Handi Quilter Amara Free Motion Rental

Rental Terms & Conditions

• First time renters must contact the shop before renting to schedule an available training day. The best way to contact is by emailing catherine@runningdoequilts.com with your requested date. Training days are rental days but with additional hands on assistance learning the machine & pro-stitcher program. Training covers longarm basics & edge to edge quilting. For more advanced training, please sign-up for one of our Handi-Quilter events or reach out to schedule private lessons. 

• Renters are required to purchase a rental kit for their first time renting. Renters using a loaner kit (from the shop or a friend) will be charged a $50 training fee on their first visit.

• Renters can choose between computerized & non-coputerized rentals. Be sure to choose your preferred method when renting- staff will be scheduled accordingly & not all staff is trained to use Pro-Stitcher. 

• Renters are not guaranteed to finish a certain amount of quilting. Some experienced quilters with smaller quilts & less involved quilting designs may finish up to 4 on a really productive day, others may only get through 1 quilt (2-3 is average). Tension troubles, computer errors, thread breaks, etc happen. They are part of a normal quilting day for any longarm quilter (especially when learning) & do not entitle the renter to any “make-up time”.

• Renters who stay past allotted time will be charged a $20 late stay fee to cover staff time. Half finished quilts can be un-zipped and re-zipped at a later date. On occasion a staff member may be able to stay late to allow extra finish time. This time will be $20/hr with a $20 minimum). Availability will be determined on a case by case basis. Normal rental hours are 9:30-4:00 on weekdays and 10:00-4:30 on Saturdays.

• Renters are expected to perform basic steps on their own after the first training visit (loading quilts, setting up areas & designs, drag & dropping, etc). We are always nearby to answer questions & help with more advanced maneuvers but we are not there to do it for you. Handi-Quilter has great resources for refreshing your memory between visits and we are working on our own library of video tutorials available exclusively to our customers. 

• Rental days may be shared with a friend, but it is not recommended to bring more than 2 people per machine. If a trained renter brings an untrained friend to share a day without arranging for a training day & paying the training fee, they will be responsible for leading said friend through the process.

• Rental deposits are non refundable, but you can request a date change with at least 14 days notice. 

• Rental days are reserved on a first come, first serve basis.