Handi Quilter Education Event - Bernina Sewing Center August 19, 2011

We have finalized the classes for our Handi Quilter Seminar at Bernina Sewing Center. We are fortunate to have Nanc Christopherson, Handi Quilter National Educator, leading our classes.

Nanc has been sewing since the age of five. She had a career in IT for 30 years and sewed as a hobby while teaching apparel and quilting classes at Dallas and Fort Worth, TX Shops for 15 plus years in the evenings.

Nanc started teaching Handi Quilter classes at area quilt shops shortly after purchasing her first Handi Quilter machine. This opened a whole new world! She has such a love for her machine and all of the beautiful things she can do with it that when she teaches she is so full of energy and can’t tell the students enough, sometimes referred to as the Energizer Bunny! Nanc has acquired many tips and tricks in those years and loves to share them with all students. Now after teaching as a National Educator with Handi Quilter for the past four years she still has such enthusiasm about quilting!

Come to one of her classes and you will surely leave with more than you came with and a new excitement to start getting out of the box and trying many new techniques!

The classes are as follows:

Friday, August 19, 2011 schedule

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM - TNT (Threads, Needles, Tension) by Handi Quilter (this class is for Longarm or Free motion users)
Class Description: Theory of threads, needles and tension, and their relationship to the Handi Quilter Machines will be covered. This class is one of the most important classes you will take. TNT is what makes your project beautiful! The class will cover a variety of threads and needles, adjusting tension on both the bobbin case and Handi Quilter quilting machines so that you will have balanced tension using a variety of threads. COST: $10

10:45 AM - 12:45 PM - GROOVY BOARDS AND PANTOGRAPHS
Class Description: Learn how to place and use groovy boards and pantographs. The differences and similarities between groovy boards and pantographs will be discussed. You will learn how to properly line up and advance the quilt using the groovy boards. You will learn how to turn a quilt, and work with continuous borders. Class will cover various designs utilizing dueling circles and deuling squares. COST: $10

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM - RULERS AND TEMPLATES (this class is for Longarm or Free motion users)
Class Description: Class will be a discussion and demonstration on how to use all of the fun NEW Handi Quilter rulers, proper use of the ruler base, and ruler safety. Fast continuous curve method will be taught. You will learn the correct way to hold rulers, safety tips, how to create beautiful designs using rulers, and how to square up your quilt using the channel lock. COST: $15

Saturday, August 20, 2011 schedule

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM - HQ PRO-STITCHER
Class Description: Learn how to import designs with the USB stick, use the manipulation features of the HQ Pro-Stitcher, learn tips and tricks, and quilt out your designs. You will learn squaring the quilt on the frame and importing a pattern to the HQ Pro-Stitcher using the library. You will learn how to move from computer control to machine control, rotate and mirror designs, repeat, skew to fit area, repeat within the area and much more. COST: $10

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM - QUILT CAD, PATTERN CAD, AND ART AND STITCH PROGRAM
Class Description: QuiltCAD and Art and Stitch are exciting software packages used with the old and new HQ Pro-Stitcher Systems. This class will help the quilt designer to quickly and easily digitize and layout his/her quilt stitching patterns. COST: $10

1:15 PM - 5:15 PM - FREEHAND CONTINUOUS LINE QUILTING AND USE OF MICROHANDLES (Longarm or Free motion)
Class Description: Students will learn the value of drawing freehand continous line designs and how important muscle memory is to successfully apply the designs to the quilt. You will learn how to look at a design and make it continuous. You will also learn the value of using HQ Micro Handles. COST: $20

If you already own a Handi Quilter Machine and would like to gain more knowledge, or if you are curious about how Handi Quilter quilting machines work, or if you are considering purchasing a Handi Quilter, THESE CLASSES ARE FOR YOU. Stop in at the store, or call 656-4999 to register. Classes will be fun and very informative.

No matter if you are using a Stand-up longarm machine, HQ machines, Sweet Sixteen free motion, or free motion on your domestic machine, most of the classes will be helpful for you. Each class has been labeled if it applies to Longarm and Free Motion. We will have an HQ Sweet Sixteen free-motion machine at the classes to try out also!

Official Website: http://www.berninabillings.com/