Handi Quilter Hands On - Exploring Pro-Stitcher Premium Hands On
Handi Quilter Hands On - Exploring Pro-Stitcher Premium Hands On
Saturday, September 10, 2022 - 9:00am - 4:00pm (1 hour lunch break from 12-1)
Pro-Stitcher is an intuitive computer-guided quilting system designed especially for use with Handi Quilter longarm quilting machines. User-friendly and simple to operate, the step-by-step process for each function is easy and fun. Whether finishing your own 7 quilts or consider a quilting business, come see the elegant and precise quilting you can accomplish with Pro-Stitcher.
New owners – start here!
Objective: Students use the Pro-Stitcher to create areas, stitch designs, and learn how simple and easy it is to use the Pro-Stitcher.
Topics to include:
• Basic overview of how to use Pro-Stitcher
• Create an area and place a block using Skew, Resize, Xform or Align
• Use the modify tools to make a design fit in any space
• Set up an edge to edge design three ways
• Cropping the bottom of an edge to edge design
• Basic repositioning and advancing an e2e design
• Moving your start and end points
• Manage sashings, border and corners
• Cropping, rotating and resizing designs for customization
• Use Mark and Record to create your own designs
• Combining designs
This class features 2 students per machine so you are guaranteed a hands-on experience that will truly elevate your knowledge and show you how you can finish more quilts. If you have ever considered purchasing a machine, this is an easy way to test the idea, and if you have one, this will be an awesome refresher.
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Skill Details: | All are welcome to join this class - whether to try a Handi Quilter longarm, enhance skills, or get a refresher. |
| Instructor: | Diane Henry |
| Instructor Bio: | Diane Henry has been working with fabric since her grandmother taught her how to hand piece her first nine-patch block at age four. A blue ribbon winning hand quilter, she discovered machine quilting in the late1990?s and has never looked back. Diane loves sharing her passion for machine quilting with others around the world. She works with quilting groups and shops leading classes for beginners and advanced quilters and organizing workshops; conducts lectures, classes and demonstrations at quilt shows; and serves as the owner/moderator of the HQ Pro-Stitchers IO group, supporting Pro-Stitcher owners and Pro-Stitcher Designer users. A professional machine quilter since 2007, Diane purchased her first longarm, a HQ Sixteen? with Pro-Stitcher? in 2008. She now uses a HQ Infinity? with Pro-Stitcher, a HQ Forte? and a HQ Sweet Sixteen? to further expand her creative options. Diane lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, Terry and dachshund, JJ. |
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