Helpful videos

How To Update Your Brother Machine

How do you update your machine? Here you go, easy step by step instructions, so you can do it yourself, at home.

Use Tyvek to make a window in your hoop, and save on stabilizer!!!

Want to stop using so much stabilizer? Make a window, and only use a piece of stabilizer the size of your design. Tyvek is my answer.

Importing Pattern Pieces Into Design Center (Luminaire)

This is a My Design Center tutorial for the Luminaire, that shows you how you can import your pattern pieces and apply quilting designs to them.

Quick Mask Tutorial

Here is a quick little video on how to make a mask, requested by my sister, so she can make some, too.

How To Change Your Auto Cutter Blade

This is a tutorial on changing your auto cutter blade, and shows how to put it back in if it falls out.

Inside Those Bobbin Cases

This video shows what your bobbin cases look like, taken apart, and the difference between the green screw and the purple dot.

Using Design Center to stitch around appliques on the luminaire

This video explains how to use My Design Center on the Brother Luminaire to create stitching around applique shapes.

Making An Adjustment to the cut length of the tail

This video explains how to make an adjustment to your thread cutting assembly, to make the cut tail of your upper thread a tiny bit longer.

color sorting

Color sorting, explained. This video was done on the Dream Machine with both upgrades.

Color chart

Here is some interesting information about the color chart.

Making An applique in design center part 1

Making an applique on the Dream Machine. Don’t forget to check out Part 2!

making an applique in design center part 2

A little more info, a shape with a hole.

Making A Name Key Fob In Design Center

This video shows how to make a name key fob using Design Center.

Transferring Files With Your Computer Via The Cord

Would you like to use the cord that came with your machine to transfer files? Here you go!

Making A Christmas Tree Garland In Design Center

Learn to make a cute Christmas tree garland in Design Center…so cute!

The Perfect Slipper, Luminaire

How to bring pattern pieces into Design Center, and apply quilting to the pieces. This video features The Perfect Slipper Pattern, by The Sewcial Bee (formerly Sewcial Mama), and beautiful crazy quilt embroidery blocks by Molly Mine.

Quattro Color Sorting

You can color sort on the Quattro, but it has to be done a certain way. Here’s a quick video on how to do just that.

Luminaire/Solaris What Is That AWFUL Noise?!?

Are you hearing a terrible noise when you are embroidering, maybe quilting edge to edge, and using a magnetic hoop or other type? This might be why.

Quilting With The Luminaire

It’s easy to quilt with the Luminaire, the Brother Magnetic Sash Frame, and an end to end design.