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DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™

A Step-by-Step Handbook

Step-by-step handbook

Table of Contents

#1 -Vintage Stitches .............................4

To Program Vintage Stitches ...................... 5

#2 -Special Sewing Techniques .......... 6

#3 -Stitch Positioning ...........................8

#4 - Design Positioning .......................9

#5 -Exclusive EMBROIDERY

ADVISOR™ ........................................................................11

#6 -Designer Tools .............................13

Design Selection .......................................... 13



Thread Color Change .................................. 14

Zoom ............................................................ 14

Begin to Embroider ..................................... 15

#7 -Stitch Selection ............................16

#8 -Personalize your

DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™ ................18

Language ...................................................... 18

Owner’s Name ............................................. 18

Timer ............................................................ 18

Hoop Selection ............................................ 19

Auto Smart Save ........................................... 19

Thread Manufacturer ................................... 19

Tension/Portioning Compensations ............ 19

Sensor Q-foot for embroidery ..................... 20

deLuxe™ Stitch System ................................. 20

Select Sound Settings ................................... 20

Audio repeat ................................................ 20

Volume ......................................................... 20

Select Screen Settings:

Touch screen adjust ..................................... 21

Lock screen .................................................. 21

Screen saver ................................................. 21

Select Information and Index Help menu...22

Index ............................................................ 22

Category ...................................................... 22

My info ........................................................ 22

Text ............................................................... 22

#9 -Decorative Tapering Stitches .......26

#10 -Buttonholes - Perfectly Balanced

Sensor One-Step Buttonhole .............27

Exclusive SEWING ADVISOR®

Buttonholes .................................................. 27

Step-by-step handbook

#11 - Quilting in Sewing Mode31

1

Piecing with a 1/4” (6mm) Seam allowance:

Snap on your Quilters 1/4” Piecing foot P. The presser foot

P has distance guideline marks 1/4” (6mm) and 1/8” (3mm)

from the needle.

2 Select Straight Stitch A1:2

3Place two pieces of cotton quilting fabric right sides

together.

4Align the edge of your presser foot with the edge of the

fabric.

5Stitch a seam with a 1/4” (6mm) seam allowance.

NOTE: When using the Quilters 1/4” Piecing foot “P” use

only center needle position straight stitch.

6

On another piece of fabric, place your fabric so that the

starting edge of the fabric is aligned with the back red line

on the foot and the seam edge with the edge of the foot as

shown. This will insure you will start stitching exactly 1/4”

(6mm) from the edge of the fabric.

#11 -Quilting in Sewing Mode

DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™ Techniques


7

Continue stitching and stop when the front red line on the

foot is even with the end of the fabric. This insures that

you will stop exactly 1/4” (6mm) from the end of the seam.

This is helpful in certain types of piecing such as in a

Grandmother Flower Garden or any time you need to stop

and start 1/4” (6mm) from the ends of the block.

8 Snap on presser foot A. Select E1:1

9Stitch a 1/4” seam by aligning the edge of your presser foot

A with the edge of the fabric.

10Stippling Stitches

Select E2:21

11On a 10” (25cm) square of fabric, use your Pictogram Pen

to mark a line lengthwise 2” (5cm) in from the right hand

edge of the fabric. Mark starting dots as shown 1” (25mm)

and 3/8” (1mm) apart, stair stepping up as shown.

12 Snap on presser foot S.


13 Thread with sewing thread top and bobbin.

14Align the center red line of the foot with the line marked

on the fabric.

15 Stitch several repeats of the stipple stitch and touch STOP.

16When your DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™ stops, check to see

that the needle is aligned with the marked line. If not,

adjust as necessary. Keep the fabric straight, but let your

DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™ do the work.

17Repeat to the end of your fabric. During the last stitch

pattern, touch STOP to end the stippling stitch at the end

of the pattern repeat.

18 Align the needle with the next marked starting dot.

19 Stitch the next row.

20 Repeat across the fabric.

21Handlook Quilting Stitch

Select E1:2.

22 Snap on your Quilters 1/4” Piecing foot P.

23 Insert a size 90 INSPIRA® Topstitch Needle.

24Thread with Sulky invisible thread on top. Be sure the

thread is in the vertical position.

25Insert a bobbin wound with cotton sewing thread or 35 or

40 wt. rayon thread.


26On a “quilt sandwich” made with cotton fabric and cotton

batting, stitch a row. If you are not seeing enough of the

bobbin thread come to the top, set the thread portioning to

a higher number.

27

Insert your Edge/Quilting Guide 1” (25mm) from the

needle. To insert the Edge/Quilting Guide, loosen the

screw on the back of the ankle. Don’t remove it, just

loosen it enough that the quilting guide can be inserted.

Align the curved edge of the Guide along the edge of the

fabric. Tighten the screw.

28 Stitch the fi rst row of stitching.

29Stitch rows of channel quilting 1” apart across your “quilt

sandwich”.

30

Handlook Applique

Fold under 1/4” (6mm) of the edge of a 2” (5cm) square of

appliqué fabric. Place the appliqué fabric onto a 4”(10cm)

square of base fabric.

31 Select E1:20.

32 Snap on the presser foot A as recommended.

33Thread with sewing thread or invisible thread on top and

sewing thread in the bobbin.


