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Handi Quilter Forte 24 Long Arm with Pro Stitcher Automation
Item #: HQFORTE24PRO

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Experience quality, precision, and a world of quilting possibilities. From baby quilts to king-size, the HQ Forte is the perfect fit for your style of quilting.

 
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HQ Forte Top Features

 
 
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Independently-adjustable front handlebars and magnetic Tool Minder Collar are shown. (Scissors not included.)

 
 
 
 
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HQ Forte 24-inch longarm with the optional
Quilt From the Back™ Kit

 
  • 24″ of brightly-lit throat space

  • Pinpoint Needle Laser

  • Easy-Set Tension™

  • 7-inch color touchscreen (add the Pro-Stitcher® and use that tablet for your machine display instead)

  • Menu-controlled QuiltMaster™ LED Lighting Package: throat, needlebar, and bobbin

  • QuiltMaster™ front handlebars: Independently adjustable, ergonomic with integrated micro handles

  • QuiltMaster™ servo-controlled stitch regulation (perfect stitches, every time)

  • Programmable handlebar buttons

  • Stitching speeds up to 2,500 stitches per minute

  • Consistent stitch quality from 4-24 stitches per inch

  • Two modes of stitch regulation: Precision or Cruise

  • Five convenient built-in tie-off stitches

  • High-speed rotary hook with large-capacity M-class bobbin

  • Manual mode with three customizable preset speeds

  • Pro-Stitcher ready! All necessary cabling is pre-installed inside

  • Handi Feet®-compatible; includes ruler foot and open-toe foot

  • On-screen hand wheel

  • Magnetic Tool Minder Collar

  • Bobbin-use estimator

  • Front power switch

  • Thread-break sensor and alarm

     

  • Stitch counter

     

  • Easy needle change

     

  • Needle-stop up/down control

     

  • Five basting stitches

 
 
 
 

Where Will You Put It?

 
 
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KEY FEATURES

  • 12-inch color touchscreen computer mounted on the stitch-regulated quilting machine
  • Operate entire system from one screen
  • Includes more than 1000 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, .txt 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, .txt 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
 

 

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