said to represent the fi re in the 
fi replace or the heart of a log cab in. The fabric colors 
used in the blocks are fre quent ly sewn to create 
a light and a dark di ag o nal half, as shown in the 
diagram. 
Sewing Supplies
Light and dark cotton quilt fabrics, 44”/45” (110/114 cm) 
wide:
Fabric A:1/4 yd. (25 cm) for center blocks.
Fabric A: 1 yd. (90 cm) for inner border.
Fabric B: 5/8 yd. (60 cm) for log 2, 3 
Fabric C: 7/8 yd. (80 cm) for log 4, 5
Fabric D: 1 yd. (90 cm) for log 6, 7
Fabric E: 1 1/4 yd. (1.15 m) for log 8,9
Fabric F: 1 2/3 yd. (1.5 m) for log 10, 11
Fabric G: 1 2/3 yd. (1.5 m) for log 12, 13
Fabric G: 2 1/2 yd. (2.25 m.) for outer border.
Fabric G: 1 yd. (90 cm) for binding.
Fabric H: 2 1/2 yd. (2.25 m.) for log 14, 15
Fabric I : 2 1/2 yd. (2.25 m.) for log 16, 17
Backing: 9 1/2 yds. (8.7 m) cotton fabric 
Batting: 112” x 93” (2.85 x 2.35 m).
Neutral colored Sewing thread 
Sewing thread to matching fabrics in outer logs,14,15 
and 16,17.
Sewing thread matching backing
Schmetz Quilting Needles (412 40 20-01)
Safety pins for basting the quilt 
Husqvarna Viking Ruler (412 66 17-01) or (412 66 15-01)
Husqvarna Viking Cutting Mat (412 66 13-01) 
Olfa Ergonomic“ Rotary Cutter (415 16 42-01)
1/4” (6 mm) seam allowance included in all 
meas ure ments. Wash and press all fabrics before you cut 
and sew.
Cut
Cut all fabrics for logs and center squares into 1 1/2” 
(38 mm) wide strips across fabric width. 
Cut the strips from fabric A into 99 center squares, 1 
1/2” x 1 1/2” (38 x 38 mm). 
Cut 12 strips, 2 3/4” (70 mm) wide in fabric A for 
in ner border. 
Cut 12 strips, 7” (175 mm) wide in fabric G for out er 
border. Appr. size of  À nished quilt: 112” x 93” (2.85 x 2.35 m). (99 
blocks, 9” x 9” (23 x 23 cm) in 9 rows across and 11 blocks 
down. 
The pattern begins from the center square and strips or ”logs” are 
stitched, right sides together around the center square. (Always sew 
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Making the blocks:
Select Woven Light on the Sewing Advisor. Snap on 
presser foot A and insert stitch d-Card E
1 with quilt 
and appliqué stitches in your Quilt 
De sign er. Select stitch E
101 for a 1/4” (6 mm) seam 
al low ance when the fabric edges line up with the 
edge of the A Foot. Adjust stitch length to 1 1/2. 
Thread with a light color neutral sew ing thread on 
top and in the bobbin, that will not show through 
the lightest fabric in the quilt.
Illustration A
With right sides together and raw edges aligned, 
place center squares on top of the fi rst fabric strip 
for log 2. Stitch the center squares to the strip, right 
sides together. Unfold and press seam allowance 
towards the center square.
Illustration B
Using rotary cutter and ruler, align ruler with the 
raw edge of the square and cut strips even with the 
edges of the center square. Repeat for all squares.
Place the two-square units on top of the fabric strip 
for log 3 right sides together. Sew. Align rul er with 
raw edge of the unit and cut to form three-piece 
units. Repeat for all blocks. Always press seam 
allowance towards the center of the block.
Illustration C, D, E
Continue sewing logs in this way until you have 
used all strips and have 99 fi nished blocks, keep ing 
the light colored fabrics on one side and the dark on 
the other as illustrated.
Combining the blocks:
Illustration F
Check up that all 99 quilt blocks are the same size. 
Arrange the blocks so the light and dark cre ates the 
Straight Furrow Quilt Top as il lus trat ed. Join the 
blocks, right sides together, to 9 horizontal rows with 
11 blocks in each row. Press seam allowance fl at 
open.
Sew the rows to form the quilt top. Press seam 
allowances open. 
Measure width and length of the quilt top to 
de ter mine the length of the borders.Illustration A
Illustration FIllustration C
Illustration D Illustration EIllustration B 
						