34Align the edge of the folded appliqué fabric with the front

opening on the presser foot A as shown. Stitch the edge of

the square.

35Fold under the opposite edge. Thread with decorative

thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin.

36 Select E2:45. Stitch the other side of the square.

16 - Quilting in the hoop#12 - Quilting in the hoop36

1 Touch Embroidery Mode to toggle to embroidery.


3 Select 150x150 Do-All Quilters Hoop.

4 Touch Start Menu Button.

5 Select the Stitch Menu and then Menu E: Quilt Stitches.

6 Touch and Hold Delete to remove the FIX stitches.

7 Handlook Quilt Stitch E1:23.

8 Increase the Stitch Length to 50.0

9Touch and hold Duplicate. When the keypad opens, touch

2 to create a total of three designs.

10 Touch OK.

11

Move to the left edge of the hoop using Control Arrow to

coordinates 0.0 and -59.4 as shown.

If you move too far and the design goes outside the hoop,

touch Move to Hoop to bring the design into the hoop and

fi ne tune with the control arrows.

#12 -Quilting in the hoop



12 Touch Duplicate.

13 Touch Mirror End-to-End.

14 Using Control Arrows move to coordinates 0.0 and -29.7.

15 Touch Select All.

16 Touch Duplicate.

17 Move the two highlighted rows of stippling to 0.0 and 14.6.

18Touch Add or Remove Selection. The solid red box is now

around the third design from the left.

19 Touch Duplicate.

20

Move the last row of stippling to 0.0 and 58.9.

Any hoop size can be fi lled with stippling by simply

adjusting the number of repeats of stitches you enter, and

by adding additional rows.

21 Touch Save to My Designs.

22 Select My Files.

23 Touch Rename icon.

24 Touch and Hold Delete icon.

25 Enter STIPPLE, touch OK.

26 Touch OK.

27 Thread with cotton sewing/quilting thread top and bobbin.


28Hoop your quilt sandwich (two layers of fabric with batting

in between them).

29 Attach your Hoop.

30 Touch GO!

31 Touch Monochrome.

32

Because embroidery tension is designed to pull to the back

of the hoop, you may need to adjust your

tension/portioning to a higher number.

Tip: Test by hooping a quilt “sandwich”. Leave a long

bobbin thread tail. Manually bring up the bobbin thread.

This will keep the back of your quilt neat. Do this each

time you begin stitching.

33Stitch the fi rst row of stippling. Remove the hoop from

your DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™ and check to see if the

tension/portioning is balanced. If not, adjust as needed.

34Before you begin your next row, snip the bobbin thread,

which is easy to do, as the hoop has moved towards you,

and bring it up manually as before. Stitch all the rows.

35

Using the concepts you have just learned, try building

other quilting designs using the stitches in your DESIGNER

RUBY deLuxe™.

You need to determine how many stitch repeats will fi t in

your hoop. As you are selecting the stitch, and touching

Duplicate, watch at the bottom of the screen. Our hoop is

150mm and when we reached Program Length 147mm we

knew we were at the limit of the hoop.

#13- Designer Smocking39

1

Smocking in Sewing Mode

Touch Start Menu.

2Your Smocking stitches are in menu D, stitches D:21 to

D:25 and stich D2:26.

They are designed to be programmed together, or used

alone.

3

Try a few combinations on a scrap backed with INSPIRA®

Tear-A-Way stabilizer. Because they will be sewn on an

uneven, pleated or gathered surface, it is best when

smocking in sewing mode to stick with rows of stitches

that don’t have to “match”. If you want to do more intricate

patterns, that require the “peaks” to match, you are better

to do it in embroidery mode.

4Here are a few combinations we liked:

This is one row of D1:21, one row of D1:25 at a 7.0 Stitch

Width and one row of D1:21.

5 Touch SET Menu.

6 Touch Sewing Settings.

7 Touch Twin Needle and select 3.0.

#13 -Designer Smocking- Smocking can be done either in sewing mode or

embroidery mode on you DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™.



8 Touch OK.

9 Touch Start Menu.

10 Touch Information Menu.

11 Touch Index (A-Z).

12Touch T and look for instructions on threading with a twin

needle.

13It is one row of D1:21, a second of D1:21, the center is

D1:24 and then two more rows of D1:21.

This uses twin needles.

14

Smocking in Embroidery Mode

Smocking in Embroidery Mode is preferable when a more

intricate pattern is desired. The stitches stay straight, and

the rows lined up perfect. Here are several sequences we

liked.

15 Toggle to Embroidery Mode.

16 Touch My Hoops.

17 Select the 360 x 200 hoop.

18 Touch Start Menu.

19 Touch Stitch Menu.

20 Select D Menu.


21 Touch right arrow to go to D2.

22 Touch and Hold Delete to remove the two FIX stitches.

23 Touch OK.

24 Touch D2:26.

25Touch and hold Duplicate and enter 10, for a total of 11

repeats of the stitch.

26 Touch OK.

27 Touch OK.

28Select color edit and touch grid to bring up the

background grid.

