Learn to use your New BERNINA! BERNINA sewing machines were "made to create!" In this class we will equip you with the skills necessary to successfully take care of and use your new sewing machine. You will learn to customize your machine's settings to your needs. You'll experience the most commonly used utility stitches on your machine, including straight stitches, overlock stitches, long stitches, blind hem, and buttonholes. In addition, you?ll learn about the many creative options of your machine, including decorative stitches, combi mode, free-motion stitching and more. We will guide you step by step through hands-on activities using the My BERNINA Sewing Mastery Workbook.

This class is designed for people who have never pieced a quilt and may be new to sewing. In this class you will learn the basics of quilt making including accurate cutting, sewing and pressing, along with tricks and tips to give you a strong start in quilt making. Along with piecing the top, we?ll also cover pinning the quilt ?sandwich?, quilting, and finishing with a binding. With lots of support and encouragement, everyone will work at their own pace in a relaxed atmosphere of learning.

RTQ is offering a "first-time-ever" BERNINA Software learning experience with BERNINA's Shelly Fitzgerald! She will be using the 4 mastery workbooks and the reference manual as she expertly guides you into a confident mastery of your incredible software! The program will last for 6 months and will include 12 3-hour sessions. She will present through a Zoom or similar format. Each program will air live at 10am and will be recorded and available to registered participants for 2 weeks following. This will allow you to learn in the comfort of your home/studio and allow you to participate at a time that appropriately fits in your schedule. All participants must register. Each participant will receive the necessary links to participate. The RTQ classroom can be made available to you if you prefer to hook up to our large screen. We are limiting each classroom to 3 students and each student has to have their own registration link.