Quilting Elevated: 2016 Handi Quilter`s Academy Class Descriptions

Quilting Elevated: 2016 Handi Quilter’s
Academy Class Descriptions
Quilting Elevated offers more than 60 classes, including 27 hands-on classes from which to choose!
We encourage you to take a good mix of both lecture-demo classes and hands-on classes to maximize your
time at Quilting Elevated. Our educators are able to deliver much more content during a lecture-demo class
than they can during a hands-on class. Unlike a hands-on class, you don’t need to wait for everyone in the
class to complete the exercise before moving on. This year each participant may select up to 12 hours of
hands-on instruction (six hands-on classes).
Choose from our tremendous selection of classes for up to 18 hours of instruction in the following categories.
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Class#
HQ Pro-Stitcher hands-on
Longarm hands-on
Sweet Sixteen hands-on
HQ Pro-Stitcher lecture demo using simulation mode (bring your laptop or HQ Pro-Stitcher tablet)
Machine quilting lecture demo (for all HQ quilting machines)
Art & Stitch (bring your laptop with Art & Stitch loaded for a hands-on experience)
Teacher
PS01
Marie Eldredge
LA01
Megan Best
Title and Description
Class
Type
Thursday, June 8, 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM
Tickle the Keys: Customize Unique Piano Key borders
In this class you'll create a sampler of a variety of piano keys. We'll use a range
of HQ Pro-Stitcher features from Freehand Record to Repeat to quilt out the
many variations.
HQ ProStitcher
Hands On
Spinal Twist
We’ll start with a spine for use in borders and overall quilting. But we go beyond
feathers to create overall designs, incredible borders, and fabulous fills. This fun
technique ensures success for beginning quilters as well as experienced ones.
Longarm
Hands On
1|Page
SS01
Helen Godden
Rev Up the Sweet Sixteen With an Aussie
Quilt at full throttle and hit maximum overdrive as you put the Grand Prix of
quilting machines through its paces. No time for a pit stop in this class as you
learn new quilting styles from the maverick of free-motion machine quilting
from Down Under. This class will be a full tank of fun and learning, and laughter
is guaranteed.
Sweet
Sixteen
Hands On
LD01
Kimmy Brunner
Transforming Your Work with Templates Part 1: Learn It
Did you know that the quickest, easiest way to achieve the look of flawless
precision to your quilting is to add template work to your repertoire? In this
drawing/design class for the confident beginner/early intermediate level
machine quilter, you will learn how to use templates to create great design
work with minimal effort. These designs can be combined with both freehand
and computerized work to completely change the look of your work.
Lecture
Demo
Take this class to learn the basic theory, and then take Part Two to put what
you’ve learned into practice! Please bring a notebook, pencil, and all of your
questions. Cameras are always welcome in Kimmy’s classes.
LD10
Cheryl Duncan
Crosshatching Made Easy
In this class you will learn how to use crosshatching to enhance your quilts. You
will learn how to set up your grid without using math, as well as how to mark a
mitered corner or a corner stone. Learn how to travel around a motif as you
stitch your quilt. You will learn how to mark your quilt and then how to use
rulers to easily stitch out your design.
Lecture
Demo
PSLD01
Susan Manry
Combining Motifs to Customize Your Own Designs
Take advantage of the HQ Pro-Stitcher capabilities such as crop, baseline,
repeat, new start/end to combine motifs into your own unique design for your
own unique quilt. The possibilities are only limited by your own imagination.
Susan can help to open up your imagination to all of the possibilities.
HQ ProStitcher
Lecture
Demo
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AS01
Mary Beth Krapil Magic Circles and Rays with Art & Stitch (Part 1 of a series. Take one, two, or
all three classes in the series.)
Learn the ins and outs of the Magic Circle and Magic Rays tools in Art and Stitch
by creating a fabulous block design. Great wholecloth quilts begin with the
perfect center medallion. You can take just this class to learn about Magic Circle
and Magic Rays OR you can combine this class with the other two classes in the
series to create a stunning whole cloth design.
PS02
Elaine Gilmore
LA02
Kimmy Brunner
Thursday, June 8, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Border Magic
Participants in this class will use an assortment of motifs and cuts outs from the
HQ Pro-Stitcher design library to create and lay out custom borders. When this
class is over, you will see designs differently. You’ll be able to use the designs
within a design to create unique border quilting options. You’ll also learn how to
use New Start and Stop Points to quilt borders without turning the quilt.
Transforming Your Work with Templates Part 2: Do It!
