Handi Quilter’s First Quilt-A-Long
Have you ever joined a quilt-a-long? Now is your chance to try one on for size. Handi Quilter’s first quilt-a-long is just starting and it’s FREE! The Videos The last Tuesday of each month we will premier a video with hints, tips and techniques you can use to create your Seeing Stars quilt. Noon […]
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5 MORE Things To Do With Quilty Friends
Last week we explored 5 things to do with your quilty friends. Here is a continuation of that list, 5 more things to do. 6. Go on a Shop Hop This is something you can tailor to your group. Just plan a day to visit all your local-ish shops together. Or get in on an […]
Read More5 Things To Do with Quilty Friends
Do you have a group of quilty friends? Here are 5 suggestions of things you can do together, just for fun. 1. Join a guild This is one you can do solo, if you want to make some new quilty friends! Quilt guilds offer many opportunities to learn new things and to share your quilting […]
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Signature Quilt – the story
Back on Dec 20, 2022 we aired a HQ Watch and Learn Quilting Show about Signature Quilts. You can watch it here. In the show Kim and Kristina share several kinds of signature quilts. One of them was a quilt that was gifted to Handi Quilter by my guild, The Southern Wake Quilters’ Guild, here […]
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Binding on the Longarm – How To
Last week I wrote about making my temperature quilt. I had several questions about how to apply the binding while the quilt is still on your longarm frame. I explained this in a past post, but thought you might like to see it again (or see it for the first time!) I’m willing to bet […]
Read MoreTemperature Quilt
I made a temperature quilt for 2022. Have you heard of them? Just Google temperature quilts and you’ll find lots of examples! Making a Temperature Quilt The idea is to record the high and low temperature for each day. Assign a fabric (color) to temperature ranges and use the fabric associated with the high […]
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The Finish – Christmas Countdown Quilt-A-Long with Helen Godden
At the start of December 2022 our friend, Helen Godden, started her annual Christmas Countdown Quilt-a-long. Helen is our Handi Quilter Ambassador who lives in Australia. She’s an accomplished artist and a superb stationary machine quilter. I decided to join in the quilt-a-long and take you all along with me. So today I will share […]
Read MoreHappy Holiday !
Whatever you celebrate, however you celebrate, we hope that this holiday season brings you peace and joy. And a little extra time to quilt. Thanks for letting us be a part of your creative life! from all of us at Handi Quilter.
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Introducing the NEW HQ Amara ST
We have a new machine in our family! I’d like to introduce you to the Handi Quilter Amara ST. The ST part of the name stands for STationary. You move the fabric under the needle to quilt. The machine stays stationary. It is packed with all the best features quilters value most. Features Stitch regulation […]
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Protect your Investment
We received lot of questions recently about powering your Handi Quilter longarm machine. It’s a great question to ask! You definitely want to protect your investment in your beloved quilting machine. I posted back in the summer about this topic and you can read the entire post here. It explains how to choose the proper […]
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