Latest Past Events

November 14-18, 2022, Stitchin’ Heaven Seminar at Sea!

Stitchin' Heaven TX

If you're looking for the ultimate in quilting retreats, then this is for you! Next November, just as the snow is getting its foothold, why not escape to the sunny Caribbean?  Imagine cruising with your quilting buds and taking longarm quilting classes at sea with me, Micki, Adam, and our friends from Stitchin' Heaven! This is the chance of a lifetime, Quilters, so don't tarry - talk to your quilty buds and make plans now! Information is found here!

August 30-31, 2022, Pro-Stitcher Premium HANDS-ON at Honey Bee Quilt Store, Austin TX

Honey Bee Quilt Store 9308 Anderson Mill Rd Ste 300, Austin

Back to school isn't just for kids, Quilters!  Here is a great way to get back to learning. Hands-on education for Pro-Stitcher Premium is waiting for you at Honey Bee Quilt Store! I hope you'll join me for this fabulous two-day event. Topics include: • Program Navigation: Overview of tools, features, and settings• File Types: Designs, Workspaces, and Areas• Drag and drop method for accurate advancement of the quilt, including solutions for gaps between rows, and pattern “drift”• All about the New Start/End tool• Interruptions: Easily realigning the pattern with existing quilting, bobbin changes and thread breaks, and restarting anywhere• Custom Quilting and the Modify Tools• Using Move, Mark, and Record• Introduction to Pro-Stitcher Designer Plus:• Ask the teacher: What would you like to know?• Create a Special Wholecloth Project to take with you

$239.00

January 17, 2022 Pro-Stitcher Designer: Picture Perfect Quilts

Susan Manry Virtually via Zoom

Quilters, visualize success in the new year-- and make it picture perfect! Do you ever load a quilt only to stand before your machine sifting through your digital designs looking for inspiration?  What about stitching one pattern here and another there, to discover that those designs don't work well together?  I can help you solve those problems, and more! When I say “Picture perfect quilts every time!”, I mean it!  This November 3, join me for an entirely new approach to creating quilt layouts using Pro-Stitcher Designer!In this half-day course, I'll teach you all the skills necessary to audition digital designs over photographs of your favorite quilt-tops, giving you greater confidence than ever when it’s time to stitch! After a brief review of PSD’s interface, we’ll learn how to take dimensionally accurate photos of our quilts, and how to import them to PSD.  Then, using the drawing and editing tools, we’ll design eye-catching motifs and patterns directly on top of the photos we’ve chosen! From idea to stitch out, on your computer screen, right down to the thread color, you can see exactly how your artwork will integrate with your quilt-top before ever loading your machine! Be among the first […]

$60.00