Handi Quilter Amara 24, 12’ Gallery2 Frame, Pro Stitcher, PS Designer
Package Includes:
- HQ Amara 24-Inch Longarm Quilting Machine
- HQ Bobbin Winder
- HQ 12 Foot Gallery2 Frame
- HQ Pro Stitcher
- HQ Pro Stitcher Designer
- HQ 10-Year Limited Machine Warranty
Handi Quilter Amara 24
Experience quality, precision, and a world of quilting possibilities. From baby quilts to king-size, the Handi Quilter Amara 24 is the perfect fit for your style of quilting. The Amara 24 longarm machine is the largest machine in the Amara family with HQ Gallery2 Frame. Everything you need for free-motion quilting right out of the box (including a powerful stand-alone bobbin winder).
Features:
- 24″ of brightly-lit throat space
- Pinpoint Needle Laser
- Easy-Set TensionTM
- 7-inch color touchscreen (add the Pro-Stitcher® and use that tablet for your machine display instead)
- Menu-controlled QuiltMasterTM LED Lighting Package: throat, needlebar, and bobbin
- QuiltMasterTM front handlebars: Independently adjustable, ergonomic with integrated micro handles
- QuiltMasterTM servo-controlled stitch regulation (perfect stitches, every time)
- Programmable handlebar buttons
- Stitching speeds up to 2,500 stitches per minute
- Consistent stitch quality from 4-24 stitches per inch
- High-speed rotary hook with large-capacity M-class bobbin
- Handi Feet®-compatible; includes ruler foot and open-toe foot
- On-screen hand wheel
- Magnetic Tool Minder Collar
- Pro-Stitcher ready! All necessary cabling is pre-installed
Handi Quilter Machine Warranty:
Handi Quilter, Inc. warrants this Product for a period of ten (10) years against defective materials and/or workmanship, five (5) years on electrical components and mechanical failure, and ninety (90) days FREE parts and labor.
HQ Gallery2 Frame Features
- Choose the loading method you prefer with QuiltMaster™ DuoLoad™ system
- High-quality steel provides a solid, free-standing foundation for your quilting
- Zinc-plated hardware resists corrosion
- A 14-foot extension kit is available.
- Pole cradles provide accessibility for loading quilt batting
- Height-adjustable legs with self-leveling feet accommodate a variety of floor surfaces
- Set of three quality canvas leaders (with Velcro® attachment)
- Bungee-style elastic side tensioning system
- Built-in hand wheel, snap-in poles, and smooth-rolling bearings make advancing the quilt a simple task
- Batting storage pole keeps batting rolls off the floor
- Continuous track support ensures a bump-free quilting experience
The HQ Gallery2 Frame features the QuiltMaster™ DuoLoad™ system which offers two ways to load your quilt depending on your preference.
Standard Loading
Provides a visual reminder of actual quilting space and easy access to the bobbin area for oiling and bobbin changing.
ClearView Loading™
Often chosen for ruler work, this option clears the way for the use of longer or larger rulers and templates.
Handi Quilter Pro Stitcher / Pro Stitcher Designer
The Pro-Stitcher® quilting system integrates Handi Quilter’s world-class quilting machines with the latest computer technology to help you finish more quilts. Pro-Stitcher guides the machine to quilt any design you want to use, create, or customize. Expand your quilting possibilities with this easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, computerized system and have fun finishing more quilts!
Pro-Stitcher includes two activations for Pro-Stitcher Designer™ software, a fully functional digital design program. You can choose to activate Pro-Stitcher Designer on your Pro-Stitcher tablet to quickly import/export designs between Pro-Stitcher and Pro-Stitcher Designer or choose to install solely on your PC or laptop. For the software to have full functionality, it must be registered with Pro-Stitcher Designer.
Features:
- 12-inch color touchscreen computer mounted on the HQ stitch-regulated quilting machine
- Operate entire system from one screen
- Includes more than 800 designs, including a designer showcase of motifs from your favorite designers
- Switch between computer-guided and free-motion quilting at the touch of a button
- Resize, Rotate and Repeat designs to fit specific areas
- Skew or Align designs to fit any area with three or more points
- Move designs into position by simply moving your finger across the screen
- Stretch and resize a design using on-screen handles
- Define and fill an area with a design, using 2-corner (rectangles) or multi-point (any shape)
- Precisely reposition designs using the Center Point, Start Point, End Point, any corner of the design area, or any point within the design
- Save and move areas
- Two-Point Rotation for border designs and fitting odd angles
- Crop inside or outside of your design to fit your quilt, with the option to close the jumps or leave them open
- Create new start/stop points
- Place designs into borders and other odd-shaped spaces
- Customizable speed and stitches-per-inch
- Micro Tie-Off function
- Ability to read most .hqf, .txt and .qli digital quilt patterns
- Seamless integration with Art & Stitch® for designing and adjusting your own patterns at the machine (optional software)
- Mark and record multiple points for accurate stitch-in-the-ditch quilting
- On-screen Grid and Ruler to measure designs or area on quilt
- Reorder designs for stitching
- Horizontal and vertical channel lock
- 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
- EZ Record: record unique digital 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)
- Built-in ruler tool for measuring in any direction
- Simple and accurate stitch-in-the-ditch
- Switch from computerized quilting to free-motion quilting in seconds
- Use nearly any digital pattern (.hqf, .txt and .qli formats)
Advanced 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
- 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
Pro Stitcher Warranty:
- 90 day Limited warranty
- Three-year Mechanical warranty
- Two-year Electronic/Electrical
- Lifetime software updates
