Quick Project Ideas
The HQ Watch and Learn show that premiered on Nov 21, 2023 featured great quick project ideas to help you finish up your gift list in no time. Kim shares time-saving tips for quilted projects. So be sure to watch the video. You’ll be inspired to create some wonderful things, quick and easy. One […]
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My Australia is in Houston!
There is an amazing, fabulous, HUGE quilt hanging at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX this weekend. My Australia was created by our Handi Quilter Ambassador, Helen Godden. She drew the design in 2018 but with her busy life of teaching, lecturing and traveling, she wondered when she would ever have time to actually […]
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Surprise Quilting
October means it’s time to get quilting our Surprise quilt-along. Have you started on yours? I tossed around several ideas but ended up settling on edge-to-edge quilting since this quilt will be used for couch snuggling during the holidays. Edge-to-edge quilting gives nice even texture and plenty of secure quilting for quilts that will be […]
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Going in Circles
Circles are a popular shape in quilt design, and for good reason. They are versatile, easy to work with, and can be used to create a wide variety of effects. I recently attended the AQS quilt show in DesMoines, IA and I noticed circles were evident in a great number of lovely quilts. Let’s take […]
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Moxie XL – more to love
We have a new machine in the Moxie family! Moxie XL is the big-sister to our original Moxie. The Moxie XL from Handi Quilter has the same easy-to- learn and oh-so-fun to use experience as the original Moxie, but with new features to help you finish your own quilts faster and with an incredibly […]
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5 Classic Easy Free Motion Designs – Part 2
Back in August Kim showed 5 classic free motion designs on our Watch and Learn Show. You can watch the video on our YouTube channel here. Have you seen the Watch and Learn videos? They premier every Tuesday at noon Mountain time on our Facebook page. If you can’t watch the premier, you can always […]
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5 Classic Easy Free Motion Designs – Part 1
Back in August Kim showed 5 classic free motion designs on our Watch and Learn Show. You can watch the video on our YouTube channel here. Have you seen the Watch and Learn videos? They premier every Tuesday at noon Mountain time on our Facebook page. If you can’t watch the premier, you can always […]
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Ideas for Surprise!
In my last post about the Handi Quilter quilt-along I shared our fabric choices and a few tips for cutting and piecing. The month of September for the Surprise! quilt-along is for assembling the quilt top and backing. Pam, Ginny, and I all managed to get our blocks finished in time. We need you to […]
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Loading the Little Buddy
There’s a wonderful accessory for the Little Foot frame called the Little Buddy. The HQ Little Foot Frame is a great choice for stand-up quilting in a small space. Overall length of frame is just 5 feet long and fits in the tightest studios. The frame offers a quilting space of 14” x 48”. Its […]
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Best Borders
Turning the quilt to quilt the side borders all in one go is a great technique that’s used by most accomplished quilters. It is definitely the best way when you are using robotic quilting like Pro-Stitcher, if you are really into accuracy (like me). It’s also a good technique for free motion quilters. Quilting a […]
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