Events for Sep. 01, 2021 - Nov. 30, 2021

Hosted By: PATTY'S SEWING CENTER
Location: PATTY'S SEWING CENTER
Phone: (210) 734-5515
Address: , SAN ANTONIO, TX (Texas), United States
Description: Sept 3 Moving on with Pro-Stitcher. Go beyond the basics of pro-stitcher, designs to fit in any block, skewing, creating designs using record, combining designs, e2e, advancing your quilt, cropping, respositioning and so much more, Sept 4 Pro-Stitcher Designer introduction that gives you the ability to quickly design, edit, customize, export & import quilting motifs. In the afternoon lets ride the carousel -- wreath based designs, echoing, rays and so much more. Must have Pro-Stiitcher Premium and Prostitcher Designer loaded on your laptop. Don't have it -- go to website https://prostitcher.com/prostitcher-designer-software

Hosted By: Sew More Than Vacuums
Location: Sew More Than Vacuums
Phone: (307) 234-4581
Address: , CASPER, WY (Wyoming), United States
Description: Join us for 2 days with Allison Spence from Handi Quilter, as she takes you from "I'm Done Piecing, Now What?" and "Step-By-Step to Custom Quilting", all the way to "Longarm Bag of Tricks" and "It Ain't All Cotton and Batting"!!

Hosted By: Threads Run Thru It
Location: Threads Run Thru It
Phone: (434) 821-3000
Address: , Rustburg , VA (Virginia), United States
Description: Join us for this wonderful opportunity to get to know the Handi Quilter machines and learn longarming techniques from national educators. This is a two day class. There are two different session to choose from- Wednesday/Thursday or Friday/Saturday. Each session begins at 9:30am and ends at 4:30pm. The classroom will have 12 HQ Amara machines with Pro-Stitchers, and can accommodate up to 24 attendees.

Hosted By: The Quilting Connection, LLC
Location: The Quilting Connection, LLC
Phone: (262) 723-6775
Address: , Elkhorn, WI (Wisconsin), United States
Description: Come join us on FaceBook Live for the virtual Madison Quilt Expo. We will be doing a live demonstation of the NEW Moxie on the 8 foot Loft Frame, the Simply Sixteen on the Little Foot Frame, the sitdown Capri on the InSight stitch regulated table, the Amara and Forte with Pro-Stitcher! We have 2 Wisconsin locations to serve you and would love to share our 22 years of exclusive longarm quilting knowledge with you. Don't forget to visit our website www.LongarmConnection.com for up-to-date information. You can also contact us by email QuiltingConnectionWi@yahoo.com or by phone 262-723-6775

Hosted By: WV Quilt
Location: WV Quilt
Phone: (304) 302-5400
Address: , Barboursville, WV (West Virginia), United States
Description: Harriet Carpanini, Handi Quilter National Educator, will be showing our new owners how to use rulers. Don't own a Handi Quilter? You can join the fun and learning too. Harriet will be teaching 20 students Long arm bag of Tricks, Can't have enough rulers, Fear No Feathers, What's New in HQ Rulers. Hours are 9-4 daily with a box lunch at noon. Let Harriet inspire you to this fabulous quilting.

Hosted By: JS Quilt Shop
Location: Virtual - Zoom
Phone: (704) 871-1939
Address: , Statesville, NC (North Carolina), United States
Description: This will be a Virtual event with Handi Quilter National Educator Linda Gosselin in Advance Pro-Stitcher and Advance Pro-Stitcher Designer. Pro-Stitcher is Friday September 10 and Designer is Saturday September 11. Please not this is a virtual class and online only.

