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Dream Machine Destiny Design Center IQ Designer

Dream Machine Destiny Design Center IQ Designer

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This is a prerecorded class. The recording is posted to YouTube and you will be sent a link.
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In this class, you will focus on the Baby Lock IQ Designer / Brother Design Center features of your Destiny or Dream Machine machine. You will see how to create and edit a design. You will also learn how to work with a scanned image. You'll see how to create a stamped image and an applique. And finally, we will play with line justification, stippling and color sorting in the embroidery features of machine.

This is a complimentary class to our customers who have purchased the Destiny or Dream Machine from A1 Vacuum and Sewing in Reno NV. Please reach out via email or phone and we will enroll you in the class. If you purchased your machine elsewhere please continue to register and checkout.

Supply List:

Supply list for: New IQ Designer / My Design Center for Destiny / Dream Machine


Supply List:

  • Embroidery Machine with Embroidery Unit and embroidery foot attached

  • 9.5” x 9.5” hoop, you’ll be using that one. 

  • Threads in three to four colors that match your border fabric

  • 1 prewound machine embroidery bobbin should be enough

  • Thread for quilting.  I just used white embroidery thread

  • IQ Scanning Frame with at least four green magnets

  • I highly recommend a mouse. I just bought a cheap corded mouse from Amazon at this LINK. 

  • You’ll also want the two styluses (the corded one that plugs in as well as the small gray one) that came with your machine.

  • Marking tool like a water soluble pen or Frixion pen

  • 80/12 Microtex needle or 90/14 embroidery needle

  • Tweezers

Fabric requirements:

  • Cut (1) center fabric 8.5” x 8.5” (Tone on tone or solid color)

  • Cut (2) 5” x 8.5” sashing pieces for left and right side

  • Cut (2) 5” x 17.5” sashing pieces for top and bottom

  • Cut (1) 22” x 22” batting

  • Cut (1) 22” x 22” backing piece in any color or print

Step 1: Gather your materials to create a quilt sandwich. Have this sewn and prepared before class.  With a ¼” seam, sew your right side sashing piece to the center and then sew your left side sashing piece to the center.  Then press. Next sew on your top and bottom sashing pieces.  Press.   Mark the center of your piece. Layer with your batting and backing.  Lightly spray baste if you wish.  Do not pin. 

Please reference photos

Step 2: Print out the Butterfly PDF on Step regular copy paper. The image is attached to your invitation to the class.  We will be scanning this image.  Please ALSO copy the butterfly image file to a USB.  I will show you how to also bring it in via USB and completely forgo the Scanning mat. 



Step 3: Set your machine for embroidery with bobbin preloaded and embroidery foot attached.  Have your stylus available and/or your computer mouse attached to your sewing machine.  Have your quilt sandwich and your embroidery hoop ready to go.

Step 4. Be sure to have Zoom downloaded and ready if this is a Zoom class. This video may be posted to a private Facebook Page later for you to reference.