29 Touch OK.

30 Move your design to 0.0 and 3.0.

31 Touch Duplicate to duplicate the design.

32 Touch Mirror Side-to-Side.

33 Move the design to 0.0 and -3.0.



36 Move to 0.0 and 30.0


38 Move to 0.0 and -30.0




41 Select D Menu.

42 Touch and Hold Delete to remove the two FIX stitches.

43 Touch OK.

44 Touch D1:21.

45Touch and Hold Duplicate. Enter 65. Look at the bottom of

the screen and you will see Program Length 330 which is

what we want because it is the size of the other design that

is already on the screen.

46 Touch OK to close the Program window.

47 Move to 0.0 and 11.0.

48 Touch Duplicate.

49 Move to 0.0 and 19.0.

50 Touch Duplicate.

51 Move to 0.0 and 15.0.

52Touch Step Through Designs four times to go to the fi rst

small row 7 (9).

53 Touch Add/Remove Selection once to highlight it.


54 Touch Step Through Designs to select the next small row.

55 Touch Add/Remove Selection to add the second.

56 Touch Step Through Designs to select the next small row.

57 Touch Add/Remove Selection to add the third.

58 Touch Duplicate.

59 Move to 0.0 and -15.0.



62 Touch My Files.

63 Touch Rename.

64 Touch and Hold Delete to delete the name that is there.

65 Name the design smocking.

66Touch OK to close the naming window and OK again to

save the design.

67Embroider

Hoop INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way stabilizer in your 360mm x

200mm hoop.

68 Touch OK to go to Embroidery Stitch-Out.


69

Touch Baste in hoop. The needle goes to the back of the

hoop, on the right side. This is the far right side of the

design. Position the stabilized pleated strip on top of the

Tear-A-Way stabilizer, centered side to side with the needle

approximately 1/2” to 3/4” from the end of your pleated

fabric.

70Baste the strip in place. Remember, you can baste using

your foot control instead of START/STOP when you want

to control the speed.

71

Colors 1 and 2 stitch the center diamonds.

Colors 3 and 4 stitch the right hand row of diamonds.

Color 5 stitches the fi rst small row to the right of the

center.

Color 6 stitches the far right small row.

Color 7 stitches out the center right hand row.

Color 8 stitches the far left small row to the left center.

Color 9 stitches the far right small row.

Color 10 stitches out the center right hand row.

Colors 11 and 12 stitch the left hand row of diamonds.

72When your DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™ tells you

“Embroidery is Finished” touch OK.

73When the design is complete, DO NOT remove the

basting. Remove the fabric from the hoop and trim away

the excess stabilizer next to where the next design will

begin

74

Design Positioning would not work well in this instance

because our design completely fi lls our hoop from top to

bottom. We would be able to move the design from side to

side, but not from top to bottom. Instead we are going to

use our basting to match up our next repeat of the design.

75Hoop INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way stabilizer and place your hoop

in your DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™.

76Lower the needle into the corner of the basting, from the

fi rst

design.

77Lower the foot and raise the needle. Baste the fabric in

place.

#14- Free Motion Stitching45

1When stitching free motion on your DESIGNER RUBY

deLuxe™ you have two choices, Free Motion Floating or Free

Motion Spring Action. Which one you select depends on the

foot you are using.

2

The following feet require Free Motion Floating

R Foot Clear Open Toe

Free-Motion Foot #412860645

Free Motion Guide Foot Yarn Couching Feet Set

#412576445 #920215096

#14- Free Motion Stitching



3

The following feet require Free Motion Spring

Action

Sensor Q-Foot Open Toe Free Motion

Spring Foot #413037646

4

To set your DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™

for Free Motion

In Sewing Mode, Touch Free Motion Technique icon. Choose

either Free Motion Floating or Free Motion Spring Action.

NOTE: When sewing with Free Motion the machine will

automatically use Thread Tension instead of Thread

Portioning.

5

Free Motion Floating

Free Motion Floating allows the foot to “fl oat” just above the

surface of the fabric. When you begin sewing at a slower

speed, the foot will “hop” up and down as the stitch is

formed. As you stitch more quickly, the foot goes into fl oating

mode and stays there.

It is possible to adjust the height at which it is “fl oating” above

the fabric. This is called the Pivot Height.

6When choosing Free Motion Floating, the Pivot Height

control is visible. The default is set at 0. Touch the + to raise

the foot up, further away from the fabric. Touch the - to move

the foot down, closer to the fabric.

7

Because fabric thickness varies, you may need to adjust the

Pivot Height. If you see the fabric “bouncing” and your thread

is breaking, touch the - to lower the foot. If your foot is

“clamping” down too hard on the fabric making it diffi cult to

move, touch the + to raise it up giving the fabric more

clearance to move.


8

Free Motion Spring Action

Free Motion Spring Action allows the foot to hold the fabric

taut as the stitch is being formed and rise up after the stitch

has been made. You will fi nd that the Pivot Height is not

active when Free Motion Spring Action has been chosen

because it is not applicable.

9

Which to Use?

The choice to use Floating or Spring Action is largely a

personal choice when doing basic free motion stitching.

1. The Sensor Q-foot is useful when working on thick, fabrics

or layers of fabrics. Always use this foot when sewing with

Free Motion Spring Action. The spring action holds the fabric

taut as the stitch is being formed. The Sensor Q Foot is

designed to be used either in free motion sewing or in

embroidery.