Hosted By: Heirlooms by Design
Location: Heirlooms by Design
Phone: (307) 660-4574
Address: , GILLETTE, WY (Wyoming), United States
Description: National Educator Amy Domke with be teaching Pro-Stitcher and ProStitch Designer here in Gillette, WY. No need to have a Prostitcher just a laptop computer will be all you need. Classes will include Introduction into Pro-Stitcher, Intermediate Pro-Stitcher, Advanced Pro-Stitcher and Introduction into ProStitch Designer. Please contact Nicki Huddleston with Heirlooms By Design at (307)660-4574 for more information or to sigh up for class. Class will be held at the Wingate in Gillette, WY. Room rates are available with this class just mention Heirlooms by Design Handi Quilter class. King room is $75 and queen room is $85.

Hosted By: Nuttalls
Location: Davis Conference Center
Phone: (801) 712-1959
Address: , Layton, UT (Utah), United States
Description: The Utah Quilt Guild is putting on a quilt festival. Come join us as we will have special pricing on all of our products.

Hosted By: The Machine Shop
Location: The Machine Shop
Phone: (618) 654-2233
Address: , Highland, IL (Illinois), United States
Description: The Machine Shop in Highland, Illinois is happy to sponsor a 2-day educational and training event for long-arm quilters. We will be featuring the Handi-Quilter line of products and all training will be conducted by: Micki Chappelear Handi Quilter National Educator We now have only openings in Session 2 for Sept 17th & 18th

Hosted By: Elk Grove Sewing and Vacuum Center
Location: Pleasanton California
Phone: (916) 714-0904
Address: , Pleasanton, CA (California), United States
Description: Come join us for our Festival in Pleasanton - At the Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival you will find a wide variety of Sewing, Quilting, Needle-Art and Craft supply exhibits from many quality companies. We will have the Handi Quilter machines for you to try!

Hosted By: Red Rooster Quilts
Location: Sharonville Convention Center
Phone: (614) 734-9007
Address: , Sharonville, OH (Ohio), United States
Description: We will have the full line of Handi Quilter Longarm Machines ready for you to see and try out. This will include the NEW MOXIE and LOFT frame. In addition we will have the Amara, Pro-Stitcher, Simply Sixteen, Capri and the full line of Stitch home sewing machines. As always we will bring the FULL line of notions, rulers, gadgets and more. We look forward to seeing everyone again this year.

Hosted By: The Crabby Quilter
Location: The Crabby Quilter
Phone: (410) 263-3897
Address: , Annapolis, MD (Maryland), United States
Description: Join us for 2 days of virtual training with Allison Spence from Handi Quilter, as she takes you from "Moving the Machine, Not the Quilt" and "Step-By-Step to Custom Quilting", all the way to "Can't have enough Rulers" and "It Ain't All Cotton and Batting"!! This event is a great opportunity to learn in the convenience of your own home. Are you local to Annapolis, Maryland and want to try out a long arm? We will have a couple of limited seats available to try out a machine in the store. Please call for further details!

Hosted By: The Quilters Studio
Location: The Quilters Studio
Phone: (703) 261-6366
Address: , Fairfax, VA (Virginia), United States
Description: Ready to expand your Pro-Stitcher knowledge? We’ll tackle borders, sashing and corners with the great features found in Pro-Stitcher. Making designs fit in any block shape is a breeze with all of our great Skew options. You can even create your own designs using all the great functions in Record. 10:00 am - 1:00 pm $69.00 Please enroll on our website, https://www.quiltersstudiova.com

Hosted By: The Quilters Studio
Location: The Quilters Studio
Phone: (703) 261-6366
Address: , Fairfax, VA (Virginia), United States
Description: Are you ready to take your Pro-Stitcher skills up notch? This class focuses on combining designs to create new options for your quilts. Next, we’ll take the basic edge to edge and show you how to set it up three ways, and then focus on advancing your quilts for maximum accuracy. Finally, we’ll discuss repositioning and all ways you can use this powerful tool. 2:00 - 5:00 pm $69.00 Please enroll on our website, https://www.quiltersstudiova.com.

