How the PFAFF creative icon helped me finish a UFO quilt

It’s my last post of the week. I hope you’ve enjoyed all the tips to happily quilt your projects. I had spent a lot of time figuring out how the embroidery unit worked on the PFAFF creative icon to be ready to quilt the two projects I had presented to you in April and June.

I had set two days aside during my vacation to be able to quilt them and be ready for my August blog posts. What I didn’t expect was the fact that the creative icon is really user-friendly and I finished the quilts in less than two days… which meant that I had time on my hand to finish a UFO!

I have to say that I never thought this day would come! I had made a rainbow panel almost two years ago and had no idea how to finish the project so I set it aside in my UFOs. But I noticed the cute butterfly embroidery outline that’s included in the creative icon and thought that it would just be perfect for that panel. I pulled out all the beautiful Sulky Rayon 40 wt I had and auditioned them on the project. I decided on the Variable red to pink for this one. Usually, I go for a neutral thread colors so that the quilting doesn’t show too much, but I knew the embroidery would come out perfect so I didn’t hesitate to go bold.

It was easy to choose the design and to position onto the project. Thanks to the large screen on the creative icon I was able to resize the pattern, rotate and duplicate to create the layout of my choice. I placed the project onto the hoop and began the embroidery. It was just wonderful to see the butterflies come to life on my project!

Once the first overall layout was finished, I noticed that I had big areas without any quilting. It didn’t feel right to my artistic eye. So I decided to cheat with the creative icon. I would reposition the design layout and stitch only one butterfly in the location I wanted. You’re able to tell the creative icon at what stitch you want it to start. You can either press a location on the screen, or input the stitch number, the creative icon will go to that location and begin embroidering. Which is what I did! And I would press stop when the butterfly embroidery section was completed to my satisfaction.

And that’s how the PFAFF creative icon helped me finish another UFO during my two-day quiltcation. I still can’t believe I got so much done in just two days. I went to the cottage with all the quilts to bind and truly enjoyed finishing them by hand. I felt an immense sense of accomplishment and came back home recharged a ready to go back to work during the day, and to my studio every time I have a few minutes I can call my own.

I hope you have also enjoyed your summer and are looking forward to heading back to your studio. If you’re not sure you want to go back into your studio, might I suggest you go and see the PFAFF creative icon at your local dealer. It’s the best thing that happened to me 🙂