After you’ve taken Part One to learn the basics, this hands-on class will allow
you to get a taste of what it’s like to work with these cool tools. You’ll learn new
designs, discover the tips and tricks of accurate marking for a perfect finish, find
out how to use a variety of templates safely, and have a great time doing it!
Please bring a notebook, pencil, and all of your questions. Cameras are always
welcome in Kimmy’s classes.
Art &
Stitch
HQ ProStitcher
Hands On
Longarm
Hands On
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SS02
Helen Godden
Liberation From The Ditch
In the past 10 years teaching all over Australia, Helen Godden has helped
hundreds of Aussie quilters step outside their comfort zone and become
liberated from the ditch. Helen will reveal her three key secrets to free-motion
machine quilting and share over ten basic building blocks of quilting styles.
Helen will show you how it’s done Down Under with some Aussie variations. All
participants will laugh and learn as Helen holds their hand experiencing just how
relaxing and rewarding quilting can be.
Sweet
Sixteen
Hands On
LD02
Kerri Rawlins,
Cheryl Duncan
The Many Faces of Trapunto
Join this class covers everything from tried-and-true traditional trapunto
techniques, to time-saving tips and tricks. (Wow! Say that five times fast.) Learn
batting and thread preferences, as well as how to add trapunto elements on the
fly. Your quilts will have just the extra pizazz to make them sing.
Lecture
Demo
LD11
Steffani Burton
Running in Quilting Circles and Curves
Learn the tricks for making half circles and flattened circles, as well as making
perfectly curved lines. Create beautiful quilting designs using swags, clam shells,
ovals, arcs, waves, and half circles. Then discover endless ideas for filling
internal and external spaces with additional designs. Take advantage of all of
the HQ templates that can help you quilt circles and curves, including the new
Gold and Silver Circle Sets.
Lecture
Demo
PSLD02
Vicki Hoth
Placing Designs in Odd-Shaped Blocks
The multi-point areas in HQ Pro-Stitcher opened up so many possibilities for
quilting in odd-shaped blocks, whether they be triangles, hexagons, or wonky
blocks. This class delves into Areas, using Skew/Align tools, and cropping to
make those designs work in any quilt. This class will help you expand your skills
for perfect placement as you quilt. Come learn that moving the start and end
point can give you some fun rewards!
HQ ProStitcher
Lecture
Demo
A&S02
Mary Beth Krapil Creating Block Designs with Art & Stitch (Part 2 of a series. Take one, two, or
all three classes in the series.)
Using a single motif, create multiple blocks in Art and Stitch using Magic Square.
Learn in depth ways of manipulating shapes to create gorgeous designs.
Great wholecloth quilts need some stunning block designs to enhance the
center medallion. You can take just this class to learn advanced techniques with
Magic Square or you can combine this class with the other two classes in the
series to create a stunning whole cloth design.
Art &
Stitch
4|Page
PS03
Vicki Hoth
Thursday, June 8, 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM
Fearless Custom Quilting with HQ Pro-Stitcher
When it comes to HQ Pro-Stitcher, we often think only of edge-to-edge quilting.
But HQ Pro-Stitcher is the perfect way to create custom quilts to take to the
next level those quilts that "scream" for custom quilting.
HQ ProStitcher
Hands On
Learn how to combine designs and modify them for different areas of the quilt.
You’ll learn how to make Skew1 and Skew2 your best friends for creating oneof-a-kind masterpieces. Using many of the HQ Pro-Stitcher tools, your skills will
develop and you’ll be able to custom quilt with confidence.
LA03
Marie Eldredge
Between the Lines
For this class, it's what's between the lines that gives your quilt the WOW factor.
Use Wave rulers to design quilting paths. Then add borders, backgrounds, and
fills. You'll practice feathers, ferns, pebbles, and geometric designs to fill up the
middle between the lines.
Longarm
Hands On
SS03
Debby Brown
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Diamonds add a dazzling finish to your quilts. Learn how to create basic
diamonds, double diamonds, off-set diamond backgrounds, and more. We will
use stencils and rulers/templates to create these gems!
Sweet
Sixteen
Hands On
LD03
Kelly Ashton
Have You Tried This? New Ways to Use your Longarm
Have you tried binding a quilt with your longarm? Or strip pieced a quilt? Or
even made a pillow from start to finish? What about making scarves and other
apparel? Join us in this class and many of your gift-giving worries are solved.