Hosted By: The Quilters Studio
Location: The Quilters Studio
Phone: (703) 261-6366
Address: , Fairfax, VA (Virginia), United States
Description: Pro-Stitcher Designer™ is a full featured, vector-based drawing software gives you the ability to quickly design, edit, customize, export and import any quilting motif you can imagine. This introduction class will start with a basic overview of the easy to use features. New users will be creating their own digital designs for their next quilting project by the end of this class! 10:00 am - 1:00 pm $69.00 Please enroll on our website, https://www.quiltersstudiova.com.

Hosted By: The Quilters Studio
Location: The Quilters Studio
Phone: (703) 261-6366
Address: , Fairfax, VA (Virginia), United States
Description: Ready to move on to some more advanced Pro-Stitcher Designer techniques? We’ll focus on more of the features available to create your own design. Create designs using Carousel, Reflect, Echo Quilting and Rays! All these great designs start with simple designs created using the Artwork tools. 2:00 - 5:00 pm $69.00 Please enroll on our website, https://www.quiltersstudiova.com, which also has a description of the event.

Hosted By: The Quilters Studio
Location: The Quilters Studio
Phone: (703) 261-6366
Address: , Fairfax, VA (Virginia), United States
Description: In this class, start with the Magic Wand to take a backdrop image and convert it into a digital design. Next, create fun edge to edge designs and creative fills using the Repeat on Path tool. Designs using true type fonts will add the final custom element to any quilting project. 10:00 am - 1:00 pm $69.00 Please enroll on our website, https://www.quiltersstudiova.com, which also has a description of the event.

Hosted By: The Quilters Studio
Location: The Quilters Studio
Phone: (703) 261-6366
Address: , Fairfax, VA (Virginia), United States
Description: Learn to use the Shape tool to edit and transform designs. Connecting your designs gives you limitless options to create all the designs of your dreams. 2:00 - 5:00pm $69.00 Please enroll on our website, https://www.quiltersstudiova.com, which also has a description of the event.

Hosted By: All N Stitches Fabric And Quilt Shop
Location: All N Stitches Fabric And Quilt Shop
Phone: (573) 564-4050
Address: , New Florence , MO (Missouri), United States
Description: Take the mystery out of longarm quilting. Come join us for this HANDS ON EVENT. We will have 6 HQ AMARA"S WITH PROSTITCHER, 2 people per machine each for session. We also have the moxie, simply sixteen and forte in stock for you check out. This is an awesome opportunity to try them while learning tips. tricks, and techniques from our NATIONAL HQ EDUCATOR, Vicki Kerkvliet. This two day event is offered in two different sessions: Wed/Thur or Fri/Sat. Hours will be 9:30am-4:30pm with a one hour lunch to fill your tummy, rest your mind, and catch your breath. Cost for each two day session is $199.00 ( EARLY BIRD SPECIAL $149.00 thru AUG 22 ). Snacks and drinks will be provided. We will have some AWESOME SPECIALS for class participants as well as a door prize each day.

Hosted By: FOX COUNTRY QUILTS LLC
Location: FOX COUNTRY QUILTS LLC
Phone: (903) 866-7550
Address: , COMMERCE, TX (Texas), United States
Description: Do you love rulers? But are you still looking for new ways to use them? In this class, we’ll focus on building an inventory of design ideas using the HQ VersaTool and other HQ rulers. Point to point quilting using markings already on your quilt – like seams or corners – is a cinch with rulers. We’ll start with ruler basics, then move on to creating beautiful designs for your entire quilt. Sign up at: https://learn.foxonlineuniversity.com/courses/hq-virtual-event-cant-have-enough-rulers

Hosted By: North Country Quilters & Sew 'n Vac
Location: Belknap Mill
Phone: (603) 786-6118
Address: , Laconia, NH (New Hampshire), United States
Description: Standard Quilt Show with quilts on display and vendors selling quilting supplies.

