An Interview with HQ International Ambassador, Helen Godden. Part 1
Helen and her beloved HQ Sweet Sixteen. Helen Godden, HQ International Ambassador, is celebrating the ten year anniversary of her association with Handi Quilter. Helen lives in Australia with her husband and daughter. She has won numerous awards at shows all over the world. She enjoys teaching and sharing her ideas about quilting with others. We […]
Read MoreHow Does Your Garden Grow?
Spring has sprung. The grass is riz. I wonder where the flowers is? – Author Unknown The time of year has come when we get out into the garden. To rake, weed, dig, plant, mulch. But I know where the flowers is! on quilts! Please enjoy these flowery quilts found at the MQX Quilt Festival […]
Read MoreQuality and comfort
Handi Quilter is dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of quality in everything we do. In order to build the best quilting machines, we do lots of testing before the machine gets to you. One of those tests is called the “sew-off”. Each machine is sewn with a certain series of designs to ensure the […]
Read MoreWhere in the World is the HQ Truck?
The Handi Quilter truck travels the country bringing long arm quilting machines and other quilty goodies to shows and shops. You will recognize it by the picture of the fabulous Quilt Your Desire Inspiration Squad on the side. They are quilters just like you! They enjoy making quilts for lots of reasons. Fun, family, creative […]
Read MoreThe Faces of QuiltCon
By Mary Beth Krapil Another QuiltCon has come and gone. This year’s show was held in the lovely, historic town of Savannah, GA. Gnarled twisted trees, some hundreds of years old; cobbled-stone streets and people who make hospitality an art form added to the city’s charms. Inside the Savannah Civic Center the energy was palpable. […]
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HQ + EQ = Contest
The contest is now over. Thank you to the more than 700 people who left comments congratulating Electric Quilt on their 25th anniversary. The winner of the copy of Electric Quilt is Debbie St. Germain. We congratulate her and know she will love being able to design with Electric Quilt. Debbie has a […]
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Infographic: HQ Sure-Seam Binding
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Quilters Take Manhattan Blog Hop + Giveaway
Every quilt and quiltmaker has a story. But are we documenting those stories along with the quilts we own or create? That’s the mission of the Quilt Alliance — to document, preserve, and share the stories of quilts and quiltmakers. To help fund this mission, the Quilt Alliance is once again hosting Quilters Take […]
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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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