{"product_id":"baby-lock-altair-2-sewing-embroidery-machine","title":"Baby Lock Altair 2 Embroidery \u0026 Sewing Machine","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 0 24px; padding: 16px 18px; background: #fff0f7; border: 1px solid #f3c2da; border-radius: 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePhotograph your fabric, then put the design exactly where you want it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Altair 2 is the machine where design placement stops being a guess. You hoop your garment, take a picture of it with your phone, and the photo appears on the machine's 10.1 inch screen in full color. You then slide the design around on that image until it sits exactly where you want it, and the machine stitches it there. Underneath that there is a 9.5 by 14 inch embroidery field, 774 sewing stitches, and 11.25 inches of open bed to the right of the needle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 28px; align-items: center; margin: 26px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 0 1 260px; max-width: 260px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/angelaloq23_5.jpg?v=1722088700\u0026amp;width=520\" alt=\"Angela Huffman sitting at the Tips Table on the set of Fons \u0026amp; Porter's Love of Quilting PBS show.\" width=\"520\" height=\"651\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.45; color: #5a5a5a;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAngela Huffman, host of Fons \u0026amp; Porter's Love of Quilting PBS show and founder\/owner of Quilted Joy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 320px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eA machine at this level is a game changer and the biggest feature is ease of use. You'll love the monitoring app, pivot feature, guide beam, giant hoop, ability to set designs using your phone's camera and MORE!  Call the machine matchmaker fairies and set up a time to sit down at one, or call and we will walk you through it. We'd love to show you what it does that the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/baby-lock-aerial-embroidery-machine\"\u003eAerial\u003c\/a\u003e below it does not and what the Radiance could do that is one step above it. Call \u003ca href=\"tel:+15027187148\"\u003e(502) 718-7148\u003c\/a\u003e or send us an \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eemail\u003c\/a\u003e. We ship these all over the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 16px 18px; border: 1px solid #cfe6f5; border-radius: 12px; background: #f2f9fe;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-weight: 600; color: #0b4599;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f6b21b; letter-spacing: 2px;\"\u003e★★★★★\u003c\/span\u003e 4.9 stars on Google and a 98% recommend rate on Facebook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55;\"\u003e“Angela and the staff are very knowledgeable and helpful!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #7a7a7a;\"\u003eEllen M., Facebook recommendation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSay hello to the Baby Lock Altair 2\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 12px; margin: 20px 0 28px;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BrPle3-As7A\" title=\"Introducing the Baby Lock Altair 2\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 26px; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/Altair2_LS_0I0A3071.jpg?v=1770649915\u0026amp;width=900\u0026amp;height=600\u0026amp;crop=center\" alt=\"The Baby Lock Altair 2 with the embroidery unit attached and a design on the touchscreen.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eThree ways to place a design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eThe Altair 2 gives you all three, and each is right for a different job. IQ Intuition Positioning is the phone app: photograph the hooped fabric through one of the coded hoops and the picture comes across wirelessly, so you place the design against the real garment. Two-Point Positioning works at the machine with no phone at all, aligning a design between two reference points you set. And the Needle Beam shines an LED point on the fabric from the included embroidery foot so you can see the needle position before you start. All four included hoops are the coded kind the app reads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row-reverse; gap: 26px; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/Altair2-built-in-designs.jpg?v=1770649915\u0026amp;width=900\u0026amp;height=600\u0026amp;crop=center\" alt=\"A selection of the embroidery designs built into the Baby Lock Altair 2, stitched out on fabric.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eDraw it yourself with IQ Designer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eIQ Designer turns the 10.1 inch screen into a drawing surface. Sketch a shape with the stylus, scan a piece of artwork using the scanning hoop, load a file from a USB stick, or send an image across wirelessly, and the machine converts what you gave it into stitches. That sits alongside 534 built-in designs, 140 frame patterns and 30 embroidery fonts. When you resize a design the Altair 2 will take it up to 200 percent or down to 60, and it will hold a design of up to 700,000 stitches in a single hooping. Now that is a FEAT! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 26px; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/Altair2_ThroatSpace.jpg?v=1770649915\u0026amp;width=900\u0026amp;height=600\u0026amp;crop=center\" alt=\"The workspace to the right of the needle on the Baby Lock Altair 2 with quilt fabric under the arm.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eEleven and a quarter inches, and 774 stitches\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eSet the embroidery unit aside and there is a full quilting machine here. You have 11.25 inches to the right of the needle, so a rolled quilt goes through comfortably, and the machine runs at 1,050 stitches a minute. There are 774 built-in stitches and 14 one-step buttonhole styles. The hands-free knee lift comes with it, NeverMiss needle threader threads the needle for you, the thread cutter is automatic and can be switched off when you would rather it did not, and the Quick-Set bobbin has its own sensor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row-reverse; gap: 26px; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/Altair2_acc1-copy.webp?v=1770649915\u0026amp;width=900\u0026amp;height=600\u0026amp;crop=center\" alt=\"The accessories included with the Baby Lock Altair 2 laid out, including hoops, presser feet and tools.