Machine Guide Classes

The Quilting Bee offers instruction classes for machine owners who purchased their machine from our store. These classes help you learn to operate and maintain your serger, sewing, or embroidery machine. They are free of charge and may be taken as often as you feel necessary, while your machine is still in the current line, to get comfortable using your machine as space allows.

Please bring your own machine to learn and gain experience with it.

If you would like to take our guide classes but purchased your machine elsewhere, an hourly rate of $25/hour will apply. If you schedule a one-on-one for instruction, the private lesson rate of $50/hour will apply.

Please Note:

  • REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
  • Guide classes are grouped by machine brand and model (i.e. 7-series, 4/5-series, etc.) with the exception of embroidery instruction which may be grouped together within a brand. Please read carefully to ensure you enroll in the proper classes. If you are unsure, give us a call! We are happy to guide you to the proper class(es).
  • Required Supplies: Your machine, power cord, foot control, appropriate bobbin, all accessories that came with your machine, manual, scissors, thread, and note-taking supplies.
  • If you do not have a current machine model, please call to inquire about your options. We are happy to accommodate other machines based on instructor availability, as you may require a one-on-one session.

Machine Guide Classes (By Brand)
Bernina
ClassWeekdayDatesTime
3-series (1st gen) Guide Class: Old Style 325 or 335 (no color touch screen) Thursdays1/29, 3/1210am-1pm
3/4/5-Series (2nd Gen) Guide Class: New 325/335 (Color touch screen), 435, 475, 480, 535, 540, 570, 590Mondays12/1,12/8, 12/1510am-1pm
1/5 ,1/12, 1/19
2/9, 2/16, 2/23
3/16, 3/23, 3/30
7-Series Guide Class: 720, 735, 740, 770 Plus or Pro, 790 Plus or ProMondays12/1,12/8, 12/152pm-5pm
1/5 ,1/12, 1/19
2/9, 2/16, 2/23
3/16, 3/23, 3/30
Machine Embroidery Guide Class: New Bernina models, 535, 570, 590, 735, 770, 790 (with emb unit)Variety12/9, 1/8, 2/4, 3/210am-4:30pm
PRO - Guide Class: (Pro models) Prerequisite of 7-series and Machine Embroidery Thursday15-Jan10am-2pm
880 Guide ClassTue/Wed2/17 & 2/1810am-4pm
Mon/Tue3/30 & 3/31
990 Guide ClassWed/Thur1/21 & 1/2210am-5pm
3/11 & 3/12
Software Guide Class: Must own V8 or V9 Software and have it loaded prior to classThursday2/5, 2/12, 2/19 (All Three)10am-1pm
Bernina Serger GuideFriday1/16, 3/202:30pm-6:30pm
Class(L450/460, L850)
Bernina L860/890 Guide ClassFriday12/19, 2/202:30pm-6:30pm
bernette Serger Guide Class: b64, b68, b44, b48Friday, Thursday1/9, 3/1910am-2pm
Bernina Cover & ChainCall to Schedule
Baby Lock & Brother
ClassWeekdayDatesTime
Entry Level Guide Class (Jubilant, Brilliant, Lyric, Soprano, BQ950, PS-500, PS700)Fri12/12, 2/2010am-1pm
Mid Level Guide Class: (Aurora, Bloom, Ballad, Chorus, Anthem, BQ3100, NQ2850, NS1850)Fri1/30, 3/2710am-1pm
Mid Level Embroidery Guide Class Fri1/30, 3/272pm-5pm
Upper Level Guide Class Mon, Fri12/29, 2/1310am-1pm
Upper Level Embroidery Guide Class: Aveneer, Radiance Mon, Fri12/29, 2/132pm-5pm
Upper level IQ Guide Class Call to Schedule
Serger/Overlock Airthread Guide Class: Celebrate, Victory, Acclaim, Accolade, Splendor, Triumph Fri6-Feb10am-1pm
Vibrant Guide Class (Instructor - Kate)Sat, Mon1/31, 3/2310am-1pm
Cover & ChainCall to Schedule
Janome & Bernette
ClassWeekdayDatesTime
Entry Level Guide Class: TM30, TM50, 780DC (Computerized, no Touchscreen or Mode Key)Thursday12/18, 2/510am-1pm
Mid Level Guide Class:(Computerized no Touchscreen WITH Mode Key), 5300DC, Skyline S3/S5/S6, bernette b38Friday1/29, 3/2010am-1pm
Advanced Level Guide Class: Color Touchscreen, Skyline S7, S9, 9850,MC1000, 9410, 9480, M6, M7, M8 Fri, Thur1/16, 3/510pm-1pm
Embroidery Machine Guide Class: Skyline S9, 9850, MC1000, 550E Fri, Thur1/16, 3/52pm-5pm
bernette Advanced Sewing Guide Class: b77, b79 Fri, Tue1/23, 3/310pm-1pm
bernette Advanced Embroidery Guide Class: b79, b70Fri, Tue1/23, 3/32pm-5pm
M17Call to Schedule
Pfaff
ClassWeekdayDatesTime
Entry Level Guide Class: Select 4.2, Passport 2.0, 3.0Mon, Sat12/22, 2/2110pm-1pm, 2pm-5pm
Mid Level Guide Class: Ambition 620, Ambition 635, Creative Ambition 640 Tue, Mon1/13, 3/2310pm-1pm
Advanced Level Guide Class: Expression 710, Quilt Expression 720, Creative 4.5 Mon, Wed1/26, 3/182pm-5pm, 10pm-1pm
Icon Machine Guide Class: Performance Icon, Creative Icon 1 and 2, Expression 715, Quilt Expression 725Fri12/19, 2/2710pm-1pm
Pfaff Embroidery Guide Class: Creative 4.5, Creative Icon 1 and 2Fri12/19, 2/272pm-5pm
Mechanical
ClassWeekdayDatesTime
Mechanical Guide Class: (Machines without screens), bernette 05, 33, 35Thur, Tue12/11, 2/32pm-5pm, 10am-1pm
Janome HD-1000, 3000, 2212, babylock Zest
Non-Airthread Serger Guide ClassCall to Schedule

Project & Machine Class Calendar