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More Adventures in Longarm Quilting
Last week we checked in on Diane Harris to see how she was coming along. Seems she is having more adventures in longarm quilting and learning a lot while having fun. We looked at her recent blog post, Hugs and Kisses: What I Learned. If you didn’t read it, do it now. If you missed […]
Read MoreDo You See What I See?
New HQ Gallery Collection, Do You See What I See? by Handi Quilter National Educators Pareidolia – noun – the imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features. That’s the definition according to dictionary.com. The Handi Quilter National Educators were issued […]
Read MoreQuilt Stories
At Handi Quilter we love to hear quilt stories. How a quilt came to be, what techniques were used, how the maker came to quilting. This curiosity is the inspiration for our And I Quilt campaign. Getting to know quilters is fun and fascinating! Lisa Walton is a textile artist living in Sydney, Australia […]
Read MoreShop @ Home LIVE
Shop @ Home Live! If you’re on Facebook you probably already know about this fun new event that Handi Quilter hosts on our Facebook page each week. If not, I’m gonna get you up to speed! It happens every Tuesday at 2p Eastern, 1p Central, Noon Mountain, and 11a Pacific time. It is on our […]
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Machine Quilting 101
The adventure continues! Diane continues to quilt and learn and has some questions for Mary Beth. Read some of the previous blog posts to learn about Diane Harris and her adventures in learning machine quilting on her new Handi Quilter Capri with the help of Mary Beth Krapil. By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador […]
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Holiday Project
I needed a little stitchin’ time so I rooted through my stash and found this super cute place mat fabric. “Christmas Cheer” by Patric Lose is what it said on the selvedge. I’m not sure how long this was waiting to be finished but it seemed the perfect holiday project for 2019. I wrote about […]
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Third-Annual Million Pillowcase Challenge 24-Hour Sew-a-Thon
Since 2010,American Patchwork & Quilting has been challenging quilters, crafters, and sewers across the country to help reach the goal of donating 1 million pillowcases to local charities.Since inception, more than 687,000 pillowcases have been recorded on the challenge website. Handi Quilter is proud to be a sponsor of the Million Dollar Pillowcase Challenge, […]
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Recap of the 2016 HMQS Show
The Home Machine Quilting Show (HMQS) is underway in Salt Lake City and the quilting awards have been announced. Handi Quilter sponsors the Main Stage (where the awards take place), as well as the Best of Show quilt award. We were also happy that there were several other Handi Quilter connections throughout the awards […]
Read MoreGet to Know HQ National Educator: Megan Best
Megan Best has always loved fabrics, and made her first quilt while in high school. She continued to foster this love throughout her education, achieving degrees in apparel design and merchandising/textiles. Thousands of quilts later, she still loves to create. Megan’s career in the fabric industry includes experience in fabric stores, retail management, quilt shop […]
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