Sew Abbey News
Abbey Sewing Centers
May-June, 2013
Sew Abbey News
Volume 3 Issue 2
Happy Mother’s Day! Introducing an Innovation in Quilting with the Platinum 3000, QuiltSewClever and the INSPIRA® iQuilt Frame The Platinum 3000 is the newest mid-arm quilting machine from Husqvarna Viking. The machine is easy to use and moves like a dream. It has a 7” TouchControl LCD Screen that easy to use menus and settings. With over 3,000 stitches per minute, you will not outrun the stitch regulation. The lighting has improved with LED lights built-into the handles. Your work area is illuminated for maximum visibility. There are also built-in Black Lights, great when you are using glow in the dark thread! An Onboard Bobbin Winder allows you to wind a new bobbin while you are quilting. And with the Built-in Calculator, you can do your math right on the screen.
The 7” color touch screen of the QuiltSewClever has an easy to see dropdown menu. You see the pattern in the work area prior to and during stitching. There are over 240 built-in designs. You can start quilting right away. Easy to use with a USB drive that can hold a large quantity of designs. Adjust any pattern to fit your project! You can rotate 90°, mirror image the design, iQuilt Frame is the next
step forward in machine quilting. The dual SureTrack design improves your stitch accuracy and eliminates flex while maintaining a smooth carriage motion. The rail strength is improved by the 1 1/2” steel rails. It even has an optional 2’ Extension Kit that extends the frame from 10’ - 12.’
Inside this issue: An Innovation in Quilting—Platinum™ 3000, QuiltSewClever and INSPIRA® iQuilt™ Frame
1
Ask Sew Abbey—
2
Royalty Rewards®
3
Upcoming events
3
Did you know…?
4
Store addresses
4
Special points of Interest:
Abbey Sewing Centers now has a webpage. Yes, we’ve joined the 21st century! Just type in Abbey Sewing Centers .com and see what’s new!
We do repairs on all brands of sewing machines. Our repairman picks up the machines from each store on certain days. Check with your store for days and the price of the repair!
Make an appointment to all 3 pieces in action today!
Volume 3 Issue 2
Page 2
Ask Sew Abbey Q. I am trying to do “onesies” and it is a nightmare. My fabric keeps jamming up. I have a cut-a-way-on the bottom and Ultra-Solvy on top. My font is 7mm and I resized my embroidery to make it smaller. What am I doing wrong? Signed: In a Jam A. Dear In a Jam, There are a number of issues that could be contributing to your nightmare. First of all, t-shirts and “onesies” require an extra step in preparation for embroidery. A t-shirt is stretchy, it may be light weight and it will definitely be washed. So, you need to stabilize the stretchiness of the fabric. We suggest a fusible no show mesh. It is a Cut-AWay stabilizer which will keep its shape and consistency when washed. You can also use Fusi-Knit. Light and Soft or Fuse so Soft These are light weight knit stabilizers that are actually knits. Turn your t-shirt inside out and fuse the No Show Mesh to the wrong side of your t-shirt where the embroidery will be. If you are using the knit stabilizers, Fusi-knit, Light and Soft, or Fuse so Soft, iron this to the wrong side of the t-shirt, opposite the stretch of the knit tshirt. (See diagram.) We now have the stretch stabilized, and are ready to FIX baste the shirt. We do not
knit
Stretch of stabilizer goes up and down.
hoop the shirt. Hoop Tear-A-Way Light . This is a crisp, light weight Tear-A-Way that will help your stitches to form nicely. The combination of the Cut-AWay and the Tear-A-Way give perfect embroidery both before and after laundering. Mark the start point of your embroidery with a water or air soluble marker. Place the hoop on your embroidery unit and select your embroidery design. Carefully place the t-shirt or “onesie” on the stabilizer and hold it in place with a couple of pins or use basting spray, such as 505 to hold the garment down. Place a layer of Sulky Solvy on top of the t-shirt. This is a
water soluble stabilizer and will act as a “topper” to keep the stitches from sinking into the knit and to keep the knit from “skootching” along as you embroider. Insert a size 75 or size 90 Stretch Needle. Thread with rayon 40 wt. embroidery thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Touch FIX and carefully and slowly baste the Solvy stabilizer and the t-shirt to your hooped stabilizer. (If you use the pins, watch out for the pins, and remove them if you are in danger of sewing over them. When doing your fix stitch, try using your foot control instead of your Start/Stop button. You are now ready to embroider your shirt! Stay with it; walking away can be a recipe for disaster! When embroidering on a “onesie”, your design can contribute to the problem. If you resized correctly in your 5D Embroidery, your stitch count will change correctly. If you did not hit the resize button, it is possible that your design did become smaller, but the stitch count did not change. This means that your design was denser and could contribute to the jamming problem and may put holes in the knit of the t-shirt. When doing any font, size and density go hand in hand. If you are doing a 7mm font, especially script, the needle has a small area to do the stitches. It is always good to do a sample on the same type of fabric that you will be stitching on, before you stitch your design on the garment. You can change the density of your font in the letter tab after you type out what you need. Right click inside the saying. This will bring up a properties screen. Type on “curved satin” or “pattern fill.” The Density number is on both of these screens. Remember. the higher the number is, the farther apart the stitches will be. As always, start with a new needle and a clean machine. This may save you any number of heartaches. If you are still having problems, call or come in to your local Abbey’s. We can help in problem solving. As always,
Happy Sewing!
