4 Best Free Motion Designs for Beginners | New Quilter Tips
“What is the best free motion design that’s easy for a new quilter?” I get this question almost on the daily! If you ask 10 quilters, you’ll probably get 10 different answers. It’s a matter of opinion and most quilters will share the design they are most comfortable stitching. Today, I’m sharing my advice (and […]
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The Bottom of the Quilt – How to quilt the last bits
Let’s talk about how to handle quilting the very bottom of the quilt, on a longarm machine, using best practices for the best results. Imagine yourself here: You loaded your very first quilt on your new longarm frame, attaching the pieces to the leaders, just like in the video. You basted across the batting and […]
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Straight Line Quilting
Straight line quilting stands out as a go-to design choice for its timeless elegance, precision, and boundless creative possibilities. As the name suggests, it involves stitching straight lines to create visually striking patterns and textures. While seemingly simple, the art lies in the precision and planning required to execute these lines flawlessly. And quilting straight […]
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Quilting Panels | 2024 Quilting Panels Ideas & Types
Today on the blog, experienced quilter, Mary Beth Krapil, shares quilting panel ideas for 2024. She shares different techniques and how-to steps to quilt your very own panel! Mary Beth is one of the National Educators at Handi Quilter, with decades of experiencing in longarm quilting. Easy Quilting Project – Panels At Handi Quilter we […]
Read MoreReposition a Design with Pro-Stitcher
We have all done it at one time or another. Somehow, we knock our design in Pro-Stitcher out of position. There are a lot of ways this can happen, mostly user error. I won’t go into all of them, I’m just going to get to the important information you are here to learn: how to […]
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Spring Cleaning for Quilters
Who invented Spring Cleaning? Well, there are many cultures that lay claim to that, Hebrew, Iranian, Chinese. Where ever it came from, it does make sense. Could the reason so many cultures have rituals and celebrations that incorporate spring cleaning be that this is the best time of year for it? With the warmer temperatures […]
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Take the Time
Last week we talked about Spring flowers and how we were anxiously awaiting them. But flowers only bloom when they are ready. And so we must be patient. Quilters are the same way. You cannot rush or force yourself to quilt beautifully. It takes time and practice. Be patient and give yourself grace. Take the […]
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Ideas for Custom Quilting
Custom [ kuhs-tuhm ], adjective   definition: made specially for individual customers. Custom quilting is specific quilting designs made and arranged for an individual quilt. As opposed to edge-to-edge or all-over quilting which is a design that is repeated across the entire quilt without regard to the piecing or applique. Custom quilting is a great […]
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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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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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