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Greetings!
EMBROIDERY QUILTING SEWING SOFTWARE
WELCOME to the “home” of Teri Hall’s virtual and on-demand classes, events and workshops.
• Events are 12 individual lessons with a variety of topics by 2 experienced instructors
• Retreat Remix — NEW! Four classes selected from past recorded events and grouped by topic
• 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 and valuable resource materials, all with unlimited access. You’ll also enjoy free Zoom support and complimentary class updates.
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• NEW! Begins August 7 — 2026 Summertime GIFTS Retreat with Amanda and Teri. Jump start your holiday decorating with “The Mystery 3” Table Runner/Banner Workshop, available on-demand. And, introducing Retreat Remix! — available on-demand. Selected lessons from popular past Retreats, grouped around specific themes. All events 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.
2026 Summertime GIFTS Retreat with Amanda and Teri
August 7 – 9, 2026 (3 days via Zoom, Friday – Sunday)
Creating with BERNINA Embroidery Software
V9 Designer / V9 Creator / V8 / V7
12 classes, projects, meet and greets and a cuckoo clock!
Party On Décor 1 & 2 / Don’t judge a Book by its Cover in-the-hoop Project 1 & 2 / Cruising wearables / Sheer Décor / Charming Patches 1 & 2 / Roped in 1 & 2 / Bowl Cozies 1 & 2
All class recordings and files are available on-demand with no time limits. No worries if you cannot make the live session — it’s recorded!
Download event flyer HERE.
CLICK HERE to purchase: Still only $54
On-Demand
“The Mystery 3” Quilt Table Runner/Banner Workshop
BERNINA V9 Designer / V9 Creator / V8 / V7
Create & Make or Watch & Learn
Week 1 – Learning! Pattern creation, glues and Mod Podge techniques
Explore a clever Mod Podge technique that eliminates starching and stops fraying. Plus, paper piecing without stitching through the paper!
Week 2 – Creating! Lines, curves and fills plus easier paper piecing
Week 3 – Making! Put it all together
All class recordings and files are available on-demand with no time limits.
On-Demand
New for Summer 2026 — Retreat Remix!
You asked for specific topical Retreats, so we created Retreat Remix! Each Remix features selected lessons from previous Retreats, thoughtfully grouped around a specific theme, to make learning even more focused, flexible and fun! Read more and purchase below.
/ 1 / Retreat Remix for BERNINA Applications with Amanda Whitlach and Teri Hall
Using BERNINA Embroidery Software V9 Designer / V8 / V7
All class recordings and files are available on-demand with no time limits.
Download flyer HERE.
CLICK HERE to purchase: $24
/ 2 / Retreat Remix for Sparkle, Snow and Stitches with Amanda Whitlach and Teri Hall
Using BERNINA Embroidery Software V9 Designer / V9 Creator / V8 / V7
All class recordings and files are available on-demand with no time limits.
Download flyer HERE.
CLICK HERE to purchase: $24
/ 3 / Retreat Remix for Creating Your Own Quilting Designs with Teri Hall
Using BERNINA Embroidery Software V9 Designer / V9 Creator / V8 / V7
All class recordings and files are available on-demand with no time limits.
Download flyer HERE.
CLICK HERE to purchase: $24
/ 4 / Retreat Remix for Lettering with Amanda Whitlach and Teri Hall
Using BERNINA Embroidery Software V9 Designer / V9 Creator / V8 / V7
All class recordings and files are available on-demand with no time limits.
Download flyer HERE.
CLICK HERE to purchase: $24
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
