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Greetings!
EMBROIDERY QUILTING SEWING SOFTWARE
WELCOME to the “home” Teri Hall’s virtual classes, events and workshops.
• Events are 12 individual lessons with a variety of topics by 2 teachers
• Teri’s Workshops are 3 lessons designed to build specific skills
• Teri’s Classes are topical lessons designed to teach essential skills
Teri’s teaching style is Create & Make or Watch & Learn — it’s all recorded! Every Event, Workshop and Class includes videos, handouts, and resource materials. Unlimited access! Free Zoom support plus class updates are free.
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COMING SOON! Winter Software Retreat with Amanda and Teri — Friday, Jan. 30 – Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. Embroidery Basics is updated for 2026 with fresh content, and “The Mystery 3” Workshop 2026 is new. All events are presented online via Zoom. Scroll down for complete info.
Teri Hall is an enthusiastic and motivating educator with more than 25 years of experience specializing in sewing, machine embroidery and BERNINA Embroidery Software. With broad experience of multiple machine brands, her mission is to teach the essentials to everyone, regardless of the machine brand they use.
Teri’s approach to digitizing is tool-based, not project-based. She focuses on teaching students why they should use a specific tool to ensure they become passionate and knowledgeable about the technique and the software.
Join her 2manyLizards Facebook group for free lessons on “Stay Software Sharp” and “Easy Embroidery Essentials,” which offer tips, tricks, handouts and videos.
NEW! January 2026 Software Retreat with Amanda and Teri
Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2026 (3 days via Zoom, Friday – Sunday)
Featuring BERNINA Embroidery Software V9 Designer / V8 / V7
12 classes, projects, meet and greets and a cuckoo clock!
Stop Design Format Corruption / Loops and Fringe / Learn Linework 1 & 2 / A.I. for Embroidery 1 & 2 / Digitizing Cartoons Chibi with minimal jumps / In-the Hoop Boxy Pouch Chibi / Embossed 1 & 2 / Eyeglass Case 1 & 2 with scanned pattern, appliqué, pattern run cover stiches, quilting and lettering
No worries if you cannot make the live session — it’s recorded!
Download event flyer HERE.
CLICK HERE to purchase: $54
NEWLY Updated Class — Embroidery Basics
This class will be updated to include clamp hoops, magnetic hoops, and lasers. An overview of a variety of embroidery techniques will also be added to this class.
Former students will receive the links automatically — do not purchase again.
Live Zoom Presentation: Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 2 PM CDT (Note: Daylight Savings Time changes March 8)
No worries if you cannot make the live session — it’s recorded!
“The Mystery 3” Workshop 2026
Join Teri for a software and quilting adventure!
BERNINA V9 Designer / V9 Creator / V8 / V7
Create & Make or Watch & Learn
Live Zoom Presentation Dates:
Wed., April 1, 2026: Week 1 – Learning! Glue, Fusible, Paper and Fabric
Wed., April 8, 2026: Week 2 – Creating! Lines, Curves and Fills
Wed., April 15, 2026: Week 3 – Making! Put it all together
Time: 10 a.m. CDT, three Wednesdays.
No worries if you cannot make the live session — it’s recorded!
ON-DEMAND — LEARN V9 AT YOUR OWN PACE
V9 BERNINA Mastery Classes
No experience needed. You will learn about every tool, effect and menu in the Embroidery canvas beyond what is in the BERNINA Mastery pages. Teri’s comprehensive version of teaching Software Mastery comes complete with extra handouts and videos to learn from. You work through one page at a time to understand how to use your software to its fullest potential!
V9 Creator version is 4 lessons — Classes 1 – 4
Classes are 3 hours per session (12 total hours of instruction)
V9 Designer version is 8 lessons: Classes 1 – 8
Classes are 3 hours per session (24 total hours of instruction)
All sessions are recorded. On-demand access with no time limits.
CLICK SESSION BELOW to purchase
V9 Creator: $48
V9 Designer: $88
Teri’s entertaining style makes learning interesting and fun
With over 20 years’ experience teaching and using BERNINA software, Teri takes joy in encouraging people of all ages to be inspired by learning how to be successful with their machines and software programs — and she takes pride in their results.
Teri says: “With embroidery software, I believe you must know why to pick that particular tool, not just what the tool does . . . my software teaching style is tool-based, not project-based. My hope is that you become as passionate and knowledgeable about your software as I am.”
Teri first purchased the BERNINA Customizer Designer V1 in 1998 to make a Baltimore Album Quilt for her husband and began teaching software classes using V3. She did finish the Baltimore Album quilt using the tools in V4, but gave the quilt to a church for auction. The new tools in V8 have inspired her to make another quilt for her patient husband, so stay tuned! She fine-tuned her diverse sewing and embroidery skills by working and teaching at a multi-store BERNINA dealership for more than 15 years.
A sought-after speaker who continues to teach around the USA about all things embroidery, she has years of experience with multiple machine brands, sewing, quilting, threads and needles.
A properly digitized design is only the beginning of your adventure. “I’ll also teach you about needles, stabilizers and thread,” Teri says, “so you will be crossing the finish line with knowledge and style!”
“Teri is enthusiastic and motivating. She keeps up with the growing sophistication of the sewing/fabric crafting machines and constantly updates her instruction to take advantage of the software.”
— JENNIFER WEBER
The Digitizing Lizard:
What’s with this name?
A simple lizard graphic in the BERNINA artwork folder has been the main exercise in my Graphic to Design digitizing classes since Version 4. Over the years and through the different versions, this class became universally nicknamed by stores and students as “The Lizard.” With nine versions of the software, the comment that there are too many lizards became the standard joke with students and stores. I continue to update my classes regularly so there will always be too many lizards!
— Teri Hall
Tools of the trade: stabilizers and thread.
From graphic to finished embroidery.
“Teri is a priceless gem as a teacher. She explains not just what we need to do, but tells us why. Many of us can follow steps, but to understand why we take those steps is the key to learning. The depth of her knowledge and understanding is astounding, and it is not limited to just one brand of machine. If you find an opportunity to study with Teri, grab that chance with both hands!”
— DEBBY DODGE