Lecture
Demo
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LD12
Susan Manry
Creative Textures and Fills
Fills are creative design elements used to quilt the background and empty
spaces of a primary quilting or block design. Whether elegant, whimsical,
structured, or meandering, there is a style to compliment every space. You’ll
learn about the effects produced by variety of fill designs, in relation to primary
design; how to select appropriate fills to compliment design style, and how to
scale and evenly space the fills.
Lecture
Demo
PSLD03
Megan Best
Pro-Stitcher Pillow Primer
Want an instant room makeover? No need to redo the entire room. Just add a
decorative pillow (or three). In this class, Megan will walk you through designing
and setting up HQ Pro-Stitcher to make pillow bases up to twice your machine's
quilting depth. Then customize with different motifs for a unique look for each
pillow.
HQ ProStitcher
Lecture
Demo
AS03
Mary Beth Krapil Feathers the Art & Stitch Way (Part 3 of a series. Take one, two, or all three
classes in the series.)
Feathers are the elegant pinnacle of traditional quilting designs. Who doesn't
love feathers? They are even found in the Modern Quilting world! And Art and
Stitch is the perfect tool to create perfect feather designs. Come learn how easy
it is to digitize feathers with Art and Stitch.
Art &
Stitch
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PS04
Susan Manry
LA04
Kerri Rawlins
Friday, June 9, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Shoulder Bag with HQ Pro-Stitcher
This shoulder bag is perfect for your E-reader or small tablet computer. You'll
quilt it on the frame, cut it out, turn it right-side out, leaving only the shoulder
strap to be attached off the frame. Bring a yard of focus fabric for the bag.
HQ ProStitcher
Hands On
From "Blah" to "Rah": Micro Quilting
Learn how to make a big impact on a small scale. You’ll use the Micro Handles to
quilt stippling, pebbling, loops, shells, spirals, and other micro designs. Watch
your quilts go from blah to “RAH”! Micro quilting makes that much difference!
Longarm
Hands On
7|Page
SS04
Helen Godden
Get Off the Couch and Start Couching
This is your opportunity to learn how to add couched embellishments to your
quilts from the "couching queen" herself. After you learn Helen's couching tips
and tricks, you'll be on your way to creating unique, one-of-a-kind quilts. The
variety of fibers available will add just the right dimension to your quilts.
Sweet
Sixteen
Hands On
LD04
Kimmy Brunner
Bordering on Lunacy
Borders and sashings can sometimes be the most challenging parts of a quilt
when you’re a beginning quilter, and yet there are so many ways to make this
part of your job easier! If you’re looking for a class that is packed with good,
solid information and plenty of great new design ideas, look no further. We will
cover important topics like keeping your borders straight, dealing with
waviness, easy marking methods, proper design choice, combining templates
with freehand to create frames, multiple borders, etc. Please bring a notebook,
pencil, and all of your questions. Cameras are always welcome in Kimmy's
classes.
Lecture
Demo
LD13
Steffani Burton
Yes, You Can Quilt on That!
In this class, Steffani will help you expand your quilting beyond cotton fabric. By
combining different materials, you will create the starting point for one-of-akind bags, home decorative items, and more! She will quilt on laminates,
leather, and cuddle fabrics. She'll show you how to use wash-away stabilizer and
Soft N Stable for unique quilted creations.
Lecture
Demo
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PSLD04
Vicki Hoth
Everything Fills
Learn how to use background fills around appliqué, embroidery, or other shapes
to define and accentuate focal points in your quilt. Draw upon the library of A&S
fills and HQ designs in combination with HQ Pro-Stitcher features such as
cropping and stitch paths to create your masterpiece.
HQ ProStitcher
Lecture
Demo
AS04
Linda Matteotti
Create Your Own Meander Templates
Learn to use the “meander anything” template from the Art & Stitch Library.
Take your designs a step further by creating your own meander template for an
edge to edge design.
Art &
Stitch
Friday, June 9, 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM
PS05
Elaine Gilmore
Fill It Up
Learn how to create a library of micro background fills for appliqué and other
uses. You’ll then learn the various ways to place the backgrounds around
appliqué designs, how to outline appliqué with stitching, and how to
“seamlessly” stitch in the ditch. You’ll also learn how to mark multiple blocks for
HQ Pro-Stitcher-driven stitch in the ditch. In short, you’ll learn how to use the
Freehand Record feature to create your own quilting designs and to use
Freehand Record in conjunction with digital designs.
