grace Q’nique 16x Elite Quilting Machine User Guide

Grace Q’nique 16x Elite Quilting Machine

Product Information

The product is a quilting machine that comes with various features such as handlebar button controls, a threading guide, and needle information. It also includes instructions on how to set up the machine, gather materials, thread the machine, and adjust the needle and bobbin tensions.

Handlebar Button Controls

• Increase
• Start/Stop Stitching
• Decrease

Threading Guide

• Thread Cone
• Thread Mast
• Small Tensioner
• Thread Guide
• Tensioner Check Spring
• Thread Guide
• Take-up Lever
• Bottom Thread Guide
• Needle Bar Eyelet
• Eye of Needle

Needle Information
The machine uses a straight needle with a DPx5 MR or 134 MR style. The recommended bobbin type is an M-Class 1955 MR. The machine is compatible with various thread sizes and types such as mono-filament, silk, polyester, and cotton threads.
Bobbin Guide
To load the bobbin correctly, place it in the bobbin case, ensuring that the thread rotates clockwise when pulled. The tension test involves holding the bobbin case in your hand and pulling the thread up. If the bobbin case tilts onto its side but does not leave your hand, the tension is correct. If it leaves your hand or doesn’t tilt up, adjust the tension by twisting the large bobbin case screw clockwise or counterclockwise. Set the bobbin tension first, and then adjust the top thread tension.

Product Usage

1. Set the bobbin estimator if starting a new project.
2. Gather fabric, batting, thread, and needles.
3. Clean the machine and carriage wheels and all tracks with a lint-free cloth.
4. Oil the hook assembly.
5. Check encoders are aligned with the tracks.
6. Ensure cables are plugged in, out of the way, and don’t constrict the machine’s movement.
7. Check the machine’s hopping foot height with the height tool.
8. Wind and load the bobbin correctly.
9. Test the bobbin’s tension and adjust it if needed.
10. Thread the machine using the threading guide.
11. Use the handlebar button controls to set the machine to single stitch or needle up/down as per settings.
12. Measure and record your quilt’s length and width for later reference.
13. Load your quilt onto your frame according to your frame manual’s instructions.
14. Set the height of your take-up rail to about a finger’s width from the machine bed. Set your tension using scrap materials off to the side of your quilt.
15. Set the boundaries for the edge warning.
16. Tack or baste down your quilt (see frame instructions).
17. Pull up your bottom thread tails as you work (see manual instructions on tying off).

Threading Guide

• Thread Cone
• Thread Mast
• Small Tensioner
• Thread Guide
• Tensioner Check Spring
• Thread Guide
• Take-up Lever
• Bottom Thread Guide
• Needle Bar Eyelet
• Eye of Needle

Handlebar Button Controls

Starting a New Project

1. Gather fabric, batting, thread, and needles.
2. Clean your machine and carriage wheels and all tracks with a lint-free cloth.
3. Oil the hook assembly.*
4. Check encoders are aligned with the tracks.*
5. Use a compatible new needle, and install it correctly.*
6. Confirm cables are plugged in, out of the way, and don’t constrict the machine’s movement.
7. Check the machine’s hopping foot height with the height tool.*
8. Wind and load the bobbin correctly.*
9. Test your bobbin’s tension (see “BobbinGuide” on the reverse side). Adjust if needed.
10. Set the bobbin estimator.*
11. Use the “Thread Guide” above to thread your machine.
12. Measure and record your quilt’s length and width for later reference.
13. Load your quilt onto your frame according to your frame manual’s instructions.
14. Set the height of your take-up rail to about a finger’s width from the machine bed.
15. Set your tension using scrap materials off to the side of your quilt.*
16. Set the boundaries for the edge warning.*
17. Pull up your bottom thread tails as you work(see manual instructions on “tying off”).
18. Tack or baste down your quilt (see frame instructions).

Needle Information

Bobbin Guide
Place the bobbin in the bobbin case so that when you pull the thread, the bobbin rotates clockwise.

Top Thread Tension

Needle Style: DPx5 MR, 134 MR, Bobbin Type: M-Class 1955 MR

Set the bobbin tension first, and then adjust the top thread tension.

Set the bobbin tension first (see above).
If the bobbin thread (shown here in white) is pulled through the top layer of fabric, decrease top thread tension.
If the top thread (shown here in blue) is pulled through to quilt backing, increase tension.
Correct thread tension: The top thread is not pulled to the quilt backing, and the bobbin thread is not pulled up to the quilt top.

Quilting Screens

1. Tools Menu

2. Stitch Length
   Displayed in Stitches Per Inch (SPI) or Centimeter (SPC) (see Settings to set the unit measurement). Press [-] to decrease SPI/SPC and [+] to increase SPI/SPC.

3. SPI/SPC Presets
   Tap the preset button to set the stitch length to the number on the preset. Press and hold the preset to change the preset number to the current stitch length.

4. Jog Needle
   Press [<] or [>] to move the needle incrementally.

5. Needle Stop Indicator
   Shows if the needle will stop sewing in the up or down position. Tap to switch the stop position.

6. Edge Warning
   Press to access the edge warning screen to set boundaries. When boundaries are active, the icon displays green.

7. Stitch Button
   Pressing this button to create a single stitch, or toggle the needle up or down. Choose which in Settings.

8. Sewing Mode
   Press [>] to switch to cycle through the Precise, Cruise, Manual, and Baste quilting modes.

9. Minimum Speed
   Shown as a percentage of the total machine motor speed, ranging from 5% to 25%. Press [-] to decrease stitching speed and [+] to increase stitching speed.

10. Manual Speed
    The speed of stitching is Displayed as a percentage of the highest speed. Press [-] to decrease speed and [+] to increase speed.

11. 11 Manual Speed Presets
    Tap the preset button to set the stitch speed to the number on the preset. Press and hold the preset to change the preset number to the current stitch length.

12. Baste Stitch Length
    Press [-] to decrease stitch length and [+] to increase stitch length.

Menus & Settings

1. Return to Sewing

2. Machine Setting

3. Screen Settings

4. Measure Tool
   Use your quilting machine to take measurements on your quilt.

5. Measurements Change
   stitch length units from SPI to SPC on the Quilting Mode screens.

6. Needle Mode
   Choose to set the stitch button on the quilting screens to single stitch or needle up/down.

7. Overspeed Light
   Tap to enable or disable the red overspeed warning light.

8. System Info
   Access firmware versions, run time, and stitch counter.

9. Back
   Go to the previous menu.

10. Overspeed Sound
    Tap to enable or disable the red overspeed warning sound.

11. Needle Area Light
    Tap to turn the light on or off.

12. Screen Calibration
    The use of screen buttons isn’t responding correctly when pressed.

13. Color Theme
    Choose the menu color.

Lights & Alarms

Red Light (Needle Area) The needle area may light up in red if:

• The machine is being moved too quickly for stitch regulation. This light can be disabled in the Settings menu (Overspeed Light).
• The machine is approaching or has passed over the set quilt boundaries. This can be disabled in the Edge Warning menu.

Alarm (Constant Tone)
The machine is being moved too quickly for regulated stitching. Slow down machine movements to avoid triggering an alarm. The alarm can be disabled in the Settings menu (Overspeed Sound).
Alarm (Beeping)
Machine approaching or has passed over the boundaries of the quilt. Boundaries must first be established in the Edge Warning tool. This alarm can be disabled in the Edge Warning menu.

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