Join Our Royalty Rewards® Loyalty Program! We appreciate Your Loyalty! YOU Deserve to be Rewarded! Our new Royalty Rewards® is a program that rewards you every time you shop with us. For every dollar you spend, you earn points towards FREE Loyalty Certificates, good for merchandise at any Abbey Sewing Center.
You get a guaranteed return with every purchase! Any time you make a purchase, simply present your card. We will swipe the card, track your purchases and assign the points to your membership. For every 500 points you accumulate, you will automatically receive a $25 loyalty certificate to redeem on you next visit. Most purchases will earn 1 point for every dollar spent! Certain promotional purchases may earn more.
There is NO limit!
The best thing of all - it is FREE! There is no charge or fee associated with the Royalty Rewards® Program. Just fill out the application attached to the card, turn it in at your favorite Abbey’s. You can start using it right away! Certificates are good for future purchases. It’s NOT a credit card. This is our way of saying “Thank you” for being our customer. You can use it with either a cash or credit sale. You can even use it with other incentives for additional savings!
PLUS...Here are some additional Royalty Rewards® Benefits:
Free gifts on you birthday & other special occasions.
Advance notice of Money-saving opportunities.
Special announcements
You can even view your personal membership activity at www.MyOwnRewards.com.
Upcoming Events June
July
June 8 & 9,10 am - 4 pm Anita Goodesign Party
July 23 & 24 - Gail Kellog Sewing Café (Notions Commotion)
June 25-29 (tentative) Software event with Gail Dodson
August August 15, 16, 17 & 18 Karla Herrin Girl’s Day Out - Shoulder Bag
Please check with your Abbey store for the dates and times at your location.
Did you know? Abbey Sewing Centerss
It’s a party! Join us for our Anita Goodesign™ event on June 8 and 9, from 10 am - 4 pm. The cost is $69.95 and includes lunch. You will receive $300 worth of designs. There will be door prizes and chocolate! Sign up now. Space is limited!!
Are you interested in a long arm quilting machine? Want to see how it works.? We will be renting time on the Platinum 3000 in the Ballwin warehouse. For more information, contact your local Abbey Sewing Center.
We are looking for a few select people to work at Abbey’s! We are needing demos and “Make-It-and-TakeIt” projects done in the store. We would need a maximum of 4 hours weekly to start. This could be a Saturday morning or a week day evening. For all the details call the sewing department inside JoAnn’s. South County—314-892-8780 Ballwin—636-527-338 St. Peters—636-397-0976
In the each issue of the Sew Abbey News, we will talk about some quilting, embroidery or sewing tips and techniques. Send your questions, tips and stories to Dear Sew Abbey at [email protected]. If your tip, technique or question is used, you will receive a $25 Abbey’s gift certificate to any Abbey Sewing Centers from Sew Abbey. Thanks, and Happy Sewing!
Where customers are treated like old friends.”
Abbey Sewing Centers (Inside JoAnn’s Fabrics) 6910 S. Lindbergh St. Louis, MO 63125 Phone: 314-892-8780 E-mail: [email protected]
Abbey Sewing Centers (Inside JoAnn’s Fabrics) 15355 Manchester Rd. Ballwin, MO 63011 Phone: 636-527-3388 E-mail: [email protected]
Abbey Sewing Centers (Inside JoAnn’s Fabrics) 5610 Suemandy Dr. ST. Peters, MO 63376 Phone: 636-397-0976 E-mail: [email protected]
Abbey Sewing Centers 439 S. Buchanan Edwardsville, IL 62025 Phone: 618-655-0433 E-mail: [email protected]
Abbey Sewing Centers (Inside JoAnn’s Fabrics) 3051 W, Wabash Springfield, IL 62704 Phone: 217-726-5441 E-mail: [email protected]
Abbey Sewing Centers now has a dot.com! You can reach our site by typing: Abbey Sewing Centers.com. “Like” us on Facebook!
