Channel lock, Trace outline, Area – Baby Lock ProStitcher Version 14.04.0051 (BLPS2) Instruction and Reference Guide User Manual

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Pro-Stitcher User Manual

7.4 Quilt Menu

Figure 7.7

Channel Lock

The Pro-Stitcher can be used as a channel lock

for the quilting machine by selecting either the

Horizontal Channel Lock or the Vertical Channel

Lock button (Figure 7.7). As long as the carriage

motor levers are in the engaged position, the Pro-

Stitcher will lock the appropriate direction. The

quilter can then manually use the quilting machine

handles to stitch either horizontal or vertical lines.

Trace Outline

Before stitching any design, it is always a good idea

to double check the positioning of the design. One

way to do this is to manually move the quilting

machine, making sure the crosshairs on the screen

and needle position on the machine indicate that the

design is indeed positioned properly on the quilt. In

addition to doing a manual check, a quilter may also

use the Trace Outline functions as well (Figure 7.8).

Box

Press the Box button to have the Pro-Stitcher move

around the perimeter of the design following the

blue bounding box . Watching the needle as the

machine is tracing the perimeter helps the quilter

know whether the design is in the proper position.

Area

As an alternative to tracing the bounding box,

press the Area button to have the quilting machine

trace the user-defined Area. A dot indicates the start

point for the Area.

Stitch

During either of these two trace functions, the

quilter can have the quilting machine stitch during

the trace. This can be very useful, for example, if

the Area has been used to create a cropped region

around an appliqué. The quilter can have the Pro-

Stitcher stitch an outline around the Area to either

secure the appliqué or to give more definition. This

option does not perform a pull-up or tie-off. These

must be done manually, if desired.

Figure 7.8

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