By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador No, not the morning TV show. I'm talking about your view of the machine quilting as you're doing it. In my last post, I talked about some lessons I took from quilting my Wild Garden. Lessons in Machine Quilting When you’re machine quilting, you’re so close to the [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador Eight years ago I started an improvisational quilt project during a retreat with Mary Lou Weidman. Mary Lou was doing improv long before anyone called it that. She makes amazing story quilts and she is full of ideas. A day spent with her is like slurping creativity from [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador There are good learning opportunities during the Cyber Quilt Show created by Handi Quilter. I've been watching and rewatching a workshop called "Variations" with HQ National Educator Debby Brown. I'm spending a lot of time learning all about free-motion machine quilting these days, so Debby's friendly video class [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I'm learning so much about machine quilting each day. The lessons apply whether you're quilting on a domestic like HQ Stitch or on a stationary longarm like the HQ Capri. Some of them would also be useful if you're longarm quilting with a machine on a movable carriage. [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I sew on HQ Stitch sewing machines, which could have something to do with being the brand ambassador. But in all honesty, I would sew on these machines even if I was not the brand ambassador! They are truly the best kept secret in the quilting world. Now [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I hope you're enjoying meeting all types of quilters during Handi Quilter's And I Quilt campaign. Today we're introducing Vanessa Clark from Dothan, Alabama. Vanessa Clark This profile warmed my heart because you can easily see that Vanessa adores her grandchildren. I think it's rare that a grandma [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador Today I finished piecing another very old UFO (that's quilt-speak for UnFinished Object). It took about a day and I can't imagine why I let this one languish for so long. I started with 12 blocks. A few were missing corners and one was only partly sewn, but [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador Whenever I attend a Handi Quilter event or see a Handi Quilter booth at a big show, there are vintage quilts with luscious machine quilting. I discovered the source of some of that beauty this week when I listened to the American Patchwork & Quilting Podcast. In case [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador Today, a quick reminder that there are just a few days left to save on Handi Feet during Sarah McNary's portion of And I Quilt. Handi Feet Square Feet Set Perhaps you need the Square Feet Set. They're 20% off. Handi Feet Micro Foot Maybe you've wanted to [...]
Recently I needed new samples for a class I'm teaching in June about improvisational curved piecing. I didn't have anything specific in mind and started with easy cutting and sewing. I used the HQ Stitch 510. I used big, bold prints with plenty of contrast. When you have contrast, you can clearly see the difference [...]