HQ ProStitcher
Hands On
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Merry Bedazzling Christmas Trees
Learn how to use threads that make magic! Mix metallic threads and raw-edge
appliqué to mix dazzle and sparkle on a Christmas Tree sampler. Your stars will
twinkle with gold. The trees are defined with texture and color. Like presents on
Christmas morning, you'll be awakened to surprise and wonder at the amazing
effects threads can add.
LA05
Marie Eldredge
SS05
Mary Beth Krapil Stained Glass with Couching
Create a stained glass quilt using the fabulous new HQ couching feet.
Longarm
Hands On
Sweet
Sixteen
Hands On
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LD05
Debby Brown
More Or Less Quilting
Have you ever finished a quilt and said “This is good but if I did it again, I’d quilt
it differently”? Debby made one simple quilt and then made it all over again but
changed one quilting element. And then she did it again. And again. And
again! On some quilts she left more unquilted space, on some she added more
background quilting, and on some she added completely new elements. Follow
her quilting experiment and learn about quilting design in the process!
Lecture
Demo
LD14
Linda Matteotti
Zentangle Designs That Beg To Be Quilted
This is a drawing class by certified Zentangle teacher, Linda Matteotti. Relax and
enjoy drawing repetitive patterns that can be translated to free-motion quilting
patterns. Instructor will demonstrate translating designs to fabric and stitching a
Zentangle quilt.
Lecture
Demo
PSLD05
Vicki Hoth
Wrapping and Offsetting Repeated Designs
We love the wrapping and offsetting capabilities in HQ Pro-Stitcher and know
that you will too. When combined with repeated designs, the possibilities are
endless. This class opens up those possibilities to you. Learn how to vertically or
horizontally offset repeated designs, when to overlap designs, and even how to
control jump points.
HQ ProStitcher
Lecture
Demo
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AS05
Linda Gosselin
Totally Templates
Are you taking advantage of Art & Stitch templates? In this class you'll learn to
create a compass block design using the snowflake template!
Friday, June 9, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Everything Edge to Edge
Edge-to-edge designs are the mainstay of computerized quilting and this class
gives you everything you need to know to maximize your use of edge-to-edge
designs, including advancing your quilt and repositioning. We love the wrapping
and offsetting capabilities in HQ Pro-Stitcher and know that you will too. When
combined with repeated designs, the possibilities are endless. This class opens
up those possibilities to you. Learn how to vertically or horizontally offset
repeated designs, when to overlap designs, and even how to control jump
points. And then… learn how to reset your start point when a thread break
occurs.
Art &
Stitch
PS06
Vicki Hoth
HQ ProStitcher
Hands On
LA06
Mary Beth Krapil Grid-Ology
Grid designs are all the rage in modern quilting. Add to your design stash while
you learn ways of creating fabulous grid designs This class features the various
line rulers available on the market.
SS06
Helen Godden
Spiral Variations
Let Helen inspire you as you explore spirals and their many variations -- from
round, curvaceous or elongated spirals, to abstract, wonky spirals, to ribbons
and fireballs. You'll never look at spirals in the same way again.
Sweet
Sixteen
Hands On
LD06
Debby Brown
Get Your Feet Wet
Jump into new quilting techniques with both feet, or better yet, all of the new
Handi Quilter feet! Discover fun free-motion appliqué stitches using the OpenToe Foot, surf the waves with the Echo Feet, skim the surface with the Glide
Foot, and leave your mark with the Couching Feet.
Lecture
Demo
Longarm
Hands On
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LD15
Kerri Rawlins
Block Party
Bring an orphan to the party -- an orphan block with lots of quilting real estate.
Let the block party begin. We are inviting an Ohio Star, Log Cabin, Nine Patch,
and all of their cousins. In this class we’ll try out different quilting motifs on your
orphan block. Plus, you’ll learn by seeing how others might quilt their blocks. It’s
time to let your blocks really put on a show. Come have some fun and learn a
lot! Requirement: an appliqué or pieced orphan block
Lecture
Demo
PSLD06
Elaine Gilmore
Create Your Whole Quilt with HQ Pro-Stitcher Simulation Mode
With the new Simulation mode, learn how to create your entire quilt layout
while sitting in your easy chair. This gives you a vision of what the entire quilt
will look like before you begin quilting. Then, when you’re ready to quilt it,
simply move the tablet back to your machine, position the design, and begin
quilting.
HQ ProStitcher
Lecture
Demo
AS06
Linda Gosselin
Lollipops and Modern Diamond Designs
Learn how to convert a horizontal repeatable design into a vertical “piano key”
border element. Then Learn to create a repeatable modern design filled with
different shapes!
