Introduction to Pro-Stitcher Premium

New owners & soon-to–be New owners start here!

Ready to learn about Pro-Stitcher Premium? Join HQ Educator Mary Yoder in this 2-day virtual event (March 19 & 20, 2021) with Fox Country Quilts!

Day 1

Pro-Stitcher is an intuitive computer-guided quilting system designed especially for use with Handi Quilter longarm quilting machines. User-friendly and simple to operate, the step-by-step process for each function is easy and fun. Whether finishing your own quilts or consider a quilting business, come see the elegant and precise quilting you can accomplish with Pro-Stitcher.

Day 1 Topics

  • Overview of support resources available on-line

  • Overview of menu and basic functions and design catalog

  • Place a block design using Skew, Resize, XForm and Align

  • Demonstration of the Pro-Stitcher Simulator

  • Overview of PS Designer

Day 2

This class of quilting applications addresses specific functions and basic techniques a quilter will use on a regular basis to finish quilts with the Pro-Stitcher. Tips and shortcuts for using features of the program are included.

Day 2 Topics

  • What’s the difference between Reposition, Nudge, and Drag and Drop

  • The many ways to describe an Area on your quilt

  • Using Skew vs Border Skew & Triangle Skew

  • Set up, crop, wrap and advance edge to edge designs

  • Quilt straight lines the easy way with Move or Channel Locks

Mary Yoder

Handi Quilter National Educator

Mary started sewing at the age of 12, when her mother allowed her to sew on her basic domestic sewing machine. Mary quickly figured out how to put things together and loved creating. Over 40 years ago, Mary made her first quilt from leftover scraps from garment sewing and backed it with a purchased blanket. She continued making quilts, but did not like finishing them on her domestic sewing machine. When she saw the HQ Simply Sixteen®, Mary knew it was for her. Once the Pro-Stitcher® came out, she added it to her machine and now loves finishing her quilts using Pro-Stitcher along with other free motion techniques. Mary has taught different aspects of sewing for over 20 years. She has enjoyed focusing her teaching skills toward the art of quilting, and is excited to have joined Handi Quilter as an Educator. Mary lives in Southern California with her husband Roger. She has 4 daughters and 8 grandchildren and she loves spending time with them.