Ready Set Quilt!
Posted by sabrina on May 7, 2013
I recently purchased a Quilt pattern from a designer on the internet. How do I get it into my Quilt Magician?
Turn on both your Tinlizzie18 and Quilt Magician systems!
You need to download the design from your computer to an USB stick (2g) is the best but, higher will be fine. Now insert the USB into the left side of your Quilt Magician and wait for it to be found should not take but a few seconds.
- The USB Options screen will appear, close, restart and File Manager are on your screen, choose File Manager
- Touch USB as your source, then touch the blue button/with file on it, a list of what’s on the USB will appear. Choose the design by its file name (exp:JMPANTO11C .dxf) it will highlight then touch OK at the bottom of screen.
- Next choose your Destination: Internal, and touch the blue button at the right of CopyTo: at this point you may make a new folder for design to go or choose one of the existing files exp:Projects,sets,etc…)
- If you choose to make a new Folder the keyboard screen will appear, type the name of your file and press OK. The new file will be at the very end of the design list. Now press copy and the design listed in Filename: will copy into the new file you named. When task is complete a square box will be on your screen telling you the File COPIED. Press OK
- Touch the Home button
- Set your Quilting field, add a Pattern Box.
- Next go to Home, Add Pattern your design will be in the new file you made or at the end of list of designs!
Select Pattern, pattern will appear in your pattern box and ready to quilt!
Quilt On!
Trudie
Trudie Patterson
Tinlizzie18 Trainer
I recently purchased a Quilt pattern from a designer on the internet. How do I get it into my Quilt Magician?
Turn on both your Tinlizzie18 and Quilt Magician systems!
You need to download the design from your computer to an USB stick (2g) is the best but, higher will be fine. Now insert the USB into the left side of your Quilt Magician and wait for it to be found should not take but a few seconds.
The USB Options screen will appear, close, restart and File Manager are on your screen, choose File Manager
Touch USB as your source, then touch the blue button/with file on it, a list of what’s on the USB will appear. Choose the design by its file name (exp:JMPANTO11C .dxf) it will highlight then touch OK at the bottom of screen.
Next choose your Destination: Internal, and touch the blue button at the right of CopyTo: at this point you may make a new folder for design to go or choose one of the existing files exp:Projects,sets,etc…)
If you choose to make a new Folder the keyboard screen will appear, type the name of your file and press OK. The new file will be at the very end of the design list. Now press copy and the design listed in Filename: will copy into the new file you named. When task is complete a square box will be on your screen telling you the File COPIED. Press OK
Touch the Home button
Set your Quilting field, add a Pattern Box.
Next go to Home, Add Pattern your design will be in the new file you made or at the end of list of designs!
Select Pattern, pattern will appear in your pattern box and ready to quilt!
Quilt On!
Trudie
Trudie Patterson
Tinlizzie18 Trainer
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Why doesn’t my Screen display show how much bobbin is left?
Posted by sabrina on September 13, 2012
In simple terms, there are too many variables that are required to get the calculation of how many wraps it takes to fill the bobbin. There are several different threads that are available for long arm machines. There is Bottom Line, So Fine, Specialty, Nylon, Metallic, 100 percent Cotton, Poly Wrapped Poly, Poly Wrapped Cotton, the list goes on and on. These threads vary in different thicknesses and weights, such as 25, 30, 40 and so on. There is no way of measuring how many yards of that thread is wound onto the bobbin in order to enter that yardage into the system in order to keep track of the amount that has been expended off the bobbin during the quilting period. For example, a thin thread will wrap more yardage compared to a thick thread on the bobbin. Tension also adds a factor, a loose wound bobbin compared to a tighter wound bobbin will change the yardage.
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Proper Oiling……
Posted by sabrina on August 21, 2012
Every morning my machine seems to have leaked a little oil on my table. What can cause this?
The first question our service department will ask is “how often are you oiling your machine?”
If your answer is after every quilt. You may be over oiling your TinLizzie18 machine.
To properly oil your TinLizzie18 Quilters we have a dip stick located in the base of the quilter head. After removing the Dip stick it is black and hard to see if it has oil on it. I always suggest rubbing the dip stick across the palm of your hand, If you see oil on your hand your machine does not need oiling.
I have heard customers state that even though there was visible oil on their hands they felt the dip stick was not completely saturated therefore they see reason to oil. This will cause over oiling and leakage onto your table. Let me explain how the Dip stick is to be used to determine if we need to oil.