2. The “R” Foot is the basic Free Motion foot that comes with

your DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™.

3. The Clear Open Toe Free Motion Foot is an optional

accessory that is very useful when the fl oating position is

desired and you need to follow a line. The open toe in the

front gives the best visibility.

4. The Free Motion Guide Foot has a grid, making it easy to

do echo quilting. The large surface of the foot keeps the

fabric down, out of the way of the needle when using a

“puffy” batting.

5. The Yarn Couching Feet are specialty feet for couching

yarn.

6. The Open Toe Spring Foot is used the same as the Sensor

Q Foot, but is open in the front making it easier to see.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

10Let’s Sew:

Insert a size 90 INSPIRA® Quilting Needle.

11 Thread with cotton thread top and bobbin.

12Make a “quilt sandwich” from two layers of cotton fabric with

batting between them.


13 Snap on your “R” Foot.

14 Touch Free Motion Technique icon in Sewing Mode.

15Choose Free Motion Floating in the Free Motion Technique

pop-up.

16 Select A1:2 .

17

When sewing free motion, you are moving the fabric. Run the

machine moderately fast. You may want to touch the START/

STOP and slow your DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™ down one

notch. Then sew with the foot control fully depressed to have

an even speed.

18

Begin with long thread tails both top and bobbin. Tap your

foot control once to lower the needle and bring it back up.

This allows you to bring your bobbin thread to the top. Hold

the thread tails and stitch in place for a few stitches. Stop and

trim the tread tails.

19

Then begin by stitching back to front, then side to side.

Practice loops and even write your name! You are

controlling the stitch length by how you move the fabric.

Practice for consistent movement of the fabric and speed of

the machine.

#15 - Designer Cutwork49

1

Cutwork on your HUSQVARNA VIKING DESIGNER RUBY

deLuxe™ can be done two different ways. The fi rst, is to cut

out the area, using your small scissors that came with your

DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™. The Second is to use Cutwork

Needles. You can only use the cutwork needles on designs

that were digitized for use with the Cutwork Needles.

2

Traditional Cutwork

Traditional cutwork designs use these symbols to indicate

that they are cutwork designs.

The fi rst symbol is showing that the area to be cut will fi rst

be stitches. The second is showing the fabric being cut.

The third is showing the cut area, satin stitched. Heavy

Weight water soluble stabilizer such as INSPIRA®

Aqua-Magic is the preferred stabilizer.

Your DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™ has eight built-in cutwork

designs. They are 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22 and 23.

3 Touch Embroidery Mode to toggle to embroidery.

4 Touch Start Menu.

8 Scroll down. Select DRL_018.vp3

#15 -Designer Cutwork



9 Touch My Hoops.

10 Select 120 x 120 Midsize Hoop.

11 Hoop fabric with INSPIRA® Aqua Magic Stabilizer.

12Thread with 40 wt. Rayon Thread on top and bobbin

thread in the bobbin.

13 Stitch the Color blocks 1:1 to 1:4.

14For the special technique blocks 1:5 and 1:6, use the

Cutwork needles that are color coded as #1 red and

#2 yellow.

15

Cutwork Using the Cutwork Needles

There are four needles in each HUSQVARNA VIKING®

Embroidery Cutwork Needle Kit. The needles are color

coded #1 red, #2 yellow, #3 green and #4 blue.

The embroidery designs you use with INSPIRA® Cutwork

Needles must be digitized for use with the needles. You

cannot use them with cutwork designs that have not been

digitized for INSPIRA® Cutwork Needles. This symbol will

be on the embroidery package or download page telling

you that it has been digitized for use with these needles.


16

Fabrics

Most fabrics that are suitable for traditional cutwork will

work with the Embroidery Cutwork Needle Kit. The ideal

fabric is a woven, natural fi ber fabric such as cotton or

linen. Knits work well, if stabilized. See “Fabric

Preparation” below for details. Try stitching a sample

embroidery before starting on your actual project. On

some fabrics, the needles may snag the fabric as they cut.

The needles will last a long time depending on the fabric

used and other factors, especially when used with natural

fi ber fabrics. Individual replacement needles are available if

one gets damaged or dull.

The part number #620 09 01-96 is for a replacement

package containing the four different needles.

The part number #920268-096 is for the Embroidery

Cutwork Needle Kit which contains needles, CD with

instruction movie and 5 designs, Multi Purpose Tool and

instruction to get you started.

17

Fabric Preparation for stretch fabric

Any fabric that stretches needs to be stabilized before

beginning your embroidery. This includes any fabrics like

T-Shirt Knit, as well as fabrics like Denim which have a

certain amount of give, due to the way it is woven. Any

fabric with lycra® in it needs to be stabilized. To stabilize

the fabric:

Place the “glue” side of INSPIRA® Light & Soft Fuse-On

stabilizer on the wrong side of the fabric.

Press with a dry iron to fuse in place.


18

Hooping

Select the hoop appropriate for the size of the embroidery

design.

Select the appropriate INSPIRA® Stabilizer for the design

and fabric. Heavy weight water soluble stabilizer is the best

choice for most cutwork. It disappears completely from

the back of the fabric. Cut-Away for knits or a Tear-A-Way

for wovens can also be used.Hoop the stabilizer with your

fabric. The fi rst stabilizer used will be cut cleanly away by

the Cutwork Needles. The fi nal stabilizer used, after the

cutwork needles cut the fabric should be water soluble so

it does not leave any “frizzy” edges sticking out of the satin

stitching.