Hosted By: Appletree Quilting Center
Location: Appletree Quilting Center
Phone: (573) 446-2655
Address: , Columbia, MO (Missouri), United States
Description: Curious about solving the mystery of Longarm quilting? Or are you looking for a chance to brush up your longarm skills? This class demystifies longarm quilting by teaching all the basics! We’ll start with machine and frame features and maintenance, then demonstrate loading a quilt. We’ll move on to picking the perfect thread for your project, setting your tension, and choosing designs for your quilt. This class is full of great tips and tricks while exhibiting all the great features found in the Handi Quilter machine lineup. Building a library of free-motion quilting designs is fun – and it’s easier than you think! By exploring different designs - from simple blocks to an all-over design – you can create designs that can be used to complete any quilt. Learn how drawing a simple shape and then connecting it or just using a part of it can make finishing your quilts fast and fun. Looking for the perfect circle or wave? Or how about a heart or arc? These shapes are all possible with consistency and precision when you use a ruler or template. Learn the safe way to use these tools, starting with the right foot. We’ll explore designs like waves with channels, curved crosshatching, and echoing around applique. Rulers will become your new favorite quilting design tool. 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 owners – start here!

Hosted By: The Sewing Cafe
Location: The Sewing Cafe
Phone: (905) 873-0043
Address: , Georgetown, ON (Ontario), Canada
Description: Join us 'virtually" for 2 days of awesomeness with Gail Berry-Graham, one of Handi Quilter's knowledgeable educators. There are 5 different classes to sign up for. If you sign up for all 5, you will receive a $20 in-store or online shopping gift certificate. And during each 'class' we will be doing a giveaway! Gail will be teaching from her home studio to your sewing room! We are very excited to be able to offer this opportunity to you! Everyone can learn something new in this basic class – whether you’ve only pieced quilt tops or have finished a whole stack of quilts. Prepping your quilt top properly, choosing and marking designs on your quilt, and selecting batting and backings will all be covered in this class. Threads, needles and tension and their relationship to finishing quilts will be discussed. Topics Include: • Quilt top prepping and picking your backing • Auditioning, resizing with Quilter’s Assistant Proportional Scale & applying quilt designs • The basics of batting & basting • Tackling threads, needles and tension • Stitch-in-the-ditch and meander quilting Note: A Zoom link will be emailed to you 5 days prior to class.

Hosted By: The Sewing Cafe
Location: The Sewing Cafe
Phone: (905) 873-0043
Address: , Georgetown, ON (Ontario), Canada
Description: Join us 'virtually" for 2 days of awesomeness with Gail Berry-Graham, one of Handi Quilter's knowledgeable educators. There are 5 different classes to sign up for. If you sign up for all 5, you will receive a $20 in-store or online shopping gift certificate. And during each 'class' we will be doing a giveaway! Gail will be teaching from her home studio to your sewing room! We are very excited to be able to offer this opportunity to you! Thursday Oct 7, 2021 1:00 - 3:00 pm Free-Motion Quilting. You CAN Do It! Ready to tackle free-motion quilting? It’s as easy as starting with a few simple shapes! By beginning with drawing, you can develop an inventory of free motion designs that you can stitch out continuously. Fun fills, creative borders and easy blocks will all be demonstrated. Quilting out beautiful designs using free motion techniques will take your skills to the next level. Perfect class for owners of domestic or longarm machines! Topics Include: • Drawing basic free-motion designs in a continuous line • Scaling fills for backgrounds • Creating your own edge-to-edge designs • How to fill borders evenly • Micro quilting and using different feet Note: A Zoom link will be emailed to you 5 days prior to class.

