Send your creativity into a new galaxy with the Baby Lock Altair embroidery and sewing machine. It makes realizing your sewing and embroidery projects a reality thanks to IQ Technology™ that allows you to wirelessly transfer images to your machine from your smart device using the IQ Intuition™ Positioning App for perfect design placement in the hoop or design creation in IQ™ Designer. Please read our privacy policy statement here.
The Baby Lock Altair sewing and embroidery machine features include:
• IQ Intuition Positioning
• Design Database Transfer
• 9-1/2" x 14" Embroidery Field
• IQ Designer
• 771 Built-In Stitches
• 494 Built-In Embroidery Designs
• Large 11.25" Workspace
• Needle Beam
Scroll down to learn more and see additional features.
Additional Product Details
MACHINE WEIGHT ONLY
• 37.5 lbs
ON-SCREEN EDITING
• ✔ ROTATION CAPABILITY
• ✔ MACHINE ONLY DEPTH
• 12 5/8"
TOTAL NUMBER OF USB PORTS
• 2
COMBINE DESIGNS
• ✔ MACHINE ONLY WIDTH
• 26 1/6"
NUMBER OF USB TYPE A PORTS
• 2
FRAME PATTERNS
• 140
MACHINE ONLY HEIGHT
• 13 1/16"
BUILT-IN FONTS
• 30
BUILT-IN DESIGNS
• 494
NUMBER OF NEEDLES
• 1 DATA INPUT TYPES
• .pes, .phc, .pec, .dst
EMBROIDERY PATTERN MEMORY
• ✔ AUTOMATIC APPLIQUÉ
• ✔ DESIGN DUPLICATION CAPABILITY
• ✔ EMBROIDERY SPEED
• 1,050 SPM
WEIGHT WITH EMBROIDERY UNIT
• 47.6 lbs
MAXIMUM EMBROIDERY SIZE/AREA
• 9.5" x 14"
If you are connected to wi-fi, notification updates will be sent automatically.
Yes, both your machine and smart device must be connected through the same IP address and wi-fi network.
Don’t worry! All your Baby Lock hoops will work with your Altair. However, the IQ Intuition positioning app will only work when use the specialty hoops.
The positioning app comes free of charge with the purchase of your machine. Note: a smart device is required and must be purchased separately.
CLICK HERE. Select “Login/Register” farther down on the page. Select “Create an account” button. Complete the information requested including the Love of Knowledge access code. and click hte "Create Account" button.
You can find updates and manuals for your machine on our machine support page, or by going to its product page. You can find machine product pages by searching for a machine name or model number, or by going to our machines page and browsing.
If you've purchased a product that qualifies for a rebate, you can submit it on our rebates site.
No we no longer produce embroidery designs under the Baby Lock name. We recommend you visit the Amazing Designs or Nancy's Notions websites.
There are a number of reasons you would want to have a Baby Lock products registered:
• To register your machine, serger, Gold Standard or Love of Sewing for warranty purposes
• So an authorized Baby Lock dealer can check your registered product information when you take it in for service and will then be able to determine what is covered by the Baby Lock warranty
• There may be times Baby Lock may send you special offers and information based on Baby Lock products you registered
• For your future reference should you need it
Any sewing machine with the "Button Stitch" to sew on buttons can do this easily.
• Machine Setting:Button Stitch
• Stitch Width: 2.5
• Stitch Length: 0 (or as low as it will go)
• Foot: Pearl Foot
• Lower Feed Dogs
Stitch the "Button Stitch" three times in place. This will create a nice knot that resembles Candlewicking. Move to next knot location.By using the Button Stitch, the knot is "tied off" automatically. Any sewing machine with the "Button Stitch" to sew on buttons can do this easily.
If you prepared your machine properly for storage by oiling it well to keep rust from attacking it, there are a couple of things you will want to do before using it on your project. First, remove the bobbin, race, and ring. Wipe all the parts with a dry cloth. Replace the bobbin parts and bobbin. Then sew, on a scrap of fabric first. When you think you machine should be oiled, oil the bobbin area. Run your machine with outout thread a minute, and wipe out excess oil. That should keep the oil from soiling the thread and fabric you are sewing.
We do not suggest using paper prewound bobbins. The thread is wound very tight, and is not a good quality thread. When the bobbin is running low the tension can be effected.
DISCOVER THE POWER OF THE ALTAIR
Uncover the Innovative Features
OF THE ALTAIR
MACHINE WEIGHT ONLY
• 37.5 lbs
ON-SCREEN EDITING
• ✔ ROTATION CAPABILITY
• ✔ MACHINE ONLY DEPTH
• 12 5/8"
TOTAL NUMBER OF USB PORTS
• 2
COMBINE DESIGNS
• ✔ MACHINE ONLY WIDTH
• 26 1/6"
NUMBER OF USB TYPE A PORTS
• 2
FRAME PATTERNS
• 140
MACHINE ONLY HEIGHT
• 13 1/16"
BUILT-IN FONTS
• 30
BUILT-IN DESIGNS
• 494
NUMBER OF NEEDLES
• 1 DATA INPUT TYPES
• .pes, .phc, .pec, .dst
EMBROIDERY PATTERN MEMORY
• ✔ AUTOMATIC APPLIQUÉ
• ✔ DESIGN DUPLICATION CAPABILITY
• ✔ EMBROIDERY SPEED
• 1,050 SPM
WEIGHT WITH EMBROIDERY UNIT
• 47.6 lbs
MAXIMUM EMBROIDERY SIZE/AREA
• 9.5" x 14"
IQ INTUITION™ POSITIONING APP
Use the IQ Intuition Positioning App to take a photo of your fabric in a special hoop and transfer it wirelessly to the Altair. The image will display onscreen in lifelike color and sharp resolution, allowing you to position your design exactly where you want it, how you want it – every time.
9.5" X 14" EMBROIDERY FIELD
Stitch bigger embroidery designs and enjoy less re-hooping with a large embroidery field.
IQ DESIGNER
Create your own embroidery designs with ease. Take a photo with the IQ Intuition Positioning App and wirelessly transmit it to the Altair! Draw directly on the screen or if you’re feeling inspired by an existing art file, simply upload it to the Altair through the USB drive. Your art will be instantly digitized with the colors and fill stitches you choose.
WIRELESS CAPABILITY
Use your favorite embroidery design software like Palette (version 11 or higher, sold separately) to wirelessly transmit your designs from your computer to the Altair.
10.1" LCD SCREEN
You’ll have total control over every single aspect of your stitches, embroidery designs, placement, colors and more on a large touchscreen. Comparable to many popular tablets, it features large, clear buttons and vivid colors.
LARGE 11.25" WORKSPACE
With a generous 11.25" workspace to the right of the needle, Altair gives you plenty of room to work. Those larger projects aren’t anything to worry about!
COLOR VISUALIZER
Choose from random, vivid, gradient and soft, and watch as your design is transformed in an array of color combinations. Tag your favorite color combinations, then select your favorite from the finalists.
494 EMBROIDERY DESIGNS
You’ll always have something to embroider with Altair’s huge selection of built-in designs that includes 200 exclusive designs from Baby Lock. The design library features large thumbnails to make finding the right match even easier.
771 STITCHES
Altair is loaded with stitches, giving you plenty of options for every project. Best of all, you can combine them for countless stitch combinations and you can save them in memory to retrieve them at any time.
QUICK-SET DROP-IN BOBBIN
Simply drop your bobbin in the machine, pull your threads through the slot and let your machine do the rest.
NEEDLE BEAM
Know exactly where the needle will drop every time with a brilliant LED pointer on the included embroidery foot. There’s no more guesswork.