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Get the best start on your long arm quilting journey!
This course is free if you bought an APQS machine from Quilted Joy. If you purchased your APQS machine elsewhere, contact us as we may be able to get the needed permissions to take the class free if you’ve not taken it before and have bought in the last year. This class has some APQS specific info but the majority applies to all brands of longarms.

The Fundamentals
This class covers everything you need to know to get started with long arm quilting. Loading, tension, using paper pantographs, the best thread to use, how to select the right batting and which needles are best for your projects. Plus,

Here’s what you’ll learn

Top Thread, Bobbin Thread, and Bobbin Tension
Selecting the right thread for your project is the first step for achieving great results. You’ll learn what threads work best for longarming.

Needles, Batting, Tension
Tension. It is the thing that gives so many people, well, tension! Learn how to easily adjust and set tension on a long arm machine.

Loading and Using Paper Pantographs
There are many different ways to load a frame. Learn how to set up and use paper pantographs for easy edge to edge quilting.

Meet Angela
This class is taught by Angela Huffman, co-host of the national PBS television show, Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting. She has over 17 years of experience as a professional longarm quilter and specializes in helping new longarmers learn the fundamentals.
TESTIMONIALS
What Our Students Say
We have been teaching this class for over a decade. Student feedback is vital in helping us to get it right.

“I feel so fortunate to have been able to take my APQS new owners class here. Even though I’m in Texas they made it very easy. They responded quickly by email and got me enrolled. I loved the class and learned so much.”
— Leslie W, Student