Art &
Stitch
PS07
Kerri Rawlins
Friday, June 9, 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM
Design It and Align It
This class is all about aligning. Learn how to position motifs into unique shaped
areas – triangles, hexagons, diamonds, and more. Kerri will show you how to
make the alignment tools work for any shape you have in your quilt.
HQ ProStitcher
Hands On
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LA07
Cheryl Duncan
Quilting Through the Seasons
Simple line drawings will turn into continuous-line quilting patterns. Start off
with our fun seasonal designs and learn how drawing them over and over builds
the muscle memory for confident quilting. “Back to the Machines” will be your
favorite words. See your drawings come alive with thread and texture and
picture it on quilts of your own. As you learn this technique you will see how to
apply designs to borders, blocks and all over quilts.
Longarm
Hands On
SS07
Debby Brown
Appliqué While You Work
Learn a variety free-motion appliqué designs to decoratively secure your fusible
appliqué projects. BONUS: Each of these patterns will also be shown as a
sashing pattern!
Sweet
Sixteen
Hands On
LD07
Kimmy Brunner
Creating Interest with Fillwork
Lecture
So often, as we focus on selecting designs for our quilts, our background work
Demo
becomes an afterthought and we forget that the right filler can completely
transform the look of our quilts. In this class for the confident beginner/early
intermediate level quilter, you will learn new and interesting textures via
creative filler work using both freehand and grid-based techniques. Leave boring
meandering behind and take your quilts up a notch with beautiful backfill!
Please bring a notebook, pencil, and all of your questions. Cameras are always
welcome in Kimmy’s classes.
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LD16
Marie Eldredge
"Plane" Easy Quilting
Lecture
Save your quilt from a crash landing. Are you using all of your tools (your
Demo
instrument panel) to your advantage? The tools for this flight school include
rulers, echo feet, and easy free-motion edge-to-edge and border designs to
guide your quilting to a successful touchdown. The flight path also includes:
modern vs. traditional approaches to completing your quilt. CAUTION: This flight
instructor has zero hours flight experience, but many hours with her head in the
clouds designing and quilting. BONUS: Fly Me There" pattern.
PSLD07
Susan Manry
Maximize Your Use of Skew 1, Skew 2, and Align Tools
Handi Quilter added the new Skew 2 feature to rave reviews. But are you taking
advantage of these features? In this class Susan will walk you through all of the
possibilities for using Skew 1, Skew 2, and Align. You’ll be able to transform
designs to fit irregular or wonky blocks.
HQ ProStitcher
Lecture
Demo
AS07
Linda Matteotti
Digitizing Zentangle Designs with Art & Stitch
Use the Bezier tool to draw interesting shapes and fill them with repeatable
designs. The result is a one-of-a-kind pattern that appears to be drawn as a
Zentangle design. You will be able to stitch the design using your Pro-Stitcher or
computerized quilting machine.
Art &
Stitch
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Saturday, June 10, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Everything You Didn't Know HQ Pro-Stitcher Could Do
This is the ultimate tips-and-tricks class. It's all about using those tried-and-true
features in unique ways. You already know the features. Now you'll apply them
in new ways to solve new quilting dilemmas.
PS08
Marie Eldredge
HQ ProStitcher
Hands On
LA08
Steffani Burton
Feather Transformations
Love feathers? Let’s take feathers that are typically used in blocks and borders
and transform them into edge-to-edge freehand designs and beyond. In this
class, we’ll isolate a quilting motif from a feather design and use it throughout
the quilt.
Longarm
Hands On
SS08
Helen Godden
Quilt-A-Doodle-Do
As Helen says, improving your free-motion quilting is all about practice, practice
and more practice. Helen makes that practice fun with "Quilt-A-Doodle-Do”!
This class is based on Helen’s unique coloring, doodling, and quilting practice
book of designs. All students will work with Helen’s Quilt-A-Doodle-Doo rooster
design in class and then “Quilt-A-Doodle-Do” by choose several of Helen’s many
styles of free-motion quilting to finish your piece. Helen’s book with many more
designs will be available to purchase.
Sweet
Sixteen
Hands On
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LD08
Kelly Ashton
Modern Quilting Sampler, Part 1: Learn It
Have you wanted to try Modern Quilting? Join Kelly for a two-part class on this
fresh look in quilting. After this class, you will have the skills and confidence to
create your own modern quilts.
Lecture
Demo
Part 1: Lecture demo: Apply fabric shapes and geometric designs to our modern
sampler. We will discuss, design and draw the modern elements for finishing
our sampler with quilting confidence in the hands-on part 2 of this class.
