Machine Guide Classes Chart

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
Class
3-series (1st gen) Guide Class: Old Style 325 or 335 (no color touch screen)
3/4/5-Series (2nd Gen) Guide Class: New 325/335 (Color touch screen), 435, 475, 480, 535, 540, 570, 590
7-Series Guide Class: 720, 735, 740, 770 Plus or Pro, 790 Plus or Pro
Machine Embroidery Guide Class: New Bernina models, 535, 570, 590, 735, 770, 790 (with emb unit)
PRO - Guide Class: (Pro models) Prerequisite of 7-series and Machine Embroidery
880 Guide Class
990 Guide Class
Software Guide Class: Must own V8 or V9 Software and have it loaded prior to class
Bernina Serger Guide
Class(L450/460, L850)
Bernina L860/890 Guide Class
bernette Serger Guide Class: b64, b68, b44, b48
Bernina Cover & Chain
Baby Lock & Brother
Class
Entry Level Guide Class (Jubilant, Brilliant, Lyric, Soprano, BQ950, PS-500, PS700)
Mid Level Guide Class: (Aurora, Bloom, Ballad, Chorus, Anthem, BQ3100, NQ2850, NS1850)
Mid Level Embroidery Guide Class
Upper Level Guide Class
Upper Level Embroidery Guide Class: Aveneer, Radiance
Upper level IQ Guide Class
Serger/Overlock Airthread Guide Class: Celebrate, Victory, Acclaim, Accolade, Splendor, Triumph
Vibrant Guide Class (Instructor - Kate)
Cover & Chain
Janome & Bernette
Class
Entry Level Guide Class: TM30, TM50, 780DC (Computerized, no Touchscreen or Mode Key)
Mid Level Guide Class:(Computerized no Touchscreen WITH Mode Key), 5300DC, Skyline S3/S5/S6, bernette b38
Advanced Level Guide Class: Color Touchscreen, Skyline S7, S9, 9850,MC1000, 9410, 9480, M6, M7, M8
Embroidery Machine Guide Class: Skyline S9, 9850, MC1000, 550E
bernette Advanced Sewing Guide Class: b77, b79
bernette Advanced Embroidery Guide Class: b79, b70
M17
Pfaff
Class
Entry Level Guide Class: Select 4.2, Passport 2.0, 3.0
Mid Level Guide Class: Ambition 620, Ambition 635, Creative Ambition 640
Advanced Level Guide Class: Expression 710, Quilt Expression 720, Creative 4.5
Icon Machine Guide Class: Performance Icon, Creative Icon 1 and 2, Expression 715, Quilt Expression 725
Pfaff Embroidery Guide Class: Creative 4.5, Creative Icon 1 and 2
Mechanical
Class
Mechanical Guide Class: (Machines without screens), bernette 05, 33, 35
Janome HD-1000, 3000, 2212, babylock Zest
Non-Airthread Serger Guide Class

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