Audition decorative stitches before stitching on the Brother Luminaire XP2 by Lynn Swanson September 24, 2020 written by Lynn Swanson September 24, 2020 900 It’s time to assemble the wall hanging and quilt it selecting from over 1,300 decorative stitches on the Brother Luminaire XP2. The Luminaire XP2 1. Make a quilt sandwich by layering a piece of backing fabric 3″ wider and longer than your pieced wall hanging (face down) batting and your pieced, assembled wall blocks. Pin or spray baste to hold together. Let’s take advantage of the many decorative stitches on the Luminaire XP2 and add some stitching interest to the pieced blocks. As I did yesterday, once I select the stitch (and this time I’m selecting from the Character/Decorative stitch category), I’m able to display the stitch on the fabric to audition it before stitching. I can also change the size and the location of my stitch very easily. Watch Brother Ambassador Angela Wolf show you how And there is more… with the Luminaire XP 2 we can indicate exactly where we want the stitches to end using an End Point stitch marker. 2. Select a decorative stich. I chose stitch 9-33. Place the End Point Stitch Marker on the fabric where you want the XP2 to stop stitching. The XP will complete the stitch pattern and adjust it to end exactly where you want the stitching to end. End Point Marker Be sure to use your ‘N’ foot when stitching decorative stitches. The grove on the bottom allows the foot to glide over the stitches smoothly. 3. I’m going to add more decorative stitches to the wall hanging. And I just can’t resist Character/Decorative stitch 8-24 to add more birds to my wall hanging. Character decorative stitch 8-24 4. Be sure to use the projector and the guideline markers to ensure your stitching position. Projecting stitches on fabric It is so easy to position stitches exactly where you want them to stitch with the built-in features of the Brother Luminaire XP2. Tomorrow we will add borders and complete the Wall Hanging. This is part 4 of 5 in this series Go back to part 3: XP2 and its optional wide table for piecing and quilting Go to part 5: The Dual Feed Mu-Vit Foot to stitch through multiple layers of fabric Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs330brotherLuminaire XP2sewingsewing machine reviewstutorials FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Lynn Swanson Lynn is a quilter, embroiderer, sewer and an overall ‘maker of things’…. she has been having fun with fabric and fibres for most of her life. Ten years ago after a career as a Corporate Trainer and Instructional Designer Lynn joined Brother Canada and has been training Brother Dealers and customers on Brother Sewing and Embroidery machines, digital cutters and software since that time. “I get really excited helping people discover what they can create with our machines, and how much fun they will have at the same time”. says Lynn. You can be sure her classes are FUN, informative and entertaining. Lynn is a regular contributor to ‘A Needle Pulling Thread Magazine’, ‘Brother blog’ and is member of the Fraser Valley Modern Quilt Guild. She is also a quilter, knitter, an avid golfer, curler and yogi. previous post XP2 and its optional wide table for piecing and quilting next post The Dual Feed Mu-Vit Foot to stitch through multiple layers of fabric YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... Completing the Growth Chart on the Brother Luminaire... How to add letters to an applique with... Quilting in the hoop with the Brother Luminaire... Sewing a growth chart panel on Brother Luminaire... Creating a Disney gang growth chart with the... Setting up for embroidery on the Brother Luminaire... How to add color fill to an embroidery... Changing the outline of a design on the... How to create an applique on the Brother... Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
