LEARNING TO LOVE PROSTITCHER DESIGNER with Susan Manry - VIRTUAL Class Dates: May 9, 2023 - June 13, 2023 - July 11, 2023 - August 8, 2023 Class Time: 6pm-8pm Eastern Cost: $150 Instructor: Susan Manry Skill Level: Novice to Advanced Learn how to use this powerful software to create designs to make your quilts uniquely your own. Susan Manry, a HandiQuilter Educator, will methodically instruct you on the whys and hows of ProStitcher Designer. Before long you'll be creating all sorts of designs to use with your ProStitcher on your longarm. This class meets 1 time per month over the course of 4 months. It is virtual, so you'll be able to learn at home in your pj's. Susan is a wonderful instructor and very personable. Each class will be recorded and will be available on Susan's website indefinitely, Topics covered: User interface, navigation and available resources, Draw and Edit tools, Saving designs Create motifs and continuous designs Modify existing quilt patterns, design from inspirations Magic Wand and Auto-Digitizing Repeat, Carousel and Reflect Trim, Weld and Intersect Transfer designs to ProStitcher from Designer

Falling In Love With ProStitcher - VIRTUAL Class Dates: May 9, 2023 - June 13, 2023 - July 11, 2023 - August 8, 2023 Class Time: 6pm-8pm Eastern Cost: $150 Instructor: Susan Manry Skill Level: Novice to Advanced 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 to seasoned users are welcome. This class meets 1 time per month over the course of 4 months. It is virtual, so you'll be able to learn at home in your pj's. Susan is a wonderful instructor and very personable. Each class will be recorded and will be available on Susan's website indefinitely, Having ProStitcher Simulator loaded onto a computer or laptop and having a separate computer, laptop or tablet to view the class is the optimum way to participate. Go to the ProStitcher.com website for more information about downloading ProStitcher in simulation mode. You can always watch on a computer, laptop or tablet and use your tablet from your longarm too. Just remember your PS tablet can not connect to the internet. Although not ideal it is possible to use the same computer or laptop to view the class and work on ProStitcher in simulation.

CONTINUING TO LOVE PROSTITCHER DESIGNER - VIRTUAL Class Dates: June 22, July 27, August 24, and September 28, 2023 Class Time: 6pm-8pm Eastern Cost: $150 Instructor: Susan Manry Skill Level: General understanding of ProStitcher Designer (not for beginners) Continue your journey with ProStitcher Designer. You should have a general knowledge of ProStitcher Designer. This course is for students who want to delve deeper into PSD and build on their PSD knowledge. This class meets 1 time per month over the course of 4 months. It is virtual, so you'll be able to learn at home in your pj's. Susan is a wonderful instructor and very personable. Each class will be recorded and will be available on Susan's website indefinitely, Topics covered will include, but are not limited to the following: User interface, navigation and available resources, Draw and Edit tools, Saving designs Create motifs and continuous designs Modify existing quilt patterns, design from inspirations Magic Wand and Auto-Digitizing Repeat, Carousel and Reflect Trim, Weld and Intersect Transfer designs to ProStitcher from Designer

If you have been wondering if a longarm is for you, this is a great opportunity for you to learn. Come have your questions answered, and experience a longarm for yourself to help you make that important decision. Taught by-- Handi Quilter Educator Kimberly Flanagan June 16, 9:30 - 12:30 Longarm Basics (Lecture/Demo) • Loading a quilt in your frame • Maintaining your machine • The importance of thread and thread choices • Batting types and batting choices • Considerations when starting a longarm business June 16, 1:00 - 4:00 It’s All About the Feet (Lecture/demo/hands on) • Understand the various feet your longarm can use • Creative uses for each foot • How to put binding on using your longarm • Adding interest using echo feet • Quilt piecing directly on your longarm • Applique done right on your longarm • Couching June 17, 9:30 - 12:30 Pro-Stitcher Basics (Lecture/Demo) • Take your longarming to the highest level by discovering the ease of use of Pro-Stitcher with your Handi Quilter machine. • If you considering a longarm business, then this is a must- have class. • Are you wanting to take your own quilting to next level, Pro- Stitcher is a must-have. June 17, 1:00 - 4:00 Creative Ways to Use Your Longarm (Lecture/Demo/Hands On) • What else can your longarm do beyond traditional quilting? • Be inspired by all the “other” things your longarm can do. • Use our machines to make a fun project during this class.

In 1977, Richard Cleveland and several other Vermont quilters had the insight and inspiration to hold the first annual Vermont Quilt Festival — a one-day show in Northfield, Vermont on the Norwich University campus. Inspired by a renewed interest in quilting, driven in part by the bicentennial, the founders of VQF created a space for quilters and collectors to share antique and new quilts from Vermont quilters. The one-day event was so successful that the following year they added a contests feature to recognize the talents of local quilters. As the festival grew in attendance, the board introduced sewing and quilting classes for visitors to take advantage of the skilled quilters participating in the event. Today, the festival attracts thousands of visitors to participate in classes, contests, exhibits, and lectures, and networking.

Friends N Quilts Omaha Quilt Show will be held at the LaVista Conference Center in LaVista, Nebraska. Hours - Thursday, June 22nd, 5 pm to 8 pm Friday, June 23rd, 9 am to 6 pm Saturday, June 24th, 9 am to 4 pm Admission is $10.00

Join us for 4 days, getting your Hands on an Amara with Pro-Stitcher. Do you send your quilts out to be quilted? Have you had a secret desire to own your own longarm? Come join us and see how easy it can be to quilt on your own longarm! Day 1 - focuses on Basics of Longarm Quilting and Free Motion Quilting Foundation. Day 2 - focuses on Pro-Stitcher Basics and Rulers. Day 3 - focuses on exploring Pro-Stitcher, hands on. Day 4 is a full day of workshops - Beyond Basic Background Fills, Mandala Magic, Not your Average Orange Peel and Applique on the Longarm. Each day starts at 9 am and ends at 4 pm. Bring a sack lunch or order delivery with us and have it put on your Quilting Mayhem tab. The cost for 2 days is $299/($249 early bird - through June 10,2023); All 4 days $598/($449 early bird - through June 10, 2023).

We're hosting our Summer Handi Quilter Education and Sales Event in our dedicated Longarm space full of Handi Quilter Longarms taught by HQ National Educator, Karen Woolley! We have all the models of Handi Quilter Longarm machines, so there will be lots of Hands-on play and you can try out all the different models throughout the classes. Space is limited to check out the classes and register early to secure your spot! https://www.springwaterdesigns.com/8f6e4cd5-e230-4d28-8503-f1d2afb3bd5a/spring-water-designs-handi-quilter-longarm-event.htm

Join us in beautiful Helena Montana and get ready to get your Handi Quilter fix for 2023. Creative Stitches has teamed up with the Mount Helena Retreat Center to bring you a Handi Quilter Van Event. We will bring in 6 Amara 20 longarms with Pro-Stitcher and set up 4 days of hands-on training. That's right, you can spend up to 4 days training on the Amara 20 with a Pro-Stitcher guided by an HQ National Educator. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about HQ, get the basics, improve your existing skills, or master the art of the longarm. There will be a variety of options for each sewist to choose from including The Basics of Longarm Quilting, Free Motion Foundations, Pro-Stitcher Basics, Rule(r) Your Quilts, and workshops including Beyond Basic Background Fill, Mandala Magic, Not Your Average Orange Peel, and Applique on the Longarm. Lodging will be available for an additional fee and a mid-day meal provided. You Don't Want to Miss This!!!