Hosted By: The Sewing Cafe
Location: The Sewing Cafe
Phone: (905) 873-0043
Address: , Georgetown, ON (Ontario), Canada
Description: Join us 'virtually" for 2 days of awesomeness with Gail Berry-Graham, one of Handi Quilter's knowledgeable educators. There are 5 different classes to sign up for. If you sign up for all 5, you will receive a $20 in-store or online shopping gift certificate. And during each 'class' we will be doing a giveaway! Gail will be teaching from her home studio to your sewing room! We are very excited to be able to offer this opportunity to you! Thursday October 7, 2021 6:30pm - 8:30pm - Introduction to the Pro-Stitcher Pro-Stitcher is an intuitive computer-guided quilting system designed especially for use with Handi Quilter longarm quilting machines. Have you ever been curious on how the process is done? User-friendly and simple to operate, the step-by-step process for each function is easy and fun. Whether finishing your own quilts or considering a quilting business, sign up to see the elegant and precise quilting you can accomplish with Pro-Stitcher. New owners – start here! Topics Include: • Overview of support resources available on-line • Overview of menu and basic functions and design catalog • Place a block design using Skew, Resize, XForm and Align • Demonstration of the Pro-Stitcher Simulator • Overview of PS Designer ™ Note: A Zoom link will be emailed to you 5 days prior to class.

Hosted By: The Sewing Cafe
Location: The Sewing Cafe
Phone: (905) 873-0043
Address: , Georgetown,, ON (Ontario), Canada
Description: Join us 'virtually" for 2 days of awesomeness with Gail Berry-Graham, one of Handi Quilter's knowledgeable educators. There are 5 different classes to sign up for. If you sign up for all 5, you will receive a $20 in-store or online shopping gift certificate. And during each 'class' we will be doing a giveaway! Gail will be teaching from her home studio to your sewing room! We are very excited to be able to offer this opportunity to you! Friday October 8, 2021 10:00am - 12:00pm - Longarm Bag of Tricks You’ve got your longarm…now what? Check out all the great accessories, tools and feet that are available to help you finish spectacular quilts. You’ll see all these great tools which will help you finish more projects in less time. Sign up and find your new favorite accessory! Gail will take you on a virtual tour of her studio and show you great tips and tricks for your sewing room and how you CAN fit a longarm machine and frame in your space. Topics include: • Design, audition, and application tools • Quilt-loading and frame accessories • Handi Feet options • Channel locks and straight line options • Rulers and templates Note: A Zoom link will be emailed to you 5 days prior to class.

Hosted By: The Sewing Cafe
Location: The Sewing Cafe
Phone: (905) 873-0043
Address: , Georgetown, ON (Ontario), Canada
Description: Join us 'virtually" for 2 days of awesomeness with Gail Berry-Graham, one of Handi Quilter's knowledgeable educators. There are 5 different classes to sign up for. If you sign up for all 5, you will receive a $20 in-store or online shopping gift certificate. And during each 'class' we will be doing a giveaway! Gail will be teaching from her home studio to your sewing room! We are very excited to be able to offer this opportunity to you! Friday October 8, 2021 1:00pm - 3:00 - Can't Have Enough Rulers! Do you love rulers? Are you still looking for new ways to use them? In this class, Gail will focus on building an inventory of design ideas using the HQ VersaTool and other HQ rulers. Point to point quilting using markings already on your quilt – like seams or corners – is a cinch with rulers. She'll start with ruler basics, then move on to creating beautiful designs for your entire quilt. This class is for everyone! Domestic machine and longarm owners! Topics Include: • Ruler basics: the right foot, ruler base and ruler • Point to point quilting using the markings on the rulers • Using a ruler for a design base on an entire quilt • HQ VersaTool® : stitch-in-the-ditch, cross-hatch, piano keys, clamshells, and arcs • Quilting around applique or embroidery with rulers Note: A Zoom link will be emailed to you 5 days prior to class.

Hosted By: The Quilters' Corner at Middlebury Sew-N-Vac
Location: Middlebury, Vermont
Phone: (802) 388-3559
Address: , Middlebury, VT (Vermont), United States
Description: Local Guild Quilt Show! Come and see how talented these Vermonters are! Check out a NEW machine while you're there!

