Handi Quilter Pro-Stitcher Premium Computerized Quilting System for HQ Amara - Free Hands on Training
FREE LAURASTAR LIFT ($1000 VALUE) WITH PURCHASE! ENDS JUNE 26

Key Features of HQ Pro-Stitcher

• 10-inch color touch-screen computer mounted on the HQ stitch-regulated quilting machine
• View and manipulate designs right on the screen
• Operate entire system from one screen
• Resize, rotate, and repeat (horizontally and vertically) designs to fit specific areas
• Crop inside or outside designs
• Move designs into position by simply dragging your finger across the screen
• Define and quilt within areas of any shape (e.g. rectangle, triangle, star, etc)
• Place designs into borders and other odd-shaped spaces
• Precisely position designs to any point within an area
• Establish new start or stop point if thread breaks
• Set quilting speed and stitches per inch
• Help menus always accessible

Easy-to-use quilting options for achieving a custom look

• Quilt edge-to-edge or block patterns with confidence in a few simple steps
• Simple and accurate stitch-in-the-ditch
• Record the motion of the machine to record unique digital designs
• Built-in ruler tool for measuring in any direction
• Switch from computerized quilting to free-motion quilting in seconds
• Use nearly any digital pattern (.hqf, .txt and .qli formats)
• Includes more than 500 designs

EZ Carriage / EZ Record Features

• Switch between computer-guided and free-motion quilting at the touch of a button
• Easily and smoothly record freehand quilting designs for future use; newly created designs can be saved on a USB or hard drive of the Pro-Stitcher to be resized, repositioned or edited with Art & Stitch(EZ Record not available on the HQ Sixteen machines)
• Save time when finishing quilts that combine both free-motion and digital motifs

Exclusive, seamless integration with Art & Stitch digital design software

• Draw your own quilting motifs from scratch
• Fill shapes with cross hatching, wave fills, stippling, and more
• Use fills around a design
• Use artwork from Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Pre-Design Studio III
• AutoSketch, and ElectricQuilt
• Turn shapes into appliqué designs with a mouse click

Advanced computer technology for ease of use

• Silent, integrated motor-control systems with fluid motion control
• No additional computer needed to run the HQ Pro-Stitcher
• Separate PC connected to the Internet required for downloading new designs and software updates
• USB port to easily upload digital patterns to HQ Pro-Stitcher

Silent, integrated motor systems with fluid motion control

• No additional computer needed to run the HQ Pro-Stitcher
• Separate PC connected to the Internet required for downloading new designs and software updates
• USB port to easily upload digital patterns to HQ Pro-Stitcher

• Full-featured, vector-based drawing software to create your own digital quilting files
• Easy-to-learn user interface and features
• Free lifetime program updates
• Full user support with manual, tutorials, and videos
• Design and stitch motif library
• Print design catalog
• Compatible with all major longarm quilting file formats
• Import and export vector formats
• Batch save in all quilting formats
• Draw original designs with Pencil, Line, Curve, 3-Point Arc, and Bezier tools
• Customize, edit, and merge existing designs
• Use design points and anchors for fine-tuned customization

• Create quilt designs from artwork using Trace tools
• Audition quilt patterns and preview with Slow Redraw
• Use Auto-shapes to quickly draw original quilt patterns
• Create repeated motifs with the Carousel and Reflect features
• Convert True Type fonts to artwork
• Add seam allowances to applique and EPP artwork
• Customizable grids, including diagonal grid
• Automatic fills including stipple and crosshatch
• Print pantographs and tear-away stencils for use with home sewing machines and non-robotic longarm quilting machines
• Quickly preview how designs repeat while drawing
• Repeat designs to create edge-to-edge layouts

File Formats

Opens: HQF, HQV, HQA, HQW, QLI, CQP, SSD, TXT, IQP, QCC, PAT, BQM, ANS, common embroidery files

Imports: SVG, AI, EPS, EMF, WMF, DXF, PLT, FCM, TT (true type fonts), BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF, GIF • SAVE AS AND EXPORTS: SVG, PNG, JPG, HQF, HQV, HQA, HQW, QLI, CQP, SSP, TXT, IQP, PAT, BQM

Exports: SVG, AI, PLT, DXF, FCM

Minimum System Requirements

Windows: Windows 8 – 8.1; 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2; 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) RAM; 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) hard disk space; Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM drive; USB Port; 800 x 600 Display; Mouse; Internet Access.