More HQ Amara Features
- 20" of brightly-lit throat space
- 7-inch color touchscreen (add the Pro-Stitcher and use that tablet for your machine display instead)
- Menu-controlled QuiltMaster LED Lighting Package: throat, needle bar, and bobbin
- QuiltMaster front handlebars: Independently adjustable, ergonomic with integrated micro handles
- QuiltMaster 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
- Two modes of stitch regulation: Precision or Cruise
- Five convenient built-in tie-off stitches
- High-speed rotary hook with large-capacity M-class bobbin
- Manual mode with three customizable preset speeds
- Pro-Stitcher ready! All necessary cabling is pre-installed inside
- Handi Feet-compatible; includes ruler foot and open-toe foot
- On-screen hand wheel
- Magnetic Tool Minder Collar
- Bobbin-use estimator
- Front Power Stitch
- Thread-break sensor and alarm
- Stitch Counter
- Easy Needle Change
- Needle-stop up/down control
- Five Basting Stitches
Optional HQ Studio2 Frame Upgrade
Compatible with HQ stand-up longarm quilting machines with throat spaces of 16"-20". Made of high-quality steel, the HQ Studio2 Frame is a robust, professional-grade combination table and frame system for the home or professional studio.
STUDIO 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
- Choose from 10-foot or 12-foot length options
- 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
NOW THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO LOAD YOUR QUILT WITH QUILTMASTER DUOLOAD
Studio 2 Frame Loading Options
Optional Accessories for the Studio Frame 2
- Casters (pictured) for easy maneuverability
- Hand Wheel (add to quilt top pole for two-handed quilt advance)
- HQ Super Leader
- HQ HighRise Table Lift
- HQ Super Quilt Clamp
- Easy-Grasp Quilt Clamps
- Handi Hammock
More Optional Accessories for the HQ Amara
- Pro-Stitcher (computer-guided quilting)
- Quilt from the Back Kit: rear handlebars, laser light, and pantograph
- Groovy Board adapter/stylus
- HQ Steady-Fit Ruler Base
- Horizontal Spool Pin
- 27-inch HQ Super Leader
- HQ Couching Feet, HQ Echo Feet, HQ Glide Foot, and HQ Sure Foot
*OPTIONAL HQ PRO-STITCHER
The HQ Pro-Stitcher quilting system integrates Handi Quilter’s world-class quilting machines with the latest computer technology to help you finish more quilts. HQ Pro-Stitcher guides the machine to quilt any design you want to use, create, or customize. It works with all Handi Quilter stitch-regulated quilting machines: HQ Sixteen, HQ Simply Sixteen, HQ Avanté, HQ Fusion, and HQ Infinity. Expand your quilting possibilities with this easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, computerized system and have fun finishing more quilts! Using integrated HQ technology, the HQ Pro-Stitcher offers the best of both worlds: computerized quilting and free-motion quilting in the same package.
Features of the Pro-Stitcher Software
- 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)
- Save and move areas
- Two-Point Rotation for border designs and fitting odd angles
- Precisely reposition designs using the Center Point, Start Point, End Point, any corner of the design area, or any point within the design
- 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
Pro-Stitcher Designer Software - Included With Your Purchase of a Pro-Stitcher!
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- 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
More Optional Accessories for the HQ Amara
- Pro-Stitcher (computer-guided quilting)
- Quilt from the Back Kit: rear handlebars, laser light, and pantograph
- Groovy Board adapter/stylus
- HQ Steady-Fit Ruler Base
- Horizontal Spool Pin
- 27-inch HQ Super Leader
- HQ Couching Feet, HQ Echo Feet, HQ Glide Foot, and HQ Sure Foot
10 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON HANDI QUILTER MACHINES
Handi Quilter, Inc. warrants this Product for a period of:
10 years against defective materials and/or workmanship
5 electrical components and mechanical failure
90 days FREE parts and labor
We service and train for all Longarm Machines.
We offer free one-on-one training via Zoom with your purchase of a Handi Quilter Infinity.
Please contact us for additional information. 1-800-487-7397
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