Slide your hoop onto your embroidery unit.

19

Stitching

For an even better result it is recommended that you use

the Straight Stitch Plate and Sensor Q-foot when stitching

designs with INSPIRA® Cutwork Needles. The straight stitch

plate gives better support during stitching and gives a more

distinct cut and improved results, especially on fabric with

high fi ber strength.

Use the hole in the Multi Purpose Tool to insert the

needle.

20Symbols

There are some symbols that you will see in the

cutwork design booklets.

21This is the symbol you will see indicating the design has

been digitized for Cutwork Needles.

22This symbol indicates that water soluble stabilizer is

required.

23This symbol indicates that this color will stitch the outline

of the areas to be cut.


24

This symbol indicates that now is the time to cut inside the

stitched area if you are not using INSPIRA® Cutwork

Needles. (For some particularly delicate fabrics, you may

want to trim the fabric manually. Test the design on your

fabric fi rst to assure the best results.)

25Needle #1 is color coded red, #2 is color coded yellow, #3

is color coded green and #4 is color coded blue.

26This symbol indicates that INSPIRA® Cutwork Needle is to

be inserted now. The color indicates which needle to use.

27Only two needles may be used, or all four may be used

depending on the design. The instructions will tell you

which ones to use throughout the design.

28

*

This symbol indicates it is time to add INSPIRA® Aqua

Magic Water Soluble Stabilizer underneath. Slide one layer

of Aqua Magic Stabilizer underneath the embroidery hoop.

The bobbin thread is attached, so be sure it is pushed out

of the way to allow the stabilizer to lay fl at.

29This symbol indicates it is time to trim any remaining

threads and remove the cut fabric. (Note that there is one

color change stitched after the fabric is cut, BEFORE you

remove the cut pieces. This is to stitch the cut area to the

new stabilizer, before the cut pieces are removed.)

30 This symbol indicates you are to fi nish your embroidery.

31This symbol reminds you to clean the bobbin area after

each embroidery design.

32Indicates that this is a design that cannot be rotated or

mirrored.

33Embroider

Touch Embroidery Edit to toggle to embroidery.



35 Touch File Manager.

36 Touch Built-In Designs.

37 Touch List View.

38 Select DRL_018.vp3.

39 Touch OK.

40 Touch My Hoops.

41 Select 120x120mm hoop.

42Hoop fabric with INSPIRA® Aqua-Magic Stabilizer in your

120mm x 120mm hoop.

43 Attach your Sensor Q-foot #412597545.

44 Snap on your Straight Stitch Plate #412964203.

45Thread with 40 wt. Rayon Thread on top and bobbin

thread in the bobbin.

46Select Design 1 from the CD that was included in your

Cutwork Needle Kit.

47 Slide on your hooped fabric.

48 Touch GO!

49On the Large Interactive Screen, you see color 1, (2238

RaRa 40) Robison Anton 40 wt. rayon 2238. Stitch color 1.


50Color 2, is different. It says 1 InCu Ne indicating Cutwork

Needle #1, which has a red top. Use the hole in the Multi

Purpose Tool to insert the red topped #1 needle. Stitch

color 2.

51Insert Cutwork Needle 2 with the yellow top. Stitch Color

3. Even though the areas are now cut, don’t remove the cut

fabric yet.

52Replace your regular needle. Thread with color 4, Robison

Anton 40 wt. #2300. Slide an additional piece of INSPIRA®

Aqua-Magic Stabilizer underneath the hoop. Stitch color 4

which will baste the stabilizer in place.

53Stitch color 5. This color stabilizes the cutwork areas by

stitching around the outside, and stitching the open area to

the new stabilizer.

54 Color 6 stitches the satin stitch.

55Rinse out the stabilizer in warm water, and enjoy your

cutwork!

#16 - Omnimotion Stitches56

1Omnimotion Stitches are sideways feed stitches that enable

you to make stitches up to 54.6mm wide instead of the

standard 7mm stitch width. Your Omnimotion stitches are

in menu K.

2Some of the Omnimotion stitches, are designed to stitch

only once and have a STOP programmed into them. You

can tell which ones they are because they come up as a

single design, not a row of designs, and the STOP is lit.

3Omnimotion stitches need to be sewn with either the S

foot or the Clear View S-Foot (#412975145). These feet are

very wide, and will enable your DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™

to feed properly.

4

Omnimotion stitches are suitable for sewing on a strip of

fabric that will then be inserted into a quilt or garment.

They can be sewn on a garment, for example down a

blouse front, provided the garment is relatively light weight

and there are no seams or linings that will be in the area

where the stitching will be.

Omnimotion stitches are NOT suitable on bulky items such

as fi nished quilts or quilt tops, or jackets with linings etc. If

you want to use Omnimotion stitches on larger items, sew

them in embroidery mode, which supports the bulk of the

fabric and enables them to feed accurately because of the

embroidery arm.

