By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I quilted another UFO and for the first time I do not feel like I totally messed it up. I think I have turned a corner. This is a crib-size quilt I made from two sets of UFO blocks. The flowers are from a pattern called Daisiez by [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador and Mary Beth Krapil, Handi Quilter National Educator I started machine quilting an old UFO this week, and because I'm not experienced, I had questions right away. Mary Beth is a seasoned longarm quilting pro and is always just a text away. I sent my questions to her! [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I'm astonished at the new thoughts I'm having in the wake of my excitement about machine quilting. 1. "I can't wait to quilt this!" 🤗 In the past, I was a piecer and only a piecer. I made patchwork endlessly and the quilt tops just kept piling up. [...]
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 A few weeks ago, my HQ Capri stationary longarm arrived in two boxes. I had been concerned about setup because I am new to longarm quilting and I have a lot to learn. I kind of love the boxes. "Happy Quilting!" So I thought I'd share how everything [...]
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 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 [...]
