Be Sew Creative

Hey, Stitchers, it’s time to sew creative!  Our friends Marsha and Izzy Cowan of Be Sew Creative are kindly inviting us into their quilting community and sponsoring my latest two-day, twelve-hour class! In this seminar, you’ll learn everything you need to know about Pro-Stitcher Designer.  By the end of class, you’ll be able to create your very own quilting designs, edit existing designs, and so much more! We’ll begin our first day by learning to navigate the interface of PSD, as well as familiarizing ourselves with the many resources available for support.  Next, we’ll get hands-on by using the drawing and editing tools to create our own gorgeous designs.  I’ll teach you how to make high-quality patterns that will stitch just the way you want them to, and then you’ll learn how to save the designs for use in your machine.I’ll show you how to draw and design from inspirations, and import designs using the auto-digitization feature. We’ll learn the how to use all kinds of different design techniques, (such as Repeat, Reflect, Carousel, Trim, Weld and Intersect), to enhance your beautiful quilts simply. On our second day, we’ll begin with an in-depth tutorial on design: Modifying existing designs, splitting and connecting […]

Hosted by:  Be Sew Creative, Las Cruces NM If you’re like me, you’ll head back to your studio after the holidays with a head full of ideas and a heart full of resolutions!  That’s why this January 2nd and 3rd, the wonderful folks at Be Sew Ceative, and I, are proud to offer the first new class of the year-- a twelve-hour hands-on seminar to teach you everything you need to know about Pro-Stitcher Designer! We’ll begin by reviewing PSD’s user interface, and learning the shortcuts we need to navigate the program easily.  Next, we’ll explore tools and resources, both creative and educational, available in and outside of the program.  Then, it’s time to get creative!  We’ll use the Drawing and Editing tools to create our own designs, and learn to save them for different quilting machine formats.  I'll teach you to use everyday objects as inspiration for new designs, and how to modifying existing designs, to suit yourself.Once we’ve got a handle on the essentials of design, it’s time to learn to work with more complex features!  We’ll learn how and when to make use of techniques such as Repeat, Carousel, and Reflect.  We’ll learn to Trim, Weld, Intersect, […]