Nov 08 - Nov 18, 2023

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City - Bemidji // MN

Description - Dates: November 15th – 18th, 2023 Times: 9 AM – 4 PM Teacher: Karen King, Handi Quilter National Educator Click Here or Call: A Stitch in Time Bemidji // MN for more info! (218) 444-7727 We are so excited to bring back the Handi Quilter team for another year of wonderful education and creativity!  If you are into quilting and would like to start exploring the world of longarm quilting, then this is the place to be! The first two days are geared towards new owners, or those looking to get started longarm quilting. The second two days are geared towards those who already own their machines and want to grow or expand their skills. This is not just a lecture class!  Instead we invest in a number of machines so that with the HQ Van, there will be 6 machines all set up and waiting for you to practice and play on!  We also limit the class size so that there are only 2 people per machine, to give you a nice amount of time working on the skills that they show you. Day 1 & 3: 3 Hour Morning Class: Basics of Longarm Quilting // Does longarm quilting interest you, and you’d like to learn more about it? Or do you just want a review of longarm quilting basics? This class removes the mystery of longarm quilting by explaining machine and frame elements and features, how to load a quilt, and vital facts about thread, needles, and tension. Handi Quilter longarm machine and frame systems come in various sizes for every budget and are user-friendly because they are designed by a quilter, for quilters – just like you! Objective: Learn skills that will help you manages your long-arm machine with confidence Topics Include: Basic machine and frame elements and features Bobbins, tension, needles and thread How to load a quilt onto a frame Quilting with Groovy Boards, pantographs, and Rulers Adjustable and Micro Handles, and basic free-motion 3 Hour Afternoon Class: Free Motion Quilting Foundations // Quilters everywhere LOVE the excitement and fun of free-motion quilting – and it’s easier than you think! Create flowing designs by connecting simple design elements with continuous lines, traveling across the quilt or filling in a specific area. Learn how drawing and muscle memory contribute to beautiful free-motion quilting, and how you can create stunning designs. Objective: Add the pathway to free motion feathers and other fill designs to your free motion library. Topics include: Feather backbones and spines Feather stitch paths and shapes, making them continuous Explore different free motion fill designs Designs in different scales – micro to large Echoing to enhance designs Day 2 & 4: 3 Hour Morning Class: Pro-Stitcher Basics Hands On // 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 quilts or consider a quilting business, come see the elegant and precise quilting you can accomplish with Pro-Stitcher. New users – 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 include: Basic overview of how to use Pro-Sticher 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 3 Hour Afternoon Class: Rule(R) Your Quilts! // If you love precision and consistency in your quilting designs, you will love using rulers and templates! These handy tools assist in placing designs accurately and stitching them out precisely. Learn to handle rulers and templates safely with the ruler base and Sure Foot, and how to achieve accuracy with the markings. The wide variety of Handi Quilter rulers will inspire you to new design heights. Objective: Learn the safe way to use rulers and templates. See ways that you can incorporate these tools in your quilting. Topics Include: Handle rulers safely Understand and use ruler markings for precision and accuracy Use piecing lines and marking tools to build ruler design confidence VersaTool quilting: stitch-in-the-ditch, cross-hatch, piano keys, clamshells and arcs Apply binding with the HQ VersaTool