BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2383@whitlocks.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180504T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180505T160000 DTSTAMP:20240831T033240Z URL:https://whitlocks.com/events/handi-quilter-event/ SUMMARY:HANDI QUILTER EVENT DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nHANDI QUILTER EVENT\n\nMAY 4 AND 5\, 2018\n\n \;\n\nAmy Domke was a fine arts major in college. When assign ed a project using an "unconventional" medium\, she made a quilt with the help of her neighbor. Thirty years later\, Amy is still quilting. She love s exploring new styles and trying new techniques. After many years of rent ing time on a longarm at a local shop\, she purchased her own machine.  S he now quilts professionally on an HQ Infinity with the HQ Pro-Stitcher.\n \n Amy teaches quilting classes at her local shop\, ranging from ruler cl asses to longarm classes. She also travels to give one-on-one instruction to new machine owners. From her studio\, she also accepts quilt commission s and is in the process of releasing patterns for her original designs.  She is a member of the Handi Quilter Inspiration Squad and has been featur ed in some Handi Quilter ads.\n\n \n\nFRIDAY\, MAY 4\nTIME:  10:00AM-1:0 0PM\nCOST: $35 Morning\n\n \n\nSTEPPING STONE TO QUILTING YOUR FIRST QUIL T\n\nThis class is for everyone – whether you’ve never quilted and wan t to learn\, or if you already quilt. You will learn how to prepare the qu ilt top\, resize and apply designs\, select batting and backings\,baste\, and all about threads\, needles and tension. Bring a finished top\, if des ired\, to discuss ideas and approaches to finishing your quilt.\n\n TOPI CS INCLUDE:\n\n How to prepare the quilt top and backing for quilting • Threads\, needles and tension\n How to select\, resize\, audition an d apply quilt designs • Batting and basting basics\n Stitch-in-the-dit ch and meander quilting\n\n \n\nFRIDAY\, MAY 4\nTIME:  2:00PM-4:00PM  \ nCOST: $35\n\n \n\nFAST\, FUN AND FABULOUS FREE MOTION QUILTING\n\nQuilte rs everywhere LOVE the excitement and fun of free motion quilting – and it’s easier than you think! Create\nflowing designs by connecting simple design elements with continuous lines\, traveling across the quilt or fil ling in a\nspecific area. Learn how drawing and muscle memory contribute t o beautiful free motion quilting\, and how to create\nstunning designs.\n\ n \n\nTOPICS INCLUDE:\n\n How to develop an inventory of free motion de signs\n Proper scaling and spacing of design elements\n Edge to edge f ree motion quilting\n Adjusting your quilting path to create your own ne w designs\n Using Micro Handles for free-motion control\n\n \;\n\n&n bsp\;\n\nSATURDAY\, MAY 5\nTIME:  10:00AM-1:00PM\nCOST:  $35\n\n  \n\nQ UILTING BEYOND THE DESIGN\n\nBegin with a basic design from a stencil\, a ruler or template\, an applique\, a fabric print\, a cookie cutter or a sh ape you\ndraw yourself. Then\, learn to transform that design from basic t o spectacular by extending\, expanding\, and adding secondary\ndesigns\, r epeats\, fills and special effects. Learn marking techniques and tools for applying designs to quilt tops.\n\n \n\nTOPICS INCLUDE:\n\n How to mar k and use stencils as design foundations\n How to transfer doodles from paper to quilting\n Enhance a design with fillers and embellishments\n Use marked grids as a design foundation and road map\n Draw inspiration from fabric prints\n\n  \n\n \;\n\nSATURDAY\, MAY 5\nTIME:  2:00PM -4:00PM\nCOST:  $35\n\n  \n\nINTRODUCTION TO THE HQ PRO-STITCHER\, PART 1\n\nHQ Pro-Stitcher is an intuitive computer-guided quilting system desig ned especially for use with Handi Quilter\nlongarm quilting machines. User -friendly and simple to operate\, the step-by-step process for each functi on is easy\nand fun. Whether finishing your own quilts or considering a qu ilting business\, come see the elegant and precise\nquilting you can accom plish with an HQ Pro-Stitcher. New owners – start here!\n\n \n\nTOPICS INCLUDE:\n\n Overview of support resources available on-line\n Overvie w of menu and basic functions and design catalog\n Fit a design to a blo ck using Skew and Resize\, XForm and Align\n Demonstration of the HQ Pro -Stitcher Simulator\n Overview of Art &\; Stitch\n\n  \n\n \n\nSna cks and Beverages will be provided both days. There is a 1-hour break for lunch from 1:00-2:00 both days.  Lunch is on your own.\n\n  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://whitlocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01 /Handi-Quilter-Logo.jpg CATEGORIES:Handi Quilter LOCATION:Whitlocks\, 455 Court St Ne\, Salem\, Oregon\, 97301\, United Stat es GEO:44.940983;-123.037216 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=455 Court St Ne\, Salem\, O regon\, 97301\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Whitlocks:geo:44. 940983,-123.037216 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR