The Amara 24 features a variety of convenient tools as well as twenty-four inches of throat space to help you creatively finish more quilts. The Amara 24-inch longarm machine with HQ Gallery2™ Frame (choose from 10-, 12-, or 14-foot size options). Everything you need for free-motion quilting right out of the box, including a powerful, stand-alone bobbin winder.

The HQ Gallery2 Frame™ (10 Foot Standard - 12 Foot Optional)

The HQ Gallery2 Frame™ – Compatible with HQ Forte, HQ Infinity, HQ Amara 24 and HQ Fusion stand-up longarm quilting machines.

Made of high-quality steel, the HQ Gallery2 Frame is a robust, professional-grade combination table and frame system for the home or professional studio. The Gallery2 Frame also offers two ways to load your quilt with the QuiltMaster™ DuoLoad™ loading system.

• Choose the loading method you prefer with QuiltMaster™ DuoLoad™ system
• High-quality steel provides a solid, free-standing foundation for your quilting
• Zinc-plated hardware resists corrosion
• Choose from 10-foot or 12-foot frame sizes. A 14-foot extension kit is available.
• Pole cradles provide accessibility for loading quilt batting
• Height-adjustable legs with self-leveling feet accommodate a variety of floor surfaces
• Set of three quality canvas leaders (with Velcro® attachment)
• Bungee-style elastic side tensioning system
• Built-in hand wheel, snap-in poles, and smooth-rolling bearings make advancing the quilt a simple task
• Batting storage pole keeps batting rolls off the floor
• Continuous track support ensures a bump-free quilting experience

Highlighted Features

• 24 inches 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, needle bar, 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 to 24 stitches per inch
• Two modes of stitch regulation: Precision or Cruise
• Convenient built-in tie-off stitches
• High-speed rotary hook with large-capacity M-class bobbin
• Manual mode with three customizable preset speeds
• 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
• Pro-Stitcher® ready! All necessary cabling pre-installed

Optional Accessories

• Pro-Stitcher® Premium (computer-guided quilting)
• Quilt from the Back Kit: 7-inch color touchscreen, rear handlebars, laser light, and pantograph
• Groovy Board adapter/stylus
• Steady-Fit™ Ruler Base
• Electromagnetic channel locks
• Horizontal spool pin
• 27-inch HQ Super Leader
• Interchangeable Handi Feet

Quilt From the Back Kit Includes:

• Rear handlebars with soft, grippable texture and programmable buttons. Easy to install.
• 7-inch color touch screen controls the machine from the back
• Adjustable laser light with post for use with pantograph
• One Golden Threads Drift pantograph pattern
• 4mm hex wrench for installation
• Appropriate cabling
• Installation instructions
• Note: Also needed for installation: 2.5mm hex wrench (included in your machine accessory kit)

Two great ways to quilt from the back and achieve precise edge-to-edge patterns

The HQ Pro-Stitcher quilting system integrates Handi Quilter’s world-class quilting machines with the latest computer technology to help you finish more quilts. HQ Pro-Stitcher guides the machine to quilt any design you want to use, create, or customize. It works with all Handi Quilter stitch-regulated quilting machines: HQ Sixteen, HQ Simply Sixteen, HQ Avanté, HQ Fusion, and HQ Infinity. Expand your quilting possibilities with this easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, computerized system and have fun finishing more quilts! Using integrated HQ technology, the HQ Pro-Stitcher offers the best of both worlds: computerized quilting and free-motion quilting in the same package.

Key Features of the Pro-Stitcher Software

• 12-inch color touchscreen computer mounted on the HQ stitch-regulated quilting machine
• Operate entire system from one screen
• Includes more than 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, .txt and .qli digital quilt patterns
• Seamless integration with Art & Stitch for designing and adjusting your own patterns at the machine (optional 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

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