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Course
Outline - Day 1 |
| Time |
Description |
| 8:30-9:00 |
Quilt
Preparation;
measuring and marking
the pieced top,
lining and batting.
|
| 9:00-9:30 |
Understanding various pattern types.
|
| 9:30-10:00 |
Learning
to use the Pantograph Planner.
Marking the
pieced
top to make the pattern fit the quilt.
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| 10:00-11:00 |
Putting
the lining, batting and pieced top onto the machine properly; correct
posture stressed.
|
| 11:00-11:15 |
Threading
the machine, testing for correct tension and basting.
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| 11:15-11:30 |
Discussion
of machine controls and their use.
|
| 11:30-12:00 |
Setting
up pantograph pattern on the machine table.
Marking
the pattern to correspond to the quilt top.
|
| 12:00-1:00 |
LUNCH
|
| 1:00-3:00 |
QUILTING the quilt.
|
| 3:00-3:30 |
Finishing
touches; preparing the quilt for the customer.
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| 3:30-4:30 |
Business
Session:
Business building ideas on how to
set
up a long-arm quilting business.
Discussions will
focus
on
consulting with customers, pricing your
quilting,
time
management, record keeping, generating
referrals, and ordering supplies.
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| 4:30-5:00 |
Wrap-up.
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