The Pro-Stitcher Premium quilting system integrates world-class quilting machines with the latest computer technology. Expand your quilting possibilities with this easy-to-use, computerized system, and finish more quilts. Pro-Stitcher offers the best of both worlds: computerized quilting and free-motion quilting in the same package.
KEY FEATURES
- 12-inch color touchscreen computer mounted on the stitch-regulated quilting machine
- Operate entire system from one screen
- Includes 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, .hqv and .qli digital quilt patterns
- Seamless integration with Pro-Stitcher Designer™ for designing and adjusting your own patterns at the longarm machine or on your computer (included 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
- Simple and accurate stitch-in-the-ditch
- 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
- Switch from computerized quilting to free-motion quilting in seconds
- Use nearly any digital pattern (.hqv, .hqf, 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 Pro-Stitcher
- Separate PC connected to the Internet required for downloading new designs and software updates
- USB port to easily upload digital patterns to Pro-Stitcher
- Draw your own quilting motifs from scratch
- Fill shapes with cross-hatching, wave fills, stippling, and more
- Use fills around a design
- Turn shapes into appliqué designs with a mouse click
Introducing the NEW Pro-Stitcher Designer Software - Included With Your Purchase!
FULL-FEATURED DESIGN SOFTWARE FOR CREATING PAPER OR DIGITIZED QUILTING MOTIFS
Pro-Stitcher Designer™ gives you the ability to quickly design, edit, customize, export, and import any quilting motif you can imagine.
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
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.