Quilt Alliance: Playing Favorites 2016 Quilt Contest
The nonprofit Quilt Alliance presents a contest, exhibition, and auction of small wall quilts every year. Handi Quilter is a contest sponsor and is currently hosting the exhibition in our gallery. The 2016 contest was for all quilters, who were encouraged to submit regardless of their style (traditional, modern, art) or technique (longarm, hand quilting, […]
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In the Handi Quilter Gallery: Luke Haynes
Just look at what we get to enjoy each day as we walk in the Handi Quilter front door! Yes those are some of quilt artist Luke Haynes’ Clothing Portrait and larger-than-life-size self-portrait quilts. Luke is an architect turned quilter. He comes from a strong art and design background that informs his quilt work […]
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HQ’s Headquarters Building Has a New Look
We have been in our larger office space for nearly two years. In preparation for Spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City last month, we decided to add some eye candy to our building. You can see the “before” photo above. And here’s what it looks like now! Perhaps you’ll recognize some of the […]
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2016 Handi Quilter’s Academy: Quilting Elevated
We have just completed the fourth annual Handi Quilter’s Academy: Quilting Elevated, our premier educational event focused on machine quilting. This year we welcomed more than 150 quilters, who chose from 63 classes — both hands-on and lecture-demo. We had an international group — including five from Spain, four from Australia, and one from […]
Read MoreNew Easy-Fit Ruler Base
Handi Quilter released a redesigned, easier-to-use ruler base at Spring Quilt Market last week — the Easy-Fit Ruler Base. There is a version of the Easy-Fit Ruler Base for the HQ Avanté, HQ Fusion, and HQ Sixteen. Because of the nature of aluminum machine castings and the variable paint thickness, on occasion there was a […]
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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 […]
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Introducing the Newest HQ Ambassador: Laurie Tigner
We are so pleased to introduce our newest HQ ambassador, Laurie Tigner. [field image] Laurie is an award-winning quilter residing in South Dakota. Although she doesn’t have a favorite style of quilts, she has a definite affinity for whole-cloth quilts and painting religious icons (some on fabric and then quilted). Laurie first discovered […]
Read MoreInstalling HQ Pro-Stitcher Version 91
Handi Quilter regularly releases software updates to HQ Pro-Stitcher. These updates are free to Pro-Stitcher owners. Installing the most recent versions (version 91 and version 92) are unique in that you select the version based on the type of Pro-Stitcher tablet you have. Note that the Pro-Stitcher software is the same in both versions, […]
Read MoreWhy HQ Pro-Stitcher Simulation?
About a year ago, Handi Quilter added a simulation mode to HQ Pro-Stitcher. Here’s what we love about the simulation mode: 1. You can disconnect the Pro-Stitcher tablet from the quilting machine, but still use Pro-Stitcher to get ready for quilting out your design — or combination of designs. You set up the quilting plan […]
Read MoreQuilt Finishing Tip: HQ Little Foot Frame
Since launching the HQ Simply Sixteen and the HQ Little Foot Frame, we’ve had some questions about what to do when you get to the end of the quilt. How do you finish the last row before taking off the quilt. The number one thing to remember is that you need to make sure you […]
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