“Spirals can be used in blocks and borders too. And they are great combined with other shapes to create gorgeous designs.”
by Mary Beth Krapil Birgit Schuller lives in Riegelsberg, Germany and quilts on an HQ Infinity with Pro-Stitcher. She began quilting on her domestic machine when her children were young, around 2001. Birgit has been operating a successful longarm quilting business since 2005. She is an award winning quilter for both her quilts and her […]
Read Moreby Mary Beth Krapil In April of this year I wrote about Handi Quilter’s quality control and the yards and yards of quilted fabric that is produced in our “sew-off” process; and the groups that use that fabric to create quilts for those in need of comfort. You can read that post here. I […]
Read Moreby Mary Beth Krapil Thanksgiving is the holiday we celebrate here in the USA on the third Thursday in November each year. It originated with our ancestors as a harvest celebration. It has morphed in modern times into a day that we are mindful of, and grateful for all of the things that make […]
Read Moreby Mary Beth Krapil The current collection on display in the Handi Quilter Gallery is from the Studio Art Quilt Associates, curated by Barbara Beasley and Bev Haring. Studio Art Quilt Associates is an international organization dedicated to promoting the quilt as fine art. Membership is open to all, from beginner to professional and […]
Read Moreby Mary Beth Krapil Another International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX is in the books. It’s an exciting, fun and busy time for us here at Handi Quilter. Especially this year, because we introduced to the world the newest machine in our longarm line-up, the HQ Amara. She was greeted by a warm and hearty welcome […]
Read MoreBy Mary Beth Krapil and Lynda Jackson Lynda Jackson is our esteemed International Ambassador from the United Kingdom. Lynda wrote about an adventure with her Avante. Here’s what she had to say: Here is a tale of taking your time and checking EVERYTHING! It always seems to happen when you are up to ears in […]
Read Moreby Mary Beth Krapil The interview continues with more words of wisdom from our own Kimmy Brunner. HQ: Do you still have your first quilt? KB: I still have it, embarrassing though it is. If you come to my house, I will pretend not to know where I put it. It’s a real beauty. My […]
Read Moreby Mary Beth Krapil In case you were wondering what to do at International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX November 2-5, 2017, I have a suggestion: Come to the Handi Quilter booth! It will be a party! We are very excited to be introducing our new longarm quilting machine, the HQ Amara. And she […]
Read Moreby Mary Beth Krapil It’s time to get to know another of our wonderful Handi Quilter Ambassadors, Kimmy Brunner. Kimmy has the good luck to come from a long line of quilters. Growing up, most of her school vacations were spent at her grandparents’ farm where her grandmother, who had the patience of a saint […]
Read Moreby Mary Beth Krapil I want to share with you one more collection that was on exhibit at the European Patchwork Meeting in Ste Marie aux Mines, France, the “Hands of Korea”, Korean Bojagi Exhibition. Korean Bojagi (Bo-Jah-ki) – traditional wrapping cloth – is a marriage of utility and beauty. Historically, it is a […]
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