5

Omnimotion Stitches in Sewing Mode

When sewing one of the Omnimotion stitches in sewing

mode, begin by marking a line, using your Pictogram Pen,

down the strip of fabric where it will be sewn. The

beginning point of a design is not necessarily the center. If

you look at our leaf design which we will stitch fi rst, you

will see the black dot indicating the start point of the

design is to the right of center. Cut your strip of fabric

wider than the fi nished project will require so you can

re-cut the strip of fabric after the stitching is complete,

centering the stitching.

6 Touch Sewing Mode to toggle to Sewing Mode.

#16 -Omnimotion Stitches



7 Touch Start Menu.


9 Touch Menu K - Omnimotion Stitches.

10 Touch K1:4.

11 Snap on your S Foot or Clear View S-Foot.

12 Place INSPIRA® Tear-a-Way Stabilizer underneath the fabric.

13Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread

in the bobbin.

14Place your fabric under your presser foot so that your

needle will enter on the marked line.

15 Touch STOP.

16 Stitch the fi rst leaf.

17

Check to be sure that your needle is on the marked line. If

not, carefully adjust the fabric so the needle will enter the

marked line. If you make this small adjustment often, you

won’t see it. If you sew four repeats and see you are way

off, then correct, it will be noticeable.

18 Continue stitching touching STOP after each design.

19Many Omnimotion stitches program together very nicely.

Touch PROG.

20 Touch K1:10.

21 Touch K1:4.


22 Touch STOP.

23 Insert an INSPIRA® size 90 Topstitch Needle.

24Thread with 30 wt. cotton thread on top and bobbin thread

in the bobbin.

25

On a different strip of fabric with Tear-A-Way Stabilizer

underneath the fabric, and your line marked, stitch a row

of fl ower and leaves. Because we programmed in the stop,

your DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™ will stop automatically

between each repeat of the stitch.

26Omnimotion Stitches in Embroidery Mode

Touch Embroidery Mode to toggle to Embroidery Mode.



29 Touch Menu K - Omnimotion Stitches.

30You will see that there are two FIX stitches automatically

placed. One at the beginning and one at the end. The

cursor is highlighting the fi rst one in red, and you are

ready to choose your stitch.

31 Touch K1:9.

32 Touch K1:4.

33 Touch K1:11.

34 Touch K1:4.


35 Touch K1:10.

36 Touch K1:4.

37 Touch K1:12.

38 Touch K1:4.

39 Touch K1:6.

40 Touch K1:4.

41You can see that the program length is 348mm shown at

the bottom of the screen. We want our strip of fabric to fi t

in the 360 x 200 hoop, so that will be perfect.

42To see what the whole program will look like, touch

Horizontal preview. A box comes up showing the stitches

in a horizontal row.

43Touch Zoom to All to fi t the whole program in the window

as shown.

44 Touch OK to close the preview window.

45 Touch OK to close the programming window.

46 Hoop Tear-A-Way Stabilizer in your 360 x 200 Hoop.


47 Slide the hoop onto your DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™.

48 Touch GO!

49 Touch Baste in Hoop.

50Place your fabric strip on the stabilizer and baste it in

place.

51 Thread with a 30 wt. Blendable Thread.

52 Stitch out your combination of Omnimotion stitches.

53When you get the message: “Embroidery is Finished”,

touch OK.

26 - F Menu Appliqué Stitches#17 - F Menu Appliqué Stitches61

1

F1 Appliqué Stitches Menu has a variety of stitches

designed to do different types of appliqué. Some of the

stitches are there as a convenience, such as the straight

and zig zag stitches so that you can combine or choose

them without going back to the A Menu.

2

Satin Stitch Appliqué:

F1:1, F1:2, F1:3 and F1:4 are satin stitches. They are formed

differently than a standard zig zag. One stitch goes from

left to right, then the next stitch “travels”. A regular zig zag

“travels” on every stitch and isn’t as “satiny” looking.

3Cut out a heart from cotton print. The heart is the perfect

shape to practice appliqué because it has inside and

outside corners, and curves.

4Place the cut heart on a piece of plain cotton. Pin or hold

in place with Temporary Spray Adhesive.

5Place INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the

fabric.

6Select F1:2. Be sure your Exclusive SEWING ADVISOR® is

set to Woven Medium.

7Thread with 40 wt. Robison Anton Rayon Thread on top

and bobbin thread in the bobbin.

8 Snap on your Clear B Foot.

9

Align the fabric so that you are beginning at the point of

the heart. Most of the stitch should be on the heart. The

right swing of the needle should just go off the right hand

edge of the heart as shown. The fabric needs to feed by

itself, so you should not be helping it at all. The stitches

should lay one right next to the other without space

between them, and without overlapping. If necessary,

adjust the stitch length one notch at a time until you have

a nice stitch.

10As you approach the curve, sew slowly and move the

sfabric steadily and continuously around the curved area.

This will result in nice, smooth stitching.

#17 -F Menu Appliqué Stitches



11

Stitch approximately ¼” past the inside corner at the top

center of the heart. Touch Needle Stop Down. The needle

needs to stop on the left. Tap your foot control to move

the needle to the left, if it has stopped in the right hand

position.

12Your needle is now down in the fabric and the presser foot

is fl oating just above the fabric in Pivot position. Turn the

fabric 90° so you are ready to start up the next side. You

will begin by going over the end of the previous stitching.

