Learn the very basics of longarm free motion quilting with this hands on series of 3 classes. This "first steps" series is specifically for those who are new to longarm quilting and designed to help you jump-start your skills. Everyone will have time to work at the Juki longarm. You will be assigned homework to work on specific skills between classes. *Class One: Understanding tension; Starting and stopping; Five basic shapes to master; building ?muscle memory? *Class Two: Loading your quilt; batting and density of quilting; All-over designs (meander, loops, hearts, spirals, paisley. We will practice doodling on paper and then transfer our "muscle memory" to the machine. *Class Three: Thread choices; determining design for your quilt; using hand-guided pantographs that can get you quilting fast! All classes 5 PM-7 PM