Longarm Rental Training Session

Class Description

This is a 3-4 hour session (depending on your previous experience) designed to help you learn two different methods for longarm quilting on a Handiquilter Amara 24 - both computerized edge-to-edge quilting with ProStitcher and free-motion quilting. This session is required for anyone that would like to rent time on the Amara 24 to finish their own quilts. NOTE: This is not a session teaching free-motion techniques. You will learn the steps to prepare your projects to load onto the longarm frame. I use a Quick-Zip loading method, which saves significant time at the quilt frame when loading your quilt. We will review preparing your backing, pinning or basting the backing to the zippers, and loading it on the frame. You will learn the basics of using the Amara 24 for free-motion quilting and the basics of the ProStitcher computerized system. You will select a pattern, edit it to fit the quilt, stitch out several rows, and learn how to advance the quilt on the frame. Following the class you will have the opportunity to purchase a set of zippers to be able to prep your quilt in advance, so that when you rent the Amara 24, you can zip on your quilt and start quilting right away. You will do all of the pinning/basting in advance, and simply attach your quilt to the frame with the zippers! Upon completion of this class you will know how to operate the Longarm safely and accurately and be ready to rent time and move your quilts tops to finished quilts!