Design Center/IQ Design Workshop

Brother/Baby Lock Design Center/IQ Designer – 2 Day Hands On Workshop

For high end Brother or Baby Lock embroidery machines equipped with the full Design Center + built-in scanner. aka: Aveneer + Luminaire XP1 / XP2 / XP3 + Baby Lock Solaris (Vision, Vision 2, Solaris 1, Solaris 2)

What Is Design Center/IQ Designer? 

Design Center is your machine’s built-in drawing, scanning, and design creation studio. It lets you turn artwork, sketches, or printed designs into stitch ready embroidery, right on your machine—no extra software needed.

You can scan a picture, trace it, clean up the lines, add fills, add outlines, and even build quilting patterns around your embroidery. It’s one of the most powerful features on Brother & Baby Lock's top tier machines.

What Design Center/IQ Designer Can Do

• Turn drawings into stitches (line art, outlines, fills, motifs)

• Create custom quilting designs around any embroidery

• Add shapes, borders, and decorative elements

• Build appliqué designs from scratch

• Edit and refine scanned images

• Combine multiple elements into one finished project

• Create repeat patterns for quilting, borders, and backgrounds

Design Center is perfect for anyone who wants to create custom designs, personalized gifts, quilting accents, or business artwork without needing a computer.

What You’ll Learn in This Workshop

Day 1 – Understanding Your Screen & Tools

• Overview of icons and functions

• How to navigate menus, layers, and settings

• Scanning basics: artwork placement, scanning tips, and clean results

• Line design: turning simple prints into stitchable outlines

Day 2 – Creating Real Projects

• Scanning artwork and converting it into embroidery

• Editing lines, smoothing shapes, and adjusting stitch properties

• Creating quilting designs around your embroidery

• Adding borders, frames, and custom shapes

• Saving, exporting, and stitching your final project

Who This Class Is For

• Owners of high-end Brother machines with full Design Center + scanning

• Beginners who want to understand what all the buttons do

• Quilters who want custom quilting patterns

• Embroiderers who want to create their own designs

• Makers who want to personalize projects with unique artwork