May-June, 2013
Sew Abbey News
Volume 3 Issue 2
Happy Mother’s Day! Introducing an Innovation in Quilting with the Platinum 3000, QuiltSewClever and the INSPIRA® iQuilt Frame The Platinum 3000 is the newest mid-arm quilting machine from Husqvarna Viking. The machine is easy to use and moves like a dream. It has a 7” TouchControl LCD Screen that easy to use menus and settings. With over 3,000 stitches per minute, you will not outrun the stitch regulation. The lighting has improved with LED lights built-into the handles. Your work area is illuminated for maximum visibility. There are also built-in Black Lights, great when you are using glow in the dark thread! An Onboard Bobbin Winder allows you to wind a new bobbin while you are quilting. And with the Built-in Calculator, you can do your math right on the screen.
The 7” color touch screen of the QuiltSewClever has an easy to see dropdown menu. You see the pattern in the work area prior to and during stitching. There are over 240 built-in designs. You can start quilting right away. Easy to use with a USB drive that can hold a large quantity of designs. Adjust any pattern to fit your project! You can rotate 90°, mirror image the design, iQuilt Frame is the next
step forward in machine quilting. The dual SureTrack design improves your stitch accuracy and eliminates flex while maintaining a smooth carriage motion. The rail strength is improved by the 1 1/2” steel rails. It even has an optional 2’ Extension Kit that extends the frame from 10’ - 12.’
Inside this issue: An Innovation in Quilting—Platinum™ 3000, QuiltSewClever and INSPIRA® iQuilt™ Frame
1
Ask Sew Abbey—
2
Royalty Rewards®
3
Upcoming events
3
Did you know…?
4
Store addresses
4
Special points of Interest:
Abbey Sewing Centers now has a webpage. Yes, we’ve joined the 21st century! Just type in Abbey Sewing Centers .com and see what’s new!
We do repairs on all brands of sewing machines. Our repairman picks up the machines from each store on certain days. Check with your store for days and the price of the repair!
Make an appointment to all 3 pieces in action today!
Volume 3 Issue 2
Page 2
Ask Sew Abbey Q. I am trying to do “onesies” and it is a nightmare. My fabric keeps jamming up. I have a cut-a-way-on the bottom and Ultra-Solvy on top. My font is 7mm and I resized my embroidery to make it smaller. What am I doing wrong? Signed: In a Jam A. Dear In a Jam, There are a number of issues that could be contributing to your nightmare. First of all, t-shirts and “onesies” require an extra step in preparation for embroidery. A t-shirt is stretchy, it may be light weight and it will definitely be washed. So, you need to stabilize the stretchiness of the fabric. We suggest a fusible no show mesh. It is a Cut-AWay stabilizer which will keep its shape and consistency when washed. You can also use Fusi-Knit. Light and Soft or Fuse so Soft These are light weight knit stabilizers that are actually knits. Turn your t-shirt inside out and fuse the No Show Mesh to the wrong side of your t-shirt where the embroidery will be. If you are using the knit stabilizers, Fusi-knit, Light and Soft, or Fuse so Soft, iron this to the wrong side of the t-shirt, opposite the stretch of the knit tshirt. (See diagram.) We now have the stretch stabilized, and are ready to FIX baste the shirt. We do not
knit
Stretch of stabilizer goes up and down.
hoop the shirt. Hoop Tear-A-Way Light . This is a crisp, light weight Tear-A-Way that will help your stitches to form nicely. The combination of the Cut-AWay and the Tear-A-Way give perfect embroidery both before and after laundering. Mark the start point of your embroidery with a water or air soluble marker. Place the hoop on your embroidery unit and select your embroidery design. Carefully place the t-shirt or “onesie” on the stabilizer and hold it in place with a couple of pins or use basting spray, such as 505 to hold the garment down. Place a layer of Sulky Solvy on top of the t-shirt. This is a
water soluble stabilizer and will act as a “topper” to keep the stitches from sinking into the knit and to keep the knit from “skootching” along as you embroider. Insert a size 75 or size 90 Stretch Needle. Thread with rayon 40 wt. embroidery thread on top and bobbin thread in the bobbin. Touch FIX and carefully and slowly baste the Solvy stabilizer and the t-shirt to your hooped stabilizer. (If you use the pins, watch out for the pins, and remove them if you are in danger of sewing over them. When doing your fix stitch, try using your foot control instead of your Start/Stop button. You are now ready to embroider your shirt! Stay with it; walking away can be a recipe for disaster! When embroidering on a “onesie”, your design can contribute to the problem. If you resized correctly in your 5D Embroidery, your stitch count will change correctly. If you did not hit the resize button, it is possible that your design did become smaller, but the stitch count did not change. This means that your design was denser and could contribute to the jamming problem and may put holes in the knit of the t-shirt. When doing any font, size and density go hand in hand. If you are doing a 7mm font, especially script, the needle has a small area to do the stitches. It is always good to do a sample on the same type of fabric that you will be stitching on, before you stitch your design on the garment. You can change the density of your font in the letter tab after you type out what you need. Right click inside the saying. This will bring up a properties screen. Type on “curved satin” or “pattern fill.” The Density number is on both of these screens. Remember. the higher the number is, the farther apart the stitches will be. As always, start with a new needle and a clean machine. This may save you any number of heartaches. If you are still having problems, call or come in to your local Abbey’s. We can help in problem solving. As always,
Happy Sewing!