Be sure to sign up for Part 2: Hands on (LA09): We will take our modern
sampler to the machines to practice quilting the design and elements we
designed and learned in part 1 of our class.
LD17
Cheryl Duncan
Get Creative by Starting With a Stencil
Transform a basic stencil design from ho hum to extraordinary. Watch the
skeleton of the stencil come to life as you embellish with secondary designs,
fills, and special effects. After this class you’ll have fun designing your quilts
using stencils, repeat designs for special effects, and know useful tips for
marking quilts with stencils.
Lecture
Demo
PSLD08
Megan Best
No Rulers Needed! Mark, Move, and Channel Locks
Straight line quilting is all the rage in modern quilting. But they are an essential
part of traditional quilts as well. In this HQ Pro-Stitcher class, we’ll explore all of
the options for quilting the perfectly straight line – whether for stitch in the
ditch, outlining sashing, borders, and blocks, or for cross-hatching and chevron
motifs.
HQ ProStitcher
Lecture
Demo
AS08
Linda Gosselin
Pearl Play
Learn multiple ways to create a string of pearls, including a repeatable modern
design using the pearl template! Then make your own creative fill and place it
inside or outside a shape.
Art &
Stitch
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PS09
Cheryl Duncan
LA09
Kelly Ashton
Saturday, June 10, 10:15 AM to 12:15 AM
Raw-Edge Appliqué Birthday Table Runner
It’s a Party! And you’re invited. In this class, you’ll have your cake and quilt it
too! Create your cake, layer by layer, using HQ Pro-Stitcher “ingredients” such
as Area, Repeat, Fill, Trace Area, and Crop. We’ll have fun adding “frosting” and
a candle on top. We’ll provide everything you need – happy fabrics, bright
threads, the recipe, and ensure everyone has some quilting fun while learning
HQ Pro-Stitcher.
Modern Quilting Sampler, Part 2: Do It
Have you wanted to try Modern Quilting? Join Kelly for a two-part class on this
fresh look in quilting. After this class, you will have the skills and confidence to
create your own modern quilts.
HQ ProStitcher
Hands On
Longarm
Hands On
Part 2: Hands on: We will take our modern sampler to the machines to practice
quilting the design and elements we designed and learned in part 1 of our class.
Be sure to sign up for Part 1: Lecture demo (LD08): Apply fabric shapes and
geometric designs to our modern sampler. We will discuss, design and draw the
modern elements for finishing our sampler with quilting confidence in the
hands-on part 2 of this class.
SS09
Debby Brown
Stuck in a Rut?
Are you stuck in a rut with your favorite free-motion quilting pattern? In class,
we will start with a basic pattern (ribbon candy) and experiment with variety of
ways to alter that one design so that multiplies into countless variations. Take
what you learn in class and continue to experiment on your favorite designs at
home!
Sweet
Sixteen
Hands On
LD09
Kerri Rawlins
Rulers Rule!
Rule your quilt. If you are hesitant about using rulers, you will love them after
this class. Learn to handle rulers and templates safely and properly with the
ruler base, as well as how to work with rulers to achieve amazing designs. You’ll
learn such techniques as: straight-line quilting, fast continuous-curve method,
right angles and echo quilting, Crosshatching, and piano keys and borders.
Lecture
Demo
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LD18
Megan Best,
Susan Manry
The Business of Quilting: Successfully Managing Your Family and Home-based
Business
If you have ever considered starting a machine-quilting business, or need ideas
for how to grow your business, join two experienced quilting business owners
for this session. Megan and Susan will share what they have learned as they
have built businesses while also raising families. They will share organization
and marketing tips, the importance of setting daily goals and careful
bookkeeping. Their goal is to encourage, inspire and educate professional
machine quilters, and help you balance your business and personal lives. Be
sure to come with questions!
Lecture
Demo
PSLD09
Elaine Gilmore
The Magic of Crop
In this class learn how to rework designs from our library. Cut this, paste that
and connect into all new edge to edge patterns, borders and motifs. This will
open your eyes to new ways to look at the designs you already own and how
they can become something brand new using many of the popular features in
HQ Pro-Stitcher.
HQ ProStitcher
Lecture
Demo
AS09
Linda Matteotti
Digitize Your Name and the Names of Everyone You Love
Personalize your quilts by stitching decorative names into the blocks. Any
TrueType font on your computer can be turned into a stitchable design. Learn
the secrets.
Art &
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