2023 Handi Quilter Event w/Vicki Kerkvliet Longarm Machine Quilting Basics
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!
Objective: Learn skills that will help you manages your long-arm machine with confidence
Topics Include:
• Basic machine and frame elements and features
• Bobbins, tension, needles and thread
• How to load a quilt onto a frame
• Quilting with Groovy Boards and pantographs
• Rulers, Adjustable and Micro Handles, and basic free-motion
| Instructor: | Vicki Kerkvliet |
| Instructor Bio: | Vicki Kerkvliet comes from a long line of quilters and began her own quilting journey in 2000 when she enrolled in a beginner quilting class. As an elementary school teacher she set the goal of piecing one quilt top a year in-between her teaching responsibilities. Vicki's dream of owning a longarm machine was realized in 2011 with the purchase of an HQ Avante with Pro-Stitcher. She currently quits for customers and for herself on an HQ Amara with Pro-Stitcher. After 27 years in the elementary education profession, she joined the Handi Quilter education team and is thrilled to merge her love of teaching with her love of quilting in a new career path. Vicki now serves as the education coordinator. She sets beginning quilters at ease and encourages experienced quilters to enjoy their quilting journey while exploring new options. Vicki is a member of the Starlight Quilters Guild in Kansas City. She has two adult sons and enjoys traveling with her husbands to explore national parks. For more information about Vicki, find her on her Instagram, @VickiKerkvliet.Quilts, or her Facebook, Vicki's Quilted Stitches. |
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