Last week we explored 5 things to do with your quilty friends. Here is a continuation of that list, 5 more things to do. 6. Go on a Shop Hop This is something you can tailor to your group. Just plan a day to visit all your local-ish shops together. Or get in on an […]
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Back on Dec 20, 2022 we aired a HQ Watch and Learn Quilting Show about Signature Quilts. You can watch it here. In the show Kim and Kristina share several kinds of signature quilts. One of them was a quilt that was gifted to Handi Quilter by my guild, The Southern Wake Quilters’ Guild, here […]
Read MoreWhatever you celebrate, however you celebrate, we hope that this holiday season brings you peace and joy. And a little extra time to quilt. Thanks for letting us be a part of your creative life! from all of us at Handi Quilter.
Read MoreThe PAQA-S 2022 Exhibit was at the Sertoma Arts Center in Raleigh, NC last month. PAQA-S is the Professional Art Quilters Alliance-South that promotes innovative art quilts, art cloth, and art garments. Last week I shared some of the quilts I saw there. You can read that post here. This week is Part 2, sharing […]
Read MoreUNCOVERED: The Ken Burns Collection Prolific film-maker and documentarian Ken Burns loves antique American quilts. “Uncovered: The Ken Burns Collection” showcases 26 colorful historic American quilts, dating from the 1850s to the 1940s. The exhibit is on loan from the private collection of the legendary documentarian. UNCOVERED, The Ken Burns Collection is at the Riverfront […]
Read MoreThe Spring Quilt show season is gearing up. Quilters are ready (especially this year!) to get out and go. We start looking for that next project, with happy spring color after a long cold winter. A quilt show is the ideal place for getting inspiration, buying supplies and learning new techniques. Chances are you’ll find […]
Read MoreQuilt shows are an awesome place to get inspiration for all sorts of quilty topics. Color combinations, piecing, applique, borders, new techniques, and my favorite: quilting designs. Quilt show inspiration for you I was working in the Handi Quilter booth at the Original Sewing and Quilting Expo in Raleigh, NC at the beginning of August. […]
Read MoreWarning: this blog post contains profanity and discusses serious topics such as death by shooting and mental health crises. Please read at your own discretion. Marilyn Farquhar, from Ontario, Canada, is a member of the HQ Quilt Your Desire Inspiration Squad. Sadly, in late 2019 and early 2020 Marilyn lost her husband and father to […]
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There is a whole bunch of math that goes into creating a quilt. Geometry too. Those are scary words to a lot of quilters. Some think MATH is a four-letter word. Others will go screaming from the room at the mention of the “M” word. So the question is: Is a quilt Art or Math? […]
Read MoreThere’s a lot of talk on quilting social media these days about texture. Just try a search on #TextureTuesday and you’ll see what I mean. What is texture, anyway? Dictionary.com says this: Texture was what drew me to quilting. I have no quilters in my family. My mother taught me to sew at a young […]
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