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Inner border: 
Illustration G, H
Piece together on the diagonal, 1 strip for each side 
of the quilt top for inner border. To piece on the 
diagonal, place them right sides together on a 90 
degree angle and stitch on a diagonal to eliminate 
bulk at the seams. Press seam al low ance open and 
cut away excess seam allowance. Two strips need to 
measure at least the length of the quilt plus 8” (200 
mm), and two needs to meas ure at least the width of 
the quilt plus 8” (200 mm).
Stitch a strip to all four sides of the quilt top, right 
sides together, leaving 4” (100 mm) of each strip, at 
all four corners, extending from the quilt top corners. 
Press seam allowances towards the quilt top. 
Miter the border corners by folding the excess strips 
to the wrong side and fi nger press a di ag o nal fold 
mark. Stitch in the fold mark from the wrong side 
starting from the outer edge to the inner corner. Cut 
away excess seam al low ance and press open.
Outer border:
Sew the outer border in the same way as the 
in ner border but start stitching 8” (200 mm) from 
the edge of the strip this time. Two strips need to 
measure at least the length of the quilt plus 16” (400 
mm), and two needs to measure at least the width of 
the quilt plus 16” (400 mm).
Quilting
Piece the backing to form one piece at least the size 
of your quilt. Place the backing on a fl at sur face, 
wrong side up. Place the batting and the quilt top on 
top right side up. Safety-pin baste the layers together 
with two safety pins in every block.
Illustration I 
Use presser foot A or the optional Open Toe Foot for 
better visibility. Select stitch A
102 on stitch d-Card A1. 
Thread the machine with sew ing thread matching the 
darker outer logs of the blocks on top, and sewing 
thread matching the backing in the bobbin. Quilt 
through all layers following the individual log cabin 
blocks as il lus trat ed. The Sensor System feeds the 
layers even ly. Touch Needle Stop Down to pivot at 
the corners with the needle in the fabric. 
The Sensor System actually ”senses” the exact piv ot 
height for the presser foot.  
Illustration G
Illustration H
Illustration I 
						

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After fi nishing the pattern of the dark logs, 
rethread with sewing thread matching the lighter logs 
and continue to in the same way to quilt along the 
edge of the light logs.
Quilt through all layers around the quilt top and 
around the inner frame.
Remove the safety pins. Trim all raw edges even.
Binding
Rethread the machine with sewing thread match ing 
the binding fabric on top and bobbin.
Illustration J
Cut 2 3/4” (70 mm) wide strips in fabric G, and 
sew them together, to go all the way around the 
quilt. (You will need about 425” (10.60 m). Sew the 
binding strips together with di ag o nal seam as before 
to reduce the bulk in the seam al low ance, by placing 
two strips right sides 
together, at a 90-degree angle and stitching on the 
di ag o nal.
Illustration K
Trim the seam allowances to 3/8” (9 mm) and press 
open. 
Illustration L
Sew the remaining strips in the same way. Fold in 
half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press.
Starting at the bottom edge of the quilt, lay a bind ing 
strip on the wrong side of your quilt, raw edges 
aligned. Touch needle stop down. Start stitching 2” 
(50 mm) in from the beginning of the binding and 
stop when you get to 1/4” (6 mm) from the fi rst 
corner. When the needle stops down, the Sensor 
Foot Pivot automatically raises the presser foot 
sensing the exact pivot height for your fabric layers. 
Pivot towards the corner, and stitch diagonally off 
the corner.
Illustration M
Fold the binding across the diagonally stitched line 
and back on itself along the right side. 
Illustration N
Start sewing again, 1/4” (6 mm) from the corner. 
Con tin ue this way all the way around. 
 Illustration J
Illustration K
Illustration L
Illustration M
Illustration N 
						

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Illustration O
Illustration P
Illustration O
To sew a mitered seam where the two pieces of 
binding meet, fold the ends diagonally where they 
meet and press. 
Illustration P
Pin together along the fold lines and stitch, 
be ing careful not to catch the quilt in this seam. Trim 
off excess binding.
Illustration Q
Turn the binding to the right side and pin in place. 
Tuck excess fabric at the corners into a miter. Use 
presser foot A and stitch A
102 or the optional Edge/
Joining Foot and stitch A
103 and stitch the binding in 
place from the right side of the quilt.
To label the quilt with your name, the name of 
the quilt, date, and other information, use the 
programmable letters and numbers on stitch 
d-Card O
1. Use the programmable letters on your 
Husqvarna Viking. See programming letters and 
stitches on page 65.
Illustration Q 
						

