"Holes" Why don't they stay holes?

[hks]

I have been trying to create a capital letter A on my own. No matter how many times I have drawn it (and I have done it in several ways, including two halves abutting) I cannot get the triangle in the middle of the letter to stay free of the fill stitch in the actual letter. I don't see an answer in the manual. Any ideas? I have only been using Stitch Artist for a few weeks and have no previous experience designing. I use a MAC with El Capitan