I'm in Layton, Utah for a few days this week to attend the annual event for Handi Quilter Retailers. There are quilts on display throughout the conference center and I wanted to share some of them with you. Harriet Carpanini quilted a vintage top in double pink and a variety of indigo fabrics for a [...]
Straight to the Point: Read Your Sewing Machine Manual Expanded Version: During a class I taught recently, one of the key points was to shorten the stitch length on the students' sewing machines. I repeated this instruction several times during the early part of the class, as I always do. This was one of [...]
I’ve been making improvisational blocks on the HQ Stitch 510 by Handi Quilter in preparation for teaching a class on string piecing next week. It’s very simple piecing and it takes full advantage of the 510’s speed, one of this model’s most important features. The blocks are a variation of Log Cabin. I start with [...]
