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Free Motion for Beginners – More Leaves
More leaves are falling here in North Carolina and the air is crisp and clear. Since leaves are such a popular quilting motif, I thought we might explore some more designs, using more leaves. Vines Meandering leafy vines make great edge-to-edge designs, or a fill design for any shape on your quilt. You can […]
Read MoreFree motion quilting for beginners – Start from the beginning
We have come a long way from the beginning of this series about free motion quilting. I sure hope you have learned a thing or two along the way. Are you keeping up with your everyday quilting play? I hope that it becomes a life-long habit. Previous Posts I’ve heard from several folks who have […]
Read MoreQuilt Show Inspiration
Quilt 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 MoreQuilting for Healing
Warning: 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 2020Â Marilyn lost her husband and father to […]
Read MoreQuilting a Vintage Quilt Top
In last week’s blog post I explained how I prepared a not-so-flat vintage quilt top for finishing. If you didn’t catch it, be sure to read it first. No worries, I’ll wait. Basic plan Now that I had a nice flat quilt top, I could start thinking about the quilting. I wanted to ignore […]
Read MoreNational Quilting Month
March is National Quilting Month. It’s our favorite month of the year here at Handi Quilter. What are you going to do to celebrate? Here are TEN great ideas to help get you started. Finish a UFO If you have been a quilter for a while (a year? a month? a day!) you probably have […]
Read MoreMakers Master Moxie
We have this awesome new machine in our family, the HQ Moxie. The HQ Moxie is upfront–everything you need in one package. Practical features and optional accessories make this simple, spunky longarm the perfect quilting machine to customize and make your own. Social media is such a fun place to meet new friends and see […]
Read MoreQuilters’ Survey
What’s important to you as a quilter? Let us know through the annual Quilters’ Survey! Handi Quilter has been sponsoring the survey for many years to help us know what YOU want. And then we try our best to deliver! Your responses inform decisions about products, services, and how companies interact with quilters. Prizes!!! […]
Read MorePower Protection
Are you taking care of power protection for your beloved longarm machine? Do you even know what that means? We all want to take the best care of our machines so that we can have fun finishing quilts for years to come. Power protection puts a layer of protection between your treasured electronics and the […]
Read MoreMake a Stencil
I told you last week I would show you how to make a stencil from Golden Threads quilting paper. It’s easy and fun and results in a easy, follow-the-line, free-motion quilting guide that will make your quilts look fabulous! Start with a design You can take one of your fantastic doodles. Or maybe something you […]
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