Pfaff QUILT EXPRESSION 4 User Manual

quilt expression™ 4.0 sewing machine
“Make it – Take it Project” Carry-on Make-up Bag
Put the plastic bag with your travel make-up equipment (that is allowed as carry-on
luggage) in a beautiful make-up bag.
Features used in this Make it – Take it project:
Original IDT™
Tapering
9mm decorative stitches
Thread Snips
Two Free-motion modes.
Automatic presser foot lift
Electronic thread tension
Automatic Tie-off
Needle up/down
37 needle positions
Snap on/off feet
Mirror image
Extra ¼” quilting foot included
Final size 22cm x 17cm (8,5” x 6 ¾”)
Rayon Embroidery threads for
decoration to match fabric
Regular sewing thread to match fabric
for construction
22cm (8¾”) long zipper
Olfa 45mm Deluxe Rotary Cutter
Omnigrid Ruler 8 ½” x 24”
Olfa Rotary Cutting Mat
Pins
Sewing Supplies
PFAFF
®
quilt expression™ 4.0 sewing machine
20cm (8”), 50cm (20”) wide purple batik
quilt fabric
25cm (10”), 50cm (20”) wide yellow quilt fabric
4,5cm (1¾” ) pink patterned quilt fabric
20cm (8”), 50cm (20”) wide fusible batting
20cm (8”), 50cm (20”) wide heavy
fusible interfacing
Tear away stabilizer
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PFAFF® Accessories
Sensormatic Free-motion foot 6A
0A Standard presser foot with IDT™
1A Fancy stitch foot with IDT™
2A Fancy stitch foot
4 Zipper foot with IDT™
¼” Quilting foot with IDT™
Preparations and Cutting Instructions
Seam allowance included in all measurements.
Use rotary cutter and 8 ½”x 24” omnigrid ruler with cutting mat.
From purple batik quilt fabric, cut:
One piece 25cm x 20cm (10” x 8”)
for the back side.
One piece 6cm x 20cm (2¾ x 8”)
for the front side.
One piece 14cm x 20cm (5,5” x 8”)
for the front side
From yellow quilt fabric, cut:
Two pieces 25cm x 20cm (10” x 8”)
for the lining.
One strip 4,5cm x 20cm (1⅞ x 8”).
From pink patterned quilt fabric, cut:
One strip 4,5cm x 20cm (1⅞ x 8”).
From fusible batting, cut:
Two pieces 25cm x 20cm (10” x 8”)
From heavy fusible interfacing, cut:
Two pieces 25cm x 20cm (10” x 8”)
Press the heavy fusible interfacing onto the wrong side of the two yellow lining quilt fabric pieces.
Press the fusible batting onto the wrong side of the purple back piece quilt fabric.
FRONT PIECE
Select a straight stitch (stitch #1), length 2.5mm. Snap on the ¼” quilting foot. Thread the machine with regular sewing thread on top and in the bobbin.
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Sew the yellow and the pink strips together. To get a perfect ¼” seam allowance; let the edge of the fabric follow the right edge of the presser foot. Press open seam allowance.
Sew the pink/yellow strip between the two purple pieces. Using the same settings, seam allowance, etc as above. Press the seam allowances together towards the darker purple pieces.
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Cut down the whole front piece to the same size as all other pieces 25cm x 20cm (10” x 8”). Press the fusible batting onto the wrong side of the pieced front piece.
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Thread the PFAFF® quilt expression™ 4.0 sewing machine with rayon embroidery thread to decorate the make up bag. Select three of the 9mm decorative stitches of your own choice and stitch on top of the seams. Make sure that you are following the recommendation for the selected stitch, which means the right presser foot, stabilizer etc. They are shown in the graphic display if you press the i-button. You can of course mirror image the stitches to get the look you want to achieve. You can also use the stitch positioning feature to move the complete stitch for easier guidance with the presser foot you are using.
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Thread the machine with a regular sewing thread. Snap on the sensormatic Free-motion foot and select the straight stitch. Press settings menu and set
the
PFAFF® quilt expression™ 4.0 sewing machine for sensormatic free-motion. Stipple all over the two purple pieces on the front piece.
BACK PIECE
Use a decorative thread to decorate the back piece. Select a 9mm decorative stitch of your own choice and play with the tapering feature (practice on a scrap piece of fabric first) to decorate the back piece. When sewing beautiful details with tapering, it is much easier to be precise if you engage the needle down feature. You can create a various shapes by selecting different angels and continue sewing in different directions. Use stabilizer underneath.
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Thread the machine with a regular sewing thread. Snap on the sensormatic Free-motion foot and select the straight stitch. Press settings menu and set the PFAFF® quilt expression™ 4.0 sewing machine for sensormatic free-motion. Stipple all over the back piece, but leave out the decorated parts.
SEWING
Pin the upper edge of the front piece right sides together with one of the yellow lining pieces, put the zipper in between. Snap on presser foot #4, the zipper foot. Select a straight stitch (stitch #1), length
2.5mm. Adjust the needle position so that you sew as close to the zipper teeth as possible.
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See the owner’s manual for detailed instructions for tapering feature.
Turn right sides out. Press. Repeat for the back piece.
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Turn the right sides out. Close the opening in the lining, using a straight stitch. Sew close to the edge. Make sure you are using the automatic tie-off feature in the beginning and end of the seam.
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Put the yellow lining inside the bag, put your plastic bag with all your travel make-up equipment inside the bag and close the zipper.
You’re ready to go!
Open up the zipper. Fold the two purple pieces up/together. Stitch around all three edges, using a 1,5cm (⅞”) seam allowance. Make sure you are using the automatic tie­off feature in the beginning and end of the seam.
Repeat for the two yellow lining pieces, but leave an opening in the bottom seam line for turning the bag right sides out. Make sure you are using the automatic tie-off feature in the beginning and end of the seam. Press the seam allowances.
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To make a 4 cm (1⅞”) wide base and side for the bag, finger fold the side seam towards the bottom seam and sew across the corner 2cm” (¾”) from the tip as illustrated.
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