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Altair 2 Embroidery Sewing Machine

   
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UPC:098612105176
Manufacturer #:BLTA2
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  • 25 Years Limited
  • 10 Years Defective Parts
  • 5 Years Computer Circuit
  • 5 Years Electrical
  • 1 Year Labor

Let your creativity soar with Baby Lock's Altair 2 Embroidery and Sewing Machine. This machine can do it all; you can embroider, quilt, craft, and more on the Altair 2. IQ Technology is integrated into the Altair, allowing you to wirelessly transfer images to your machine from your phone or tablet using the IQ Intuition Positioning App. You get a 9-1/2" by 14" embroidery field, 534 built-in designs, 774 stitch options, an 11-1/4" workspace, a 10.1" LCD touch screen, a needle beam, and much more. Besides all the features in the Altair 2, it also comes with a host of included accessories like 14 presser feet, multiple hoops, a knee lift, and 60 days of free SEWed online classes. Whether you are a professional or looking to upgrade your machine, Baby Lock's Altair 2 can do it all. With the integrated technology in the Altair 2, you will enjoy all the sewing, quilting, and embroidery projects you can accomplish.

 


 

 

LOVE OF SEWING MEMBERSHIP (OPTIONAL)

Enjoy the peace of mind, knowing your machine is covered with a Love of Sewing Membership. This membership is a comprehensive service, support, and maintenance program that protects your machine for an additional four years. You get yearly maintenance and support from Baby Lock-certified technicians, so you’ll never have to worry while you sew. Stay current on the latest tips and tricks with unlimited access to Baby Locks online SewEd Classes taught by Baby Lock Education experts. Baby Lock currently has over 2,000 classes, with new ones being introduced regularly! Your membership has three components: Love of Knowledge, the Service Program, and the Savings Opportunities. When combined, these components enable you to maximize the performance of your new Baby Lock.

 

 

KNEE LIFTER

KNEE LIFTER

Keep both hands available while quilting; the Altair 2 has a presser foot knee lifter. The knee lifter allows you to raise and lower the presser foot with your knee, giving you more control of your fabric. Start and stop your sewing without ever taking your eyes or hands off your project.

 

PUSH-BUTTON FEATURES

PUSH-BUTTON FEATURES

These eight operational controls give you more freedom to focus on your project. Raise and lower the needle or presser foot, cut threads, reinforce stitches, and reverse your sewing with the push of a button. You can even program the needle up/down feature. Eliminate interruptions by choosing whether to have your needle start in the up or down position. It's the perfect option for chain piecing and appliqué. Plus, it makes your projects faster.

 

Monitoring App

IQ INTUITION MONITORING APP

Keep track of your project’s progress with this convenient feature that alerts your phone when the bobbin needs to be changed, if a thread breaks, if a thread needs to be changed, and when stitching is done.

 

2-Point Positioning

2-POINT POSITIONING

Use the 2-point positioning function with needle beam to preview the position of your embroidery design. Then, adjust the position and angle for precise alignment. Your embroidery will be perfectly placed every time.

 

Large Workspace

LARGE WORKSPACE

Easily sew larger projects on the Altair with the 11-1/4" workspace to the right of the needle. The Altair can easily tackle quilts and large, bulky items.

 

Large Embroidery Area

9-1/2" X 14" EMBROIDERY FIELD

The Altair allows you to embroider oversized designs with less re-hooping with its large 9-1/2" by 14" embroidery field and capability to accommodate 700,000 stitches in a single hooping. Included with the machine are four hoops: 9-1/2" x 14, 9-1/2" x 9-1/2", 7" x 5", and a 4" x 4".

 

NeverMiss Automatic Needle Threader

NEVERMISS AUTOMATIC NEEDLE THREADER

The Baby Lock Altair features Baby Lock's NeverMiss needle threader. With all of the color changes that you'll be doing while you're creating stunning embroidery, it's a feature that you definitely need. With the touch of a button, your machine effortlessly threads your needle each and every time.

 

IQ DESIGNER

Creating unique embroidery is easy when you're the designer! The IQ designer feature of the Baby Lock Altair makes it easy with built-in shapes. Jump right in, and soon, you'll be creating one-of-a-kind designs that can match or complement your fabric. Choose from any of the built-in background fills to flood an area with instant stitches. Pair it with the IQ intuition on your phone, and you can seamlessly go from photo to fabric. You'll be amazed at how easy the process can be!

 

IQ Intuition Positioning App

IQ INTUITION POSITIONING APP

Use the free IQ Intuition Positioning App to take photos of your fabrics in a special, coded hoop and transfer it wirelessly to the Altair. The image will display onscreen in crisp focus, allowing you to position your design exactly where you want it. Altair also comes with a needle beam so you can make sure your needle is positioned precisely where you want it!

 

10.1' LCD Screen

10.1" LCD SCREEN

The Altair Sewing and Embroidery is equipped with a 10.1" LCD Touchscreen, that's the same size as a tablet. From this screen, you can control every aspect of your project. Choose or change stitches, embroidery designs, placements, colors, and more.

 


 

TOP-LOADING BOBBIN

QUICK-SET, TOP-LOADING BOBBIN

This sewing and quilting machine features a built-in bobbin winder as well as a quick-set feature.

FILL COUCHING ALPHABET

Fill Couching Alphabet

Use the Fill Couching Alphabet to stitch dimensional couched letters, characters, and designs.

