There is an amazing, fabulous, HUGE quilt hanging at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX this weekend. My Australia was created by our Handi Quilter Ambassador, Helen Godden. She drew the design in 2018 but with her busy life of teaching, lecturing and traveling, she wondered when she would ever have time to actually […]
Read MoreThe Quilting Blues, collection of Sue Reich was a special exhibit at the AQS Quiltweek show in DesMoines, IA at the end of September 2023. I was fascinated by the variety of these vintage quilts. The poster at the exhibit said: “The color blue surrounds us with clear, azure skies and calm, peaceful seas where […]
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October means it’s time to get quilting our Surprise quilt-along. Have you started on yours? I tossed around several ideas but ended up settling on edge-to-edge quilting since this quilt will be used for couch snuggling during the holidays. Edge-to-edge quilting gives nice even texture and plenty of secure quilting for quilts that will be […]
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Circles are a popular shape in quilt design, and for good reason. They are versatile, easy to work with, and can be used to create a wide variety of effects. I recently attended the AQS quilt show in DesMoines, IA and I noticed circles were evident in a great number of lovely quilts. Let’s take […]
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We have a new machine in the Moxie family! Moxie XL is the big-sister to our original Moxie. The Moxie XL from Handi Quilter has the same easy-to- learn and oh-so-fun to use experience as the original Moxie, but with new features to help you finish your own quilts faster and with an incredibly […]
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Back in August Kim showed 5 classic free motion designs on our Watch and Learn Show. You can watch the video on our YouTube channel here. Have you seen the Watch and Learn videos? They premier every Tuesday at noon Mountain time on our Facebook page. If you can’t watch the premier, you can always […]
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Back in August Kim showed 5 classic free motion designs on our Watch and Learn Show. You can watch the video on our YouTube channel here. Have you seen the Watch and Learn videos? They premier every Tuesday at noon Mountain time on our Facebook page. If you can’t watch the premier, you can always […]
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What would you do if you noticed a mistake that no one else would ever notice on your quilt? What would you do if you don’t like your quilt top after it’s put together? The Surprise quilt along presented a couple of instances where I had to consider whether or not to fix an issue. […]
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In my last post about the Handi Quilter quilt-along I shared our fabric choices and a few tips for cutting and piecing. The month of September for the Surprise! quilt-along is for assembling the quilt top and backing. Pam, Ginny, and I all managed to get our blocks finished in time. We need you to […]
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There’s a wonderful accessory for the Little Foot frame called the Little Buddy. The HQ Little Foot Frame is a great choice for stand-up quilting in a small space. Overall length of frame is just 5 feet long and fits in the tightest studios. The frame offers a quilting space of 14” x 48”. Its […]
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