hi i am lost and looking for direction i am not a quilter but have a embroidery machine with no software sorry if i am in the wrong place but really dont know where to look so any help will be really helpfull thanks

watch out ... we might make a quilter out of you before you know it. :lol:

what's the make and model of the machine?

u should be able to go to the maker of ur emb machine and either download or purchase a manual.

oh, BTW, WELCOME!!

it is a ricoma 15

i have the manuals but thats all but thread needles backing and hoops a bunch of hoops

the manual should tell you what kind you need, my Brother machine uses the PES format, once you know the format, just read the manual and see if you need special software or if you can download direct to your machine, mine you have to have software and then transfer to the machine

yours is a direct connect with a usb or a serial so you can buy the software from dealers or online, nice setup by the way lol

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!!

Welcome from Texas. I don't know anything about embroidery machines, but I think you've found a good place to ask because a lot of quilters use them. You could hardly find a better use for that machine, in fact, than for making designs on quilt blocks, or labels to identify who made them when and where.

Welcome to the board from Kansas. I'm sure someone will have the answers you want.

you can try a few of these site and see if you can get answers to your ?'s there...

http://www.ricoma.us/

http://www.ricomaus.com/