Hosted By: Sew Many Things Sewing Center
Location: Sew Many Things Sewing Center
Phone: (586) 790-5601
Address: , CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI (Michigan), United States
Description: Day 1: 3 Hour Morning Class:      2-A Free-motion Quilting. You Can Do It!                  3 Hour Afternoon Class:   2-C Expand Your Design Portfolio Day 2: 3 Hour Morning Class:      3-B Can’t Have Enough Rulers!                  3 Hour Afternoon Class:   4-B It Ain’t All Cotton and Batting! (Other Ideas for Quilting on a Longarm)              Day 3: 3 Hour Morning Class:      5-A Introduction to Pro-Stitcher Part 1                3 Hour Afternoon Class :  5-A Introduction to Pro-Stitcher Part 2    To Register, click link:: https://www.sewmanythingssc.com/1-handiquilter-education-event-in-clinton-township-michigan.htm

Hosted By: Whatever's Quilted
Location: Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center,
Phone: (888) 546-0665
Address: , Sanford, NC (North Carolina), United States
Description: Come to the Patchwork and Posies quilt show and try all the Handi Quilter longarm machines.

Hosted By: The Sewing Works
Location: The Sewing Works
Phone: (541) 798-1100
Address: , Merrill, OR (Oregon), United States
Description: 2 days packed with classes. Friday October 22 9:30AM-12:30PM Free Motion Tips & Tricks, 1:30PM-4:30PM Can't Have Enough Rulers, Saturday 9:30AM-12:30PM Feathers and Fills, 1:30 PM-4:30 PM Practicing with ProStitcher. Classes are $40 each, enroll in 3 get $15 store credit, enroll in all for for $20 credit. Instructor: Amy Domke.

Hosted By: The Quilt Peddler LLC
Location: The Quilt Peddler LLC
Phone: (814) 262-9656
Address: , Johnstown, PA (Pennsylvania), United States
Description: Come join us at The Quilt Peddler in Johnstown, PA for an in person Handi Quilter Educational Event. with educator, Karen Arnold. Friday, October 29 will be pro stitcher education and Saturday, October 30 will be general education on quilting and long arm machines. Two classes each day. Call the shop to for more information. Discounts if you sign up before October 1.

Hosted By: Fabrics Unlimited
Location: Lake Havasu Aquatic Center
Phone: (928) 733-6331
Address: , Lake Havasu City, AZ (Arizona), United States
Description: Come to the 14th Bridge of Friendship Quilt Show sponsored by the Havasu Stitchers Quilt Guild. Beautiful quilts and boutique items along with plenty of shopping at vendor booths in this beautiful city located along the Colorado River. Fabrics Unlimited will have Handi Quilter Long Arm Machines available for you try out and help you select the right machine for you!

Hosted By: Hermes Auto & Upholstery, Inc
Location: Dubuque Co Fairgrounds
Phone: (563) 652-2279
Address: , Dubuque, IA (Iowa), United States
Description: Handi Quilter Long Arm Machines on display to demo

Hosted By: Tri-State Sewing & Quilting, Inc.
Location: Tri-State Sewing & Quilting, Inc.
Phone: (712) 258-1188
Address: , Sioux City, IA (Iowa), United States
Description: Class 5-A-Introduction to the Pro-Stitcher 1 & 2 Part 1 Class Description: 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 owners-start here! Part 1 Topics Include: Overview of support resourcse available on-line Overview of menu and basic functions and design catalog Place a block design using Skew, Resize, XForm and Align Demonstration of the Pro-Stitcher Simulator Overview of PS Designer Part 2-Let's Quilt-Offered only with Part 1 (This class moves beginners from overview to quilting applications). This class of quilting applications is an extension of Part 1 and addresses specific functions and basic techniques a quilter will use on a regular basis to finish quilts with the Pro-Stitcher. Tips and shortcuts for using features of the program are included.