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Judy Nowicki's Pictogram Block Party Quilt Conversion by Jan Henning

You will want to save each of these in "favorite stitches" which is the U menu memory.

STEMS, CROSSHATCHING LINES and CURLS:
A8 , I prefer 2.5 although Judy says 3.0 because of using the metallic thread.

FLOWER PETALS:
Touch Prog and touch the Fix button
C5 - Density .3, SL 3.7 , SW 5.3 - Touch "X2" and touch the end by end mirror.
Touch " stop, cut"
Touch the Heart icon and choose a space to save the stitch and close the screen.

DIAMOND SHAPED FLOWER PETALS:
Touch Prog and touch the Fix button
C2 - Density .3 - SL 8.1, SW 6.0 , touch "X2 " and touch the end to end mirror.
Touch ", stop, cut"
Touch an empty space. Touch "close".

ROUND FLOWERS and FLOWER CENTERS:
Touch Prog and touch the Fix button
C5 - Density .3 - SL 2.5, SW 5.8 , touch " X2" and touch the end to end mirror
Touch ", stop, cut"
Touch an empty space. Touch "close".

SMALL LEAVES:
Touch Prog and touch the Fix button
C5 - Density .3 SL 3.7 , SW 3.9
Touch X2 and change the SL to 2.5 and touch the end to end mirror
Touch ", stop, cut"
Touch an empty space. Touch "close".

TEARDROPS:
Touch Prog and touch the Fix button
C1- Density .3, SL 21.9 , SW 6.0
C5- Density .3, SL 3.7 , SW 6.0 (mirror end to end)
Touch ", stop, cut"
Touch an empty space. Touch "close".

CANDLEWICKING KNOTS:
Use the candlewick foot
Touch Prog and touch Fix
A #11, SL . 0 , SW 2.5 (or 3.0) - Touch the X2 - 8 to 10 times
A2 SL 1.5, Press X2 - 2 to 3 times depending on the space you want between the knots.
Touch an empty space. Touch "close".

Single KNOT:
Program and touch Fix.
A #11 - SL .0 - SW 2.5 (or 3.0) , Press X2 8 to 10 times
A2 - SL 0 and touch X2 2 times.
Touch Stop and Cut
Touch an empty space. Touch "close".