Al Hutchins - Early in 2005, Al Hutchins decided to turn his passion for quilts and quilting into a new career by purchasing a longarm quilting machine. He did extensive research and with his engineering background, he was naturally drawn to Gammill’s Statler Stitcher. His enthusiasm for this amazing machine and software impelled him to learn as much as possible about Precision Stitch and Auto Sketch. Within months of purchasing his Statler, he began teaching Precision Stitch classes and soon after Auto Sketch classes at the local Gammill dealer.

When Creative Studio was on the horizon, he was invited by the Statler Stitcher organization to be a
Beta tester and participated in the development of this revolutionary software. He officially became
Gammill’s first Certified Creative Studio Instructor in March, 2008. Al enjoys teaching Creative Studio
classes and has met many wonderful quilters throughout the U. S. in the process. In 2008 he authored,filmed and produced “Understanding Creative Studio” the set of 3 instructional video discs as a reference tool for Creative Studio users.

Al and his wife Barbara currently reside in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Website:
quiltartistrystudio.com.

In this 4-hour class, we’ll discuss each of the new features in the latest version of Creative Studio. Version 2.0 is the most recent release and will be the basis of this course. Should a new version be released prior to this class, that version will also be covered.

This 4-hour class is designed to get students to think outside of the box and expand the way Creative Studio is used. We will discuss different tools included in the program and how we can use them effectively to increase knowledge and capabilities.

This is a 4-hour class for Statler users to comprehensively discuss the Edge-to-Edge feature in Creative Studio to quilt an entire quilt, or a large area inside a border. Al will go through the entire process and explain the importance of each step, including recovering from missteps and previewing patterns.