Join Our Royalty Rewards® Loyalty Program! We appreciate Your Loyalty! YOU Deserve to be Rewarded! Our new Royalty Rewards® is a program that rewards you every time you shop with us. For every dollar you spend, you earn points towards FREE Loyalty Certificates, good for merchandise at any Abbey Sewing Center.
You get a guaranteed return with every purchase! Any time you make a purchase, simply present your card. We will swipe the card, track your purchases and assign the points to your membership. For every 500 points you accumulate, you will automatically receive a $25 loyalty certificate to redeem on you next visit. Most purchases will earn 1 point for every dollar spent! Certain promotional purchases may earn more.
There is NO limit!
The best thing of all - it is FREE! There is no charge or fee associated with the Royalty Rewards® Program. Just fill out the application attached to the card, turn it in at your favorite Abbey’s. You can start using it right away! Certificates are good for future purchases. It’s NOT a credit card. This is our way of saying “Thank you” for being our customer. You can use it with either a cash or credit sale. You can even use it with other incentives for additional savings!
PLUS...Here are some additional Royalty Rewards® Benefits:
Free gifts on you birthday & other special occasions.
Advance notice of Money-saving opportunities.
Special announcements
You can even view your personal membership activity at www.MyOwnRewards.com.
Upcoming Events June
July
June 8 & 9,10 am - 4 pm Anita Goodesign Party
July 23 & 24 - Gail Kellog Sewing Café (Notions Commotion)
June 25-29 (tentative) Software event with Gail Dodson
August August 15, 16, 17 & 18 Karla Herrin Girl’s Day Out - Shoulder Bag
Please check with your Abbey store for the dates and times at your location.
Did you know? Abbey Sewing Centerss
It’s a party! Join us for our Anita Goodesign™ event on June 8 and 9, from 10 am - 4 pm. The cost is $69.95 and includes lunch. You will receive $300 worth of designs. There will be door prizes and chocolate! Sign up now. Space is limited!!
Are you interested in a long arm quilting machine? Want to see how it works.? We will be renting time on the Platinum 3000 in the Ballwin warehouse. For more information, contact your local Abbey Sewing Center.
We are looking for a few select people to work at Abbey’s! We are needing demos and “Make-It-and-TakeIt” projects done in the store. We would need a maximum of 4 hours weekly to start. This could be a Saturday morning or a week day evening. For all the details call the sewing department inside JoAnn’s. South County—314-892-8780 Ballwin—636-527-338 St. Peters—636-397-0976
In the each issue of the Sew Abbey News, we will talk about some quilting, embroidery or sewing tips and techniques. Send your questions, tips and stories to Dear Sew Abbey at [email protected]. If your tip, technique or question is used, you will receive a $25 Abbey’s gift certificate to any Abbey Sewing Centers from Sew Abbey. Thanks, and Happy Sewing!
Where customers are treated like old friends.”
Abbey Sewing Centers (Inside JoAnn’s Fabrics) 6910 S. Lindbergh St. Louis, MO 63125 Phone: 314-892-8780 E-mail: [email protected]
Abbey Sewing Centers (Inside JoAnn’s Fabrics) 15355 Manchester Rd. Ballwin, MO 63011 Phone: 636-527-3388 E-mail: [email protected]
Abbey Sewing Centers (Inside JoAnn’s Fabrics) 5610 Suemandy Dr. ST. Peters, MO 63376 Phone: 636-397-0976 E-mail: [email protected]
Abbey Sewing Centers 439 S. Buchanan Edwardsville, IL 62025 Phone: 618-655-0433 E-mail: [email protected]
Abbey Sewing Centers (Inside JoAnn’s Fabrics) 3051 W, Wabash Springfield, IL 62704 Phone: 217-726-5441 E-mail: [email protected]
Abbey Sewing Centers now has a dot.com! You can reach our site by typing: Abbey Sewing Centers.com. “Like” us on Facebook!
