HANDS ON EVENT
We are excited to have Lana Russel at Walla Walla Sew, Vac and Spas to give you hands on training to help further our education and to see if purchasing a longarm is in your future. This class is designed to help you understand longarm quilting and Pro-stitcher better and to give you the knowledge you need to know what longarm would be best for you. Financing and special will be offered at this event.
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Classes are limited to twelve students - two students per machine.
2 day class $299.00, early bird special $200.00 (before Sept 30th)
Day 1 Morning Session (9:00) - Longarm Machine Quilting Basics
Objective: Learn skills that will help you manages your long-arm machine with confidence
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!
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Lunch is 12:00-1:00 (you can bring a sack lunch or grab something quick)
Day 1 Afternoon Session (1:00) - Fast, Fun, and Fabulous Free-Motion Quilting
Objective: Learn to create free motion designs that can be used to finish any quilt.
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.
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Day 2 Morning Session - Pro-Stitcher Premium™ Basics Hands on
Objective: Students will set up a design in an area and quilt it and set up an edge to edge design and learn the basics of advancing and repositioning designs
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!
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Lunch is 12:00-1:00 (you can bring a sack lunch or grab something quick)
Day 2 Afternoon Session - Hands On Ruler Essentials
Objective: Learn the safe way to use rulers & templates. See ways that you can incorporate these tools in your quilting
If you love precision and consistency in your quilting designs, you will love using design 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.
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