13At the end, stitch over the beginning stitches to the point

of the heart and touch FIX. This will tie off the stitches so

they don’t unravel.

14 Select F1:6


16Using the techniques you just learned, stitch around

another heart using this “grass” satin stitch.


17Using the same techniques, stitch around another heart

using F1:7. This stitch has texture on both sides of the

stitch.

18

Hand Look Applique

Hand Look Applique was originally done by hand, turning

under the raw edges of the fabric and blind stitching the

shape in place. Sometimes a heavier contrasting thread

was used and a blanket stitch was used instead of the

invisible blind stitch.

19F1:8, F1:9, F1:10, F1:11 and F1:12 can all be used for hand

look appliqué

20

To do Handlook Applique, the edges of the fabric need to

be fi nished in some manner. One method is to place a

fusible web such as Steam-A-Seam 2 on the back of the

fabric, and fuse the appliqué shape in place. This prevents

the raw edges of the fabric from fraying.

21Another method that we will use is to trace the appliqué

shape onto a light weight interfacing. Begin by tracing four

heart shapes onto a light weight fusible interfacing.

22Place the traced interfacing onto the right side of print

fabric.

23 Select A1:2, straight stitch. Stitch around the heart shape.

24 Repeat for all four hearts.


25Trim around the hearts using your Pinking Shears. This will

“grade” the curves quickly and easily. Clip into the inside

corner.

26Trim out the center of the heart so that there

approximately 3/8” of interfacing left.

27Turn and press so that the interfacing is not showing on

the right side of the heart.

28You now have four hearts with fi nished edges. Doing

it this way keeps the fabric soft and fl exible. Fusing the

hearts in place can leave them stiff.

29 Pin them onto a background fabric.

30 Select F1:8.

31Thread with smoke colored invisible thread on top and

bobbin thread in the bobbin.


32Place INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way Stabilizer underneath the

fabric.

33Stitch around the heart. The straight stitch portion of the

stitch should be on the base fabric and only the left swing

of the needle should come over onto the heart shape,

forming a “pick” stitch.

34Select F1:9. This stitch is very similar to F1:8. The

difference is that F1:8 has two stitches in between the

“pick” stitch. This one has only one.

35Stitch around the next heart. Compare the two and decide

which one you like best.

36 Select F1:10.

37On the top, thread with sewing thread to match the

background color of your heart and bobbin thread in the

bobbin.

38

Stitch around the next heart. The stitches should just sew

off the edge of the heart, with most of the stitching being

on the heart. This stitch is very secure and gives just a hint

of an outline to the heart.It would be a good choice on a

baby blanket that would be washed a lot.

39Select F1:11. With sewing thread still in place, stitch around

the last heart. This stitch has a defi ned outline stitch that

will stitch just outside the heart, framing it nicely.

40 Place the large heart on lightweight sew in interfacing.

41 Place the heart right sides together onto the print fabric.


42 Select A1:2, straight stitch. Stitch around the heart shape.

43 Trim as before, turn and press.

44Place on a base fabric with INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way stabilizer

underneath.

45Thread with a contrasting 40 wt. rayon thread on top and


46

This stitch recommends a wing needle. This makes a very

pretty appliqué for an heirloom project. You can stitch with

a wing needle or with a regular needle. Stitch around the

heart. The stitch goes back and forth several times resulting

in a heavier blanket stitch look.

47On the paper side that does not remove easily, trace two

large hearts onto Steam-A-Seam 2.

48 Remove the un-traced paper side.

49Place the traced hearts on the wrong side of the heart

fabric.

50 Press lightly without steam.

51 Cut out on the marked lines.

52 Remove the paper backing.

53 Place on base fabric and press with steam to fuse in place.

54Thread with 40 wt. rayon embroidery thread on top and


55 Touch Start Menu,


57 Touch menu Z- Decorative Tapering stitches.

58 Select stitch Z1:1.

59 Touch Tapering. The tapering menu will open.

60Our heart point is a 45° angle. So we will choose Begin

taper 45° right justifi ed. Choose End taper 45° right justifi ed

as shown.


61Begin stitching at the point of the heart. Stitch around the

edge, pivoting as before at the inner corner.

62As you approach the beginning point, when the left swing

of the needle meets the beginning taper, touch the Reverse

Button. Stitch until your DESIGNER RUBY deLuxe™ stops.

You now have a nicely mitered point on your heart.

63F1:4 and F1:5 are decorative stitches that can be used as

appliqué stitches. Cut a square and place it on a base

fabric. Choose F1:5 .

64

Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread on top and bobbin thread

in the bobbin. Place INSPIRA® Tear-A-Way stabilizer

underneath the fabric. Stitch so one square is on the fabric

and one is off the fabric. The raw edge will be down the

center of the stitch.

65 On another square, touch F1:4 .


67Stitch so that the straight edge of the stitch is just off the

raw edge of the fabric.

#18 - H Menu Scallop Stitches68

1The H menus (1 and 2) have a variety of different scallop

stitches with many different uses and techniques. Some are

Side Motion stitches, some are satin stitches and some are

straight stitches.