STADIUM LIGHTING

Stadium Lighting

Every detail on your embroidery projects will be lit up. The Stadium Lights illuminate a 10" area around the needle.

DROP FEED

Drop Feed

The Altair 2 has a built-in lever that, when pressed, automatically lowers the feed dogs so you can quickly switch to free-motion quilting.


 

Design Database Transfer

DESIGN DATABASE TRANSFER

Managing your embroidery designs has never been easier! Download Design Database Transfer, a completely FREE embroidery design management tool, to easily view all of your embroidery designs and transfer the designs wirelessly to your Baby Lock Altair.

Easily transfer embroidery designs via USB or Wi-fi to the Altair. Transfer formats include .pes, .phc, .phx, and .dst. Organize your embroidery design library by creating new folders, moving and copying files to different folders, changing file names, or deleting files. Quickly search for an embroidery design by name, format, stitch count, size, etc. Review embroidery design info such as size, estimated sewing time, and number of colors.

 

771 Stitches

771 STITCHES

No matter if you are sewing or quilting, you have plenty of stitch options. Choose from 771 possible stitch patterns or combine them for endless stitch combinations to save for later.

Exclusive to Baby Lock's best embroidery machines, the Altair allows you to sew within the embroidery field if needed. This means you can sew even when your hoop is attached!

 

534 Embroidery Patterns

534 EMBROIDERY PATTERNS

With 534 embroidery patterns built-in in the machine, you will always have something to embroider. Almost half (200) of the designs included are exclusive Baby Lock designs that you won't find anywhere else. To make choosing the right design more manageable, the library features large thumbnails.

 

Needle Beam

NEEDLE BEAM

Remove the guesswork about where the needle will drop with the needle beam on the included embroidery foot. The bright LED pointer allows you to know the exact location of where your needle will land.

 

COLOR VISUALIZER

Get previews of your design with the color visualizer. This program on your Altair allows you to see your patterns in an array of colors. Choose from random, vivid, gradient, or soft to see your design in different palettes. You can also select your favorite combinations so you can come back to them later.

 

Stitch Tapering

STITCH TAPERING

Match your project's sharp angles or create mitered corners with Altair 2's Stitch Tapering. With 12 angle settings, three ending methods, and 20 decorative stitches, you can customize a variety of sewing projects.

 

494 Embroidery Patterns

QUILT AROUND EMBROIDERY

Add stippling, echo quilting, or any of the 48 decorative fill patterns from IQ Designer around a selected design. You can even adjust line spacing, distance, and frame size easily.

 

Deselect

DESELECT (NO SEW SETTING)

The no-sew setting (which specifies that a thread color will not be embroidered) can be applied to a part of the pattern with a specific color. When a pattern with the no-sew setting is saved, the deselected region setting is also saved. However, the pattern cannot be saved if no sew is applied to all thread colors.

 

Optional Palette Software

OPTIONAL PALETTE SOFTWARE

With Baby Lock's new Palette 11 Embroidery Software, you'll be able to create and edit embroidery designs easier than ever before. This advanced software takes your machine embroidery capabilities to the next level. You'll enjoy premium auto-digitizing, easy design editing, new patterns, and more. The Palette 11 offers improved functionality that makes every step of digitizing easier, and the new interface makes it easier than ever to use.

 

LEARN IT. KNOW IT. SEW IT.

LEARN IT. KNOW IT. SEW IT.

First time using a sewing machine, embroidery machine, or serger? Want to hone your skills and learn new sewing techniques? Looking to create some fun projects? Baby Lock has you covered! With a variety of webinars, online classes, and instructional videos, you'll be up to speed in no time at all. Included with the Aerial, you get a free 60-day trial of their SewEd classes.

Altair 2 Accessories

INCLUDED ACCESSORIES

Included Accessories
• Hands-free knee lift
• Advanced monogramming N+ foot
• Touch pen (stylus)
• 14 snap-on presser feet
• 2 thread spool stand for larger cones
• Embroidery Foot with LED pointer
• Straight stitch needle plate
• Alternate bobbin case and bobbin center pin for use with prewound bobbins
• Embroidery couching foot and guide
• Bobbins (10)
• Embroidery positioning stickers (Sheets of 64)
• Lens calibration sheet for use with the positioning app
• Presser foot adaptor • Embroidery needle plate cover
• Advanced Multi-Function Foot Control
• Bobbin covers: cord guide, plain, and seam guide marks
• Compact Digital Dual Feed System
• Chalk pencil
• IQ Intuition Positioning® embroidery hoops and grids
   • 9.5" x 14" (240mm x 360mm)
   • 9.5" x 9.5" (240mm x 240mm)
   • 5" x 7" (130mm x 180mm)
   • 4" x 4" (100mm x 100mm)

KEY SEWING AND EMBROIDERY FEATURES

  • 11.25" Workspace
  • 9.5" X 14" Embroidery Field
  • Sews up to 1,050 SPM
  • 774 Built-in stitches
  • 15 one-step buttonholes
  • 4 Built-in alphabets
  • Lateral and diagonal feeding
  • Convenient one-touch buttons
  • Two accessory storage compartments
  • Programmable 3-step needle up/down
  • 534 Embroidery designs
  • 30 Font styles
  • Memory capacity approximately 10MB
  • Cuts jump stitches
  • Automatic basting
  • Automatic sensors
  • Programmable shutoff capabilities
  • NeverMiss Automatic Advanced Threading System

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