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eFour hoops and fourteen feet, in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eFour hoops come with the machine, and every one of them is an IQ Intuition Positioning hoop with a grid: 9.5 by 14, 9.5 by 9.5, 5 by 7 and 4 by 4. Fourteen presser feet come along too, including the embroidery foot that carries the Needle Beam. Designs load over wifi or from either of the two USB ports, in .pes, .phc, .pec or .dst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLet it tell you when it needs you\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe IQ Intuition Monitoring app is a separate thing from the positioning app, and on a machine that can run a 700,000 stitch design it earns its keep. It shows you the remaining time for the color being stitched and for the whole design, tells you which threads are in use, and sends your phone a note when the machine stops for a thread change, finishes, or runs into trouble. Progress keeps updating even after you close the app, so you can start a long design and go do something else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the Altair 2 sits in the line\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow it, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/baby-lock-aerial-embroidery-machine\"\u003eAerial\u003c\/a\u003e is a fine machine with an 8 by 12 inch field and a 7 inch screen, and it will do beautiful work. Moving up to the Altair 2 brings a wider 9.5 by 14 field, four coded hoops instead of two, the 10.1 inch screen, IQ Designer for making your own designs, and the camera app for placing them. Above it, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/baby-lock-radiance-sewing-embroidery-machine\"\u003eRadiance\u003c\/a\u003e adds Baby Lock's largest hoop, a projector that puts the design on the fabric itself, and StitchSync stitch regulation for free-motion quilting. Any of us here will happily talk you through which of the three fits the work you actually do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 30%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSews, quilts and embroiders in one machine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.5 x 14 inch embroidery field, four coded hoops included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e534 built-in designs, 140 frame patterns, 30 embroidery fonts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e774 built-in sewing stitches and 14 one-step buttonholes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.25 inches of workspace to the right of the needle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.1 inch LCD color touchscreen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIQ Designer, IQ Intuition Positioning and the Needle Beam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 1,050 stitches per minute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eEmbroidery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum embroidery field 9.5 x 14 inches (240 x 360mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour IQ Intuition Positioning hoops with grids: 9.5 x 14, 9.5 x 9.5, 5 x 7 and 4 x 4 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e534 built-in designs and 140 frame patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 built-in embroidery fonts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbroidery speed up to 1,050 stitches per minute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 700,000 stitches in a single hooping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResizing up 200% and down 60%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn-screen editing, design combining, rotation and duplication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomatic applique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eDesign placement\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIQ Intuition Positioning app: photograph the hooped fabric and place the design on screen against it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo-Point Positioning at the machine, with no phone needed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeedle Beam LED pointer in the included embroidery foot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIQ Designer: draw on screen, scan artwork, or load a file, and the machine converts it to stitches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eSewing and quilting\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e774 built-in stitches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14 one-step buttonhole styles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.25 inches to the right of the needle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHands-free knee lift included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14 presser feet included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeverMiss automatic advanced needle threading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomatic thread cutter, which you can switch on or off\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuick-Set top-loading bobbin with a bobbin sensor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eConnectivity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWifi enabled, with Design Database Transfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIQ Intuition Monitoring app for progress and thread alerts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 USB Type A ports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReads .pes, .phc, .pec and .dst files\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eGood to know\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStitch regulation and the fabric projector begin with the Radiance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle needle, so a multi-color design pauses for you to change thread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe positioning app needs one of the four included coded hoops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth about 26 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepth 12 5\/8 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight 13 1\/16 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight 37.5 lbs, or 47.6 lbs with the embroidery unit attached\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eWarranty\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25 year limited manufacturer's warranty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 year parts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 year circuit board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 year electrical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 year labor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarranty service is handled here in Louisville by our own factory-certified technicians, so your machine does not have to travel to a stranger when it needs attention. If you live outside of Louisville, any Baby Lock dealer in the country will service your machine under warranty. Every machine we sell also comes with owner classes, and on a machine with this much in it those classes are how you get to the good parts quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baby Lock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45076869906679,"sku":"BLTA2","price":10999.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/altair2_1_3f5298e9-7562-43d6-908f-75cf0bc0ab5c.webp?v=1770649915","url":"https:\/\/quiltedjoy.live\/products\/baby-lock-altair-2-sewing-embroidery-machine","provider":"Quilted Joy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}