When we oil our TinLizzie18 Quilters we are oiling the wick within the quilter.
The Function of the Dip stick: The dip stick sits on top of the wick within the quilter. It is designed to help show us that the wick within the quilter is properly oiled. Therefore the dip stick is not what needs to be saturated with oil but only the tip of the dip stick needs to be wet with oil.
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Life is defined by how we react to failure.
Posted by sabrina on August 13, 2012
Wow that is a powerful statement ! When I first heard this statement I thought about it for days. I am sure you can take many meanings from it. The Defining point it was Screaming at me was this simple. The three G’s I try to stand by, don’t Give up, Get up and Get going . Let your failures be blessings for your future. We can take this small statement and apply it to every aspect of our lives including QUILTING!
When I first started quilting I took a class and was very eager to jump right in and of course I had high expectations of myself. I could have looked at how my quilting “ well I’ll be kind let’s just say it didn’t match my vision”, I could have easily said this isn’t my forte. I found that inner voice softly whispering to keep trying. I have learned over the years that quilting is a never-ending challenge from the right colors to the right designs, and the beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A toast to all who have not taken the path of least resistance but have dug deep to listen to your inner whisper.
Here’s to Love, laughter and quilting happily ever after!
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I’m all spun up!
Posted by sabrina on July 31, 2012
Most people that spend a lot of time with their Quilting machines purchase a box of prewound bobbins. It is a time saver, and a convenience. Of course, these prewounds come in both small(size L) and large size(size M) bobbins. The question that has been asked over and over is if we like these prewounds in the longarm machines.
Several of the bobbin companies have given us choices of paper prewound bobbins, plastic prewound bobbins or paper with one magnetic side prewound bobbins. They also give us choices of cotton thread, poly thread, colors and sizes of threads. Therefore deciding if we like them would take trying them out.
Prewounds have certainly found there place in and among the longarm community. I think everyone should try the prewounds. I think everyone should have a box of mixed colors on hand. You should be the judge yourself if you like the convenience of using prewounds—it is a personal choice. Yes they are a little more expensive and yes you might have to special order them to get a specific color.
Here are some of the things we have heard as comments from longarmers:
1. They like the prewounds on hand in case anything happens to their bobbin winder they can still keep going with the prewounds.
2. Many like the prewound with the magnetic side and have claimed that this resistance of the magnet can allow you to do without your backlash spring.
3. Because the prewounds are professionally wound there is more yardage on the prewounds and the longarmer has to change the bobbin less times.
All in all, the majority of longarm quilters have prewounds on hand and will use them, but not on everything. It is a choice that is nice to have and convenience that we love.
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How do I attach the extension table to my phoenix frame?
Posted by sabrina on February 27, 2012
Your Extension table for the Phoenix Frame comes with the table and two brackets to hold the table to the machine. These instruction will help you get the table ready and the brackets in place so that you can attach the table and start using your rulers.
1. Removing the four leg parts from the Extension Tables.
a. You may want to use some needle nose pliers or a
socket to hold the nut on the bottom side with the black leg part, and a phillips screwdriver.
b. Remove the leg parts
c. Save the screws from the legs as you will be using these parts to secure the table to the brackets.
2. Placing the brackets on the carriage next to the machine.
a. Loosen the front screws holding the carriage to the machine.
b. Looking at the brackets you will see four tabs
1. Two tabs have nuts attached to the bottom this is the top of bracket attach to bottom of table
2. Two tabs are blank these slid under the side of the machine.
c. Angle the bracket towards the back of the machine and slide between the machine and the carriage.
d. With the tab below the side of the machine slide the bracket forward so that you can get the front tab below the machine.
e. Slide the bracket back so that both bottom tabs are below the machine.
3. Setting the table on and securing to the brackets.
a. Place the table on top of the brackets and line up the screw holes with the top tabs.
b. Using the screws you removed from the table in step
1. Secure the table to the brackets at the four (4) points.
c. Once the screws are secure slide the table and brackets back so that the table is against the machine.
d. Tighten the front screws on the carriage which secure the machine to the carriage.
You are now ready to use the extension table with your rulers while you are quilting.
To remove you will want to reverse the steps and remove the table first then the brackets.
Note: If you remove the machine first the table will fall as it is not attached to the machine.
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