Forte 24 with Pro-Stitcher Package

Machine Features

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

Pro-Stitcher

12-inch color touchscreen computer mounted on the HQ stitch-regulated quilting
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

Introduction Video