I hope you've watched the story of Kelsey Cooley, the first of many in our And I Quilt campaign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pQWYc6I1fY Now we're having a related giveaway on Instagram. Here's the scoop: The giveaway is for a foldable storage box for your quilting supplies. It's perfect for toting, organizing or stashing and it comes in our [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador Quilters hail from all walks of life and Handi Quilter is celebrating that fact with a new campaign, "And I Quilt." We've selected a group of 15 quilters across North America to show us who they are, what they do, and how they enjoy using their Handi Quilter [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I went to Wichita last week to speak to a group of longarm quilters at A-1 Singer Sewing Center, which happens to be a retailer for Handi Quilter and HQ Stitch. If I'm on a road trip alone, I reward myself with a few quilt shop stops along [...]
We have a terrific promotion going on now through August 19. When you buy a longarm package or Pro-Stitcher® from Handi Quilter, you'll get a free HQ Stitch domestic sewing machine! Read about HQ Stitch machines and compare their features with our handy table. Visit your local Handi Quilter retailer to learn more. The promotion [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador Most of my making is devoted to quilts, but the impending arrival of twin grandbabies has me sewing a few other things this summer. Today I embellished burp cloths with the HQ Stitch 510. Everyone knows that original cloth diapers make the best burp cloths, and it seems [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador Make a block with me?! I made a great big Economy quilt block as the centerpiece for a receiving blanket this week. In doing so I realized that it would make a great practice piece for quilters. It also has strong potential as a scrap quilt, and who [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I've been making receiving blankets for my soon-to-arrive twin granddaughters, and one of my favorites has a 24" Economy quilt block as its center. Making this blanket used a lot of the skills I've honed over many years, so I thought it would be make a good series [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador For the past several years, my friend Beth Helfter of EvaPaige Quilt Designs has hosted the Teal Mini Swap. Beth lost her mom to ovarian cancer much too soon, and this quilt swap raises funds for research into this disease. I've taken part in the Teal Mini Swap [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador The difference between sewing with a dual-feed accessory and a regular presser foot is significant, and it's worth making sure you understand the difference. Knowing when to perform each kind of sewing will make your work more accurate, and I think that makes creating more fun. When you [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador When I started quilting 35 years ago, it was recommended (by whom I can't recall) that people prewash their fabrics before making a quilt. So I did. When I came home with a fabric purchase, I dutifully clipped off a corner as instructed by the Quilting Gods and [...]