2

Side Motion Scallop Stitches

H1:1 through H1:9, H1:11, H1:21, H1:22, H1:24 and H1:25

are all Side Motion Stitches. These stitches can be used to

fi nish an edge, and can be trimmed up to.

3 Thread with 40 wt. rayon thread top and bobbin.

4 Snap on your S Foot.

5 Cut a strip of fabric 3” x 20”.

6 Using your Pictogram Pen, mark a line down the center of it.

7Select the stitch of your choice, from H1:1 through H1:9,

H1:11, H1:21, H1:22, H1:24 and H1:25.

8 Touch STOP.

9Align the center red mark on the foot with the marked line

on the fabric.

10Stitch the fi rst repeat. The stitch should fi nish with the center

red line on the foot, even with the marked line. If it isn’t on

the line, adjust as necessary.

11Apply Fray Blocking liquid just below the stitching so it will

“seep” into the edge of the thread.

12 Allow to dry.

13 Trim carefully, just outside the stitching line

#18 -H Menu Scallop Stitches


#18 - H Menu Scallop Stitches69

14

Smaller Satin Stitch Scallop Stitches:

H1:10, H2:112 to H2:23 and H2:26 are all smaller satin stitch

scallop stitches. These stitches can be used to fi nish an edge,

and can be trimmed up to.

15 Snap on your B Foot.

16Remain threaded with 40 wt. rayon thread on top and


17On another 3” x 20” strip, using your Pictogram Pen, mark a

line down the center.

18Align the red mark on your B Foot with the marked line and

stitch the stitch of your choice down the strip. Keep the red

mark on the foot aligned with the marked line as you sew.

19Apply Fray Blocking liquid just below the stitching so it will

“seep” into the edge of the thread.

20 Allow to dry.

21 Trim carefully, just outside the stitching line.

22Straight Stitch Scallops:

H2:24 and H2:25 are straight stitch scallops. They will give

you a turned, fi nished edge.

23 Cut a strip of cotton 4” x 20”.

24 Fold in half lengthwise, right sides together.

25Select either H2:24 or H2:25. Note the presser foot called for

on the Large Interactive Screen.


27 Align the edge of the foot with the fold in the fabric.

28 Stitch the length of the strip.

29 Trim approximately 1/8” from the stitching.

30 Clip into the points, turn and press.

31The remaining stitches H2:27 to H2:30 are decorative

scallop stitches and are not designed to fi nish an edge. They

are used like any other decorative stitch.

#19 - Tapering in the hoop70

1 Select Embroidery Mode.

2 Slide on the embroidery unit

3 Touch OK to Calibrate.

4 Touch My Hoops.

5 Select hoop 120 x 120.

6 Touch the Start Menu to open the Extended Tool Bar.


8 Select Z Menu - Decorative Tapering Stitches.

9 Select stitch Z1:16.

10 Touch Stitch Length − to decrease the stitch length to 12.0.

11 Touch and Hold Duplicate icon.

12 Enter 9 to get a total of 10 copies in the pop-up.

#19 - Tapering in the hoop



13 Touch Tapering.

14 Select Begin Taper 45 degrees left justifi ed.

15 Select End Taper 45 degrees left justifi ed.

16 Touch OK to close.

17 Touch OK to toggle to Embroidery Edit.

18 Touch OK in the pop-up that appears.

19 Touch Rotate.

20 Touch in the Control Center.

21Touch Position. Use your stylus to drag the design upwards,

outside the hoop area.

22Touch Move to Hoop. The design will move to the top of the

hoop.



25 Select Z Menu.

26 Select Z1:16.

27 Touch Stitch Length − to decrease the stitch length to 12.0.


28 Touch and Hold Duplicate icon.

29 Enter 5 to get a total of 6 copies in the pop-up and touch OK.

30 Touch Tapering.

31 Select Begin Taper 45 degrees left justifi ed.

32 Select End Taper 45 degrees left justifi ed.

33 Touch OK to close.

34 Touch OK to toggle to Embroidery Edit.

35 Touch OK in the pop-up that appears.

36Use your stylus to drag the design to the top left, outside the

hoop area.

37Touch Move to Hoop. The design moves to the left side of the

hoop. Make sure that both designs are attached to each other

to make a corner.


39 Touch Control Center to center the designs in the hoop.

40 Touch Duplicate.

41 Touch Rotate.

42 Touch twice in the Control Center.


43 Touch Position.

44 Touch Control Center to center the design in the hoop.

45 Open design DRL_024.vp3.

46 Touch Scale icon.

47 Scale down as much as possible.

48 Position the design to -5.0 x -26.0.


50 Touch Font Menu.

51 Select Mesa 12.

52 Write “Made with” and touch OK.

53 Position the design to 16.0 x 25.0.


55 Touch Font Menu.

56 Select Mesa 12.

57 Write “LOVE” with capital letters and touch OK.

58 Position the design to 0.0 x 25.0.


60 Touch Font Menu.


61 Select Mesa 20.

62 Write “2012“ and touch OK.

63 Position the design to -15.0 x 25.0.


65 Touch Rename icon.

66 Touch and Hold Delete.

67 Enter “Mydesign“.

68 Touch OK.

69 Touch OK.

70 Touch GO! to toggle to Embroidery Stitch-Out.

71 Touch START/STOP to begin embroidering the design.