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Decorative Sewing 
						

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Free Motion Sewing
With free motion sewing you have unlimited 
pos si bil i ties to create beautiful and creative 
dec o ra tions ide al for fashion accessories and 
embellishing garments.
To select a free motion stitch, enter 
   and 
select 
   or  
. V101 is a straight stitch and 
V
102 is a zigzag stitch. Snap on press er foot R and 
lower the feed teeth to manually move the fabric in 
any direction.
Decorative Sewing
Supplied with your Quilt Designer II, there is a Stitch d-Card with 
decorative fashion stitches. Additional Stitch d-Cards with different 
types of  decorative stitches are optional accessories. With the decorative 
Stitch d-Cards, you sew a myriad of  stitches for creative sewing and 
embellishment. Your creativity is unlimited.
In this chapter, sewing tips and information will inspire you to vary 
the look of  the stitches and increase your creative possibilities even 
more.
Fashion
Use the stitches on Stitch d-Card N1, Fashion to 
decorate clothing and accessories. Here a pair of 
trou sers in fake suede fabric have been decorated 
with stitches from Stitch d-Card N
1. The stitch es are 
com bined with ric rac trim, velvet and snake skin 
ribbons.
•  Use a pictogram pen to mark a straight line where 
the fi rst stitch is to be sewn. Mark parallel lines 2.5 
cm apart. 
•  Thread the machine with embroidery thread on 
top and matching sewing thread in the bobbin. 
Insert Stitch d-Card N
1 and select a decorative 
stitch 
•  Place Tear Away Stabilizer underneath the suede 
and sew along the fi rst line. Continue to sew 
decorative stitches on all lines. 
•  Select straight stitch from Stitch d-Card A
1 and 
thread the machine with matching sewing thread 
in top and bobbin. Sew the velvet and snake skin 
ribbons between the lines of decorative stitches. 
Sew the ric rac trim in place with a straight stitch 
in the center. 
•  Tear away the stabilizer and press lightly if 
necessary.
Stitches N
115 and N117 are used 
to decorate a pair of  trousers 
						

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When free motion (free hand) sewing at slow speed 
(less than 200 rpm) the presser foot moves up and 
down. The foot is down when the needle is down 
to hold the fabric in place while the stitch is formed. 
The foot is raised with the needle so the fabric can 
be moved without risk ing to bend the needle. At 
faster sew ing speeds (over 200 rpm) the foot stays in 
the glide (pivot) position so the fabric can be moved 
easily for free motion sewing.  
Free Motion Embellishment
Use free motion sewing to embellish clothing and 
accessories.
•  Thread the machine with embroidery thread on 
top and bobbin. Hoop the fabric with stabilizer 
in the optional free motion embroidery hoop. It 
is essential that the fabric is very tight. Slide the 
hooped fabric under the needle and touch 
  . 
•  Turn the hand wheel to pull the bobbin thread 
up through the fabric and hold both threads to 
prevent them from being dragged down. 
•  Start sewing, not too slowly, moving the hoop 
about smoothly. The speed of the machine and 
the speed in which you are moving the hoop 
determine the size of the stitch. 
Jewelry
Use the free motion stitches to make jewelry.
•  Hoop water-soluble stabilizer and sew in dif fe rent 
directions to create a lace effect of the thread or 
sandwich threads and pieces of yarns between two 
layers of water-soluble stabilizer and hoop. 
•  Thread the machine with transparent thread on 
top and bobbin and sew over it several times to 
hold the yarns together. Rinse off the stabilizer and 
you will have beautiful thread decorations. 
Experiment with textures by moving the hoop in circles or in 
backwards and forwards movements. With some practice and 
cre a tiv i ty you can create anything you can im ag ine. 
						

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The trans par ent press er foot B is an optional 
accessory. There is also an open toe appliqué 
foot that is com plete ly open in front for great er 
vis i bil i ty. Like the trans par ent press er foot B it 
fea tures a red guide line for sat in stitching. 
Appliqué
Use the preprogrammed sa tin stitches on Stitch d-
Card A
1 to sew appliqués. The pre-programmed sat in 
stitch es have a stitch width of 2 mm (A
127), 4 mm 
(A
128), and 6 mm (A129). The top ten sion is re duced 
automatically. 
Fabric: Woven medium fabric, Husqvarna Viking 
Tear-A-Way stabilizer, Cotton scrap for applique.
Thread: Sulky Rayon embroidery thread on top and 
embroidery weight bobbin thread.
Touch: Woven medium on the Sewing Advisor and 
stitch A
128 on Stitch d-Card A1.
Use: Presser foot B as recommended.
Sew:
• Cut a small square for the appliqué from the cotton 
scrap.
• To baste the applique square to the fabric, touch 
A
111 to zigzag stitch or use fusible web.
• Place Tear-A-Way stabilizer under the fabric.
• Place the fabric under the presser foot.
• Satin stitch around the square with the outside 
swing of the needle sewing off the edge of the 
applique.
• To turn outside corners, touch  needle stop down 
or tap the needle down with the foot control 
to pivot with the needle on the outside of the 
applique. The Sensor Foot Lift pivot position 
makes it easy!
• Touch 
   to secure the stitches. 
Note: To adjust the satin stitch length or width, touch 
 
. Use the  
 and  
 but tons to fi ne tune the 
stitch length or width.