Baby Lock Altair 2
Baby Lock Altair 2
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Baby Lock
Altair 2
Let your creativity soar with the Baby Lock Altair 2 (ALT2) — an advanced combination sewing, quilting, and embroidery machine that packs incredible power, precision, and smart technology into a single, intuitive workstation. Featuring an expansive 9.5" x 14" embroidery field, IQ Intuition Positioning® with mobile app integration, 534 built-in embroidery designs, 774 built-in sewing stitches, and a Needle Beam for pinpoint placement, the Altair 2 elevates every project from delicate embroidery to large quilt layouts.
Machine shown for demonstration and may not be compatible.
IQ Intuition Positioning® App: Snap a photo of your hooped fabric using your mobile device and wirelessly transfer it to the Altair 2. Position designs on-screen over exact garment areas. Built-in Wi-Fi syncs with Palette 11, Design Database Transfer, and IQ Intuition Monitoring® App.
Creative Editing: Draw or import line art into IQ™ Designer to auto-generate stippling, echo quilting, or 30 decorative fill patterns around selected embroidery. Features 2-point positioning, stitch tapering (12 angle settings), and Fill Couching Alphabet.
Precision Controls: Oversized 10.1" color LCD touch screen provides tablet-like editing, color visualizer, and large thumbnail previews. Integrated Needle Beam shows the exact needle drop point for 100% accurate alignment.
Sew With Hoop Attached: Sew or quilt with the embroidery hoop attached. Comes complete with 4 hoops (9.5" x 14", 9.5" x 9.5", 5" x 7", 4" x 4"), NeverMiss™ threader, top drop-in bobbin, automatic thread cutter, and stadium LED lighting.
IQ Intuition Positioning®
Position Perfectly With Your Phone
Lining up an embroidery design on a finished garment is usually a guessing game. With IQ Intuition Positioning®, you snap a photo of your hooped fabric on your phone, send it to the Altair 2, and position the design right on-screen over the exact spot — pocket, collar, hem — before a single stitch happens.
Needle Beam
See Exactly Where the Needle Lands
Needle Beam projects a crisp laser point straight onto your fabric, showing you precisely where the needle will drop before you start sewing. It takes the guesswork out of lining up appliqué, piecing, and embroidery placement alike.
Key Features
- Extra-large 9.5" x 14" (240mm x 360mm) embroidery field accommodating oversized designs up to 700,000 stitches
- IQ Intuition Positioning® mobile app for snapping photos to wirelessly position embroidery on fabric
- 534 built-in embroidery designs (including 200 Baby Lock exclusives & couching designs) and 30 embroidery fonts
- 774 built-in sewing stitches (including 15 one-step buttonholes) and 5 built-in sewing alphabets
- Needle Beam technology projects a crisp laser pointer for perfect needle drop-point alignment
- Generous 11.25" workspace to the right of the needle for handling large quilts and heavy garments
- Large 10.1" tablet-sized LCD color touch screen with intuitive touch controls and IQ™ Designer
Included Accessories
- 4 embroidery hoops (9.5" x 14", 9.5" x 9.5", 5" x 7", 4" x 4")
- NeverMiss™ Automatic Threader
Details
Specifications
| Maximum Embroidery Field | 9.5" x 14" (240mm x 360mm) |
| Built-in Embroidery Designs | 534 (including 200 Baby Lock exclusives & couching designs) |
| Embroidery Fonts | 30 |
| Total Number of Sewing Stitches | 774 (including 15 one-step buttonholes) |
| Sewing Alphabets | 5 |
| Max Stitch Width | 7.0mm |
| Max Stitch Length | 5.0mm |
| Throat Workspace Distance | 11.25" to the right of the needle |
| Machine Dimensions (Machine Only) | 36-1/16"W x 13-11/16"D x 20-5/8"H |
| Machine Weight | 37.5 lbs (machine only) / 45.6 lbs (with embroidery unit) |
| Maximum Sewing & Embroidery Speed | 1,050 SPM |
| Bobbin Type | Class 15 Quick-Set |
| Needle System | 15x1 |
| Limited Warranty | 25-Year |
| Parts Warranty | 10-Year |
| Circuit Board Warranty | 5-Year |
| Electrical Warranty | 5-Year |
| Labor Warranty | 1-Year |
Include Feet
- General purpose zigzag foot
- Blind stitch foot
- Buttonhole foot
- Button fitting foot
- Free-motion open toe quilting foot
- Free-motion quilting foot
- Free-motion echo quilting foot
- Monogramming foot
- Overcasting foot
- 1/4" Quilting foot with guide
- Straight stitch foot
- Zipper foot
- Embroidery foot with LED pointer
- Digital Dual-Feed System Foot
What's Included & Why Sew It Online
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