Pro-Stitcher Designer Series with Tracy Hannay

Seats are limited. Please book ahead.

Enrollment is for the full series. Classes run consecutively — you cannot start mid-series (no Class 3-only signup).

Instructor: Tracy Hannay, Handi Quilter Educator

Series price: $330 ($55 × 6 classes) · Max 12 seats

Where: quiltandsew.com, 2376 Red Cliffs Dr #312, St. George, UT · 435-628-4069

Join Handi Quilter Educator Tracy Hannay for a six-class Pro-Stitcher Designer series. Build skills from your first pattern through custom edge-to-edge, creative name designs, and embroidery on the longarm.

Optional background: Tracy also teaches a Pro-Stitcher Lite Playground session at Road to California for brand-new Lite users. Our St. George series starts with Designer (Class 1 below); Lite/Premium knowledge is the prerequisite.

Schedule

1. Sat Oct 17, 2026 · 1–4 pm — Design Your First Quilt Pattern with Pro-Stitcher Designer (Beginner–Intermediate)
   Have you ever wanted to create your own quilting designs? This beginner-friendly class is the perfect place to start. Learn the fundamentals of Pro-Stitcher Designer as you explore the essential tools used to draw, edit, and customize quilting designs. You'll gain hands-on experience creating simple designs while learning drawing tools, modifying shapes, editing nodes, and preparing designs for quilting. By the end of class, you'll have the confidence to create basic quilt designs and a solid foundation to keep exploring Designer.
   Prerequisite: Knowledge of Pro-Stitcher Lite or Pro-Stitcher Premium.
2. Sat Nov 21, 2026 · 1–4 pm — Beyond the Basics: Pro-Stitcher Designer Techniques (Intermediate)
   Ready to take your Pro-Stitcher Designer skills to the next level? This intermediate class builds on the fundamentals and introduces more advanced techniques for polished, professional-looking designs. We'll dive deeper into editing, node manipulation, accurate drawing, combining and modifying designs, smooth curves, and advanced tools—plus time-saving tips that make designing more efficient. Expand your skills for unique borders, blocks, motifs, and edge-to-edge designs.
   Prerequisite: Class 1 or a working knowledge of basic Pro-Stitcher Designer tools.
3. Sat Dec 19, 2026 · 1–4 pm — Inspired by the Quilt: Designing Custom Edge-to-Edge Patterns (Intermediate)
   Every quilt has a story—let the quilting enhance it. Learn how to import a quilt photo or quilt top image into Designer and use it as inspiration for a custom edge-to-edge design. Overlay design elements, audition ideas, and build motifs that complement the piecing, fabric, and style of the quilt. Practice tracing, spacing, editing, and refining until you have a cohesive edge-to-edge pattern uniquely suited to the quilt.
   Prerequisite: Class 1 or basic Designer tools.
4. Sat Jan 9, 2027 · 1–4 pm — Inspired by the Quilt: Designing Custom Quilting with Pro-Stitcher (Intermediate)
   Take your designs beyond edge-to-edge into custom quilting. Import a quilt photo or top into Designer and plan quilting that enhances every block, border, and sash. Analyze piecing, audition motifs, design block-specific elements and border treatments, and develop quilting plans that highlight each quilt's character—whether you're quilting your own work or designing for clients.
   Prerequisite: Class 1 or basic Designer tools.
5. Sat Feb 6, 2027 · 1–4 pm — Say It With Stitches: Creative Name Designs in Pro-Stitcher (Intermediate)
   Personalization adds a special touch to every quilt. Explore the Name function to create one-of-a-kind quilting designs from names, words, and phrases. Create projects with single names, multiple names, monograms, and meaningful words. Arrange text, combine it with motifs, design custom edge-to-edge patterns, and use editing tools to resize, reshape, connect, and enhance—perfect for family quilts, gifts, memory quilts, and client work.
   Prerequisite: Class 1 or basic Designer tools.
6. March 2027 · date TBD · 1–4 pm — Embroidery on the Long Arm
   Calendar date announced when set; included in series enrollment.

Free computer prep (included for enrollees)
Free prep session (date TBD, 1–4 pm) to make sure your Windows PC is ready for class.
Bring: PC (Windows 11 — no Apple/Mac), wired mouse & pad, Pro-Stitcher Designer installed & tested, notepad, pictures of 3 finished quilt tops on the computer, empty 32–64GB flash drive labeled with your name.

Questions? Call 435-628-4069.