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HQ LIVE for 3 Day/4 Night Retreat: Learn About Longarm Quilting



Want to learn more about longarm quilting? Join us for a 3-day in-person event featuring National Handi Quilter Educators! Learn all about longarm quilting. We'll go from longarm machine quilting basics to hands-on quilting fabulous projects.

This event is for quilters who are interested in learning about longarm machine quilting.

*Fox Country Quilts SPECIAL* Purchase a longarm package during this event and get this training and another 3 days for free!

Day 1 - Longarm Machine Quilting Basics - Learn skills that will help you manages your long-arm machine with confidence

Does longarm quilting interest you, and you’d like to learn more about it? Or do you just want a review of longarm quilting basics? This class removes the mystery of longarm quilting by explaining machine and frame elements and features, how to load a quilt, and vital facts about thread, needles and tension. Handi Quilter longarm machine and frame systems come in various sizes for every budget, and are user-friendly because they are designed by a quilter, for quilters – just like you!


Day 2 AM - Fast, Fun, and Fabulous Free-Motion Quilting - Learn to create free motion designs that can be used to finish any quilt. 

Quilters everywhere LOVE the excitement and fun of free-motion quilting – and it’s easier than you think! Create flowing designs by connecting simple design elements with continuous lines, traveling across the quilt or filling in a specific area. Learn how drawing and muscle memory contribute to beautiful free-motion quilting, and how you can create stunning designs.

Day 2 PM - Hands on Ruler Essentials - Learn the safe way to use rulers & templates. See ways that you can incorporate these tools in your quilting

If you love precision and consistency in your quilting designs, you will love using design rulers and templates! These handy tools assist in placing designs accurately and stitching them out precisely. Learn to handle rulers and templates safely with the ruler base and Sure Foot, and how to achieve accuracy with the markings. The wide variety of Handi Quilter rulers will inspire you to new design heights.

Day 3 AM - A Foot Ahead & Beyond Basic Background Fills - Hands On

This fun workshop lets you see different ways to incorporate techniques with the all the different feet. You’ll identify shapes you already love to quilt, learn how to create pathways to connect designs, and explore using different threads to really make your background fill quilting pop.

Day 3 PM - Not Your Average Orange Peel & Gridwork Not Guesswork - Hands On

You’ll learn how to add creative designs to jazz up the basic orange peel quilting design. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to make your own stencils, explore designs that work well within grids, and tips and tricks for marking grids on your next quilting project.

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Includes overnight stay at our retreat for 4 nights and classes for 3 day, meals, snacks, and all materials.

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This class cannot be purchased online. Please contact the store for more information.