By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I'm working on new class samples for a Pine Burr class I'm teaching in the fall, and I had several pieces I wanted to applique to a textured background. I've had consistently good performance on the HQ Stitch 710 for machine quilting, so that's where I turned again. [...]
What's that you say? A practice sandwich? Yes, that's right. You need a sandwich of fabric, batting and backing so that you can practice new machine quilting ideas, warm up your muscles and your memory, and try out all kinds of stitches before you put them on your quilt. My oft-used practice sandwich is [...]
A while back, my friend LeeAnn Meduna gave a guild program on her machine quilting journey. She started out quilting on a domestic sewing machine, and later she got a longarm. Her quilts were beautiful and inspiring, but one thing she said really stood out for me. LeeAnn brought along her sketchbook, in which she [...]
There's an exercise I do in order to stretch my quilting muscles. It's a good way to try something new without making a huge commitment of time, energy or expense. I make a set of three similar quilts that finish at 8" x 10". The piecing is one simple block with some improvised borders. Any [...]
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 [...]
I keep finding new things to love about the HQ Stitch 710. The latest is the Locking Stitch. You can use it when you want an invisible stitch that will not come unsewn at the beginning and the end of a seam. I've been quilting a small sampler that I designed for a retreat this [...]
I hope you're making use of Handi Quilter's Minute Motifs. These short one-minute videos show how to quilt something delightful each time. When I watch I get so excited, you can bet that I'm on my HQ Stitch 710 within a few minutes. Check out these Curly Stars. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_zRcADZYlA[/embedyt] I like to have two [...]
