Saturday, April 6, 2024

Three HandiQuilter Renters

Dear Friends,

Once upon a time there were three HandiQuilter renters: A beginning renter, an intermediate renter, and finally an advanced renter affectionately called “Golden Blocks.”  All three renters had a quilt loaded on a longarm and were progressing with getting their quilts quilted.

The beginning quilter, working on an edge-to-edge pattern, looked at her quilt and saw that someone had helped her with advancing and lining up her rows.  “Oh my, she said, someone has been working on my quilt for me while I was out, and they have done a professional job of it.”  So from there she had an easier time working to get her quilt completed.

The intermediate quilter, working on custom block quilting, looked at his quilt and saw that someone had helped him as well, making four of his individual blocks professionally and artistically completed, turning his quilt it into a truly enhanced quilt that the intermediate quilter could now continue from there.

Finally, both the beginner and intermediate quilters wondered over to the Infinity longarm machine where the advanced quilter had been working on her own quilt.  Both the beginner and intermediate quilter were awed by what the saw and exclaimed, we knew someone was helping us out, and here she is now!  Please tell us your secrets to such success at creating the masterpiece and show-worthy quilt you are working on!

The advanced quilter explained that she had started out taking the renters certification class from Fox Country Quilts.  After practicing what she learned with a couple of her own quilts, she signed up and took the beginner Pro-Stitcher class and learned lots more to embellish her skills and starting to understand further some of the amazing capabilities of the HandiQuilter longarms and the Pro-Stitcher.  Next, after further longarm renting sessions to practice and hone her new skills, she sighed up for and took the intermediate class in Pro-Stitcher.  Here, she learned more thoroughly how to perform custom quilting, including choosing appropriate and compatible patterns, fitting them to an appropriate size, and genuinely turning her quilts into something she could really be proud of.  She became able to produce quilts that could hold their own along with many of the best quilts that she would see at quilt shows.

Finally, to learn how to combine patterns to create the most fantastic art work, as well as design her own amazing patterns, she took and completed the advance Pro-Stitcher class.  From this point, her skill and products she created with Pro-Stitcher enabled her to produce some of the best quilts in any quilt show.  She was well able to produce some of the top quilts for gifts, for her own home, and as winners in many quilt shows.

For you, as a reader of this e-mail, taking the three levels of Pro-Stitcher classes from Fox Country Quilts, you will end up totally amazing yourself with what can be done on these machines, and what can be done in your own creativity.  If you want to be a truly serious quilter, this is definitely the way to go.  Each step of the way takes dedication and practice, but the end goal is so worthwhile, as you master each level.  You can’t ask for a better teacher than Dr. Donna Smith and Fox Country Quilts to guild you toward becoming a an absolutely top quilter with your quilting skills and creativity.  

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