By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I came across a wonderful scrap quilt recently. It's called Pink/Orange/Yellow Try-Angles and it was designed and made by Johnny Barfuss. Pink/Orange/Yellow Try-Angles by Johnny Barfuss Johnny works as a Studio Educator for Handi Quilter in North Salt Lake, Utah. Johnny told me the story of Try-angles. Johnny [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador The biggest challenge I face as a maker is knowing how to quilt the tops I finish. I can piece and applique 'til the cows come home and am never short of ideas. But put a newly finished quilt top in front me when it's time to secure [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I'm at Handi Quilter in North Salt Lake, Utah this week for meetings, and there is inspiration all around me. Lonestar Burst and Beyond, from Kimberly Einmo's Lonestar Burst Workshop, quilted by Handi Quilter National Educator Patty Kerns In the past, my quilts have often been about the [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I hope you've discovered the engaging new campaign by Handi Quilter called "And I Quilt." It is so interesting! The quilting community is diverse, and Handi Quilter shines a light on that. The latest person featured is Jeresther Thorpe-Page, who is a school principal and a mom, AND [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I have a few dozen Christmas and holiday quilts that make up the Jingle Bells Trunk Show. This time of year, I give it regularly for quilt guilds around the country. I'm always adding to it, and last week I picked up a quilt from my extraordinary longarm [...]
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'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. [...]
Use Quilt Batting More Efficiently By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador When I first heard about a product called Heat Press Batting Together, I wasn't sure it would be worth the trouble. But I have changed my mind, and now my battings are often made from leftover strips and odd-shaped chunks. It's common to [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador My machine quilting skills are okay. They're not stellar and they're not horrible. They pass, most of the time. They are best when I'm nicely warmed up. Getting warmed up can take anywhere from an hour to a day. I've discovered a trick that will help you put [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I quilted two projects on a deadline last week, to be published in autumn magazine issues. A looming due date creates some pressure and I don't really enjoy that, but it does force me to finish, and that's a good thing. I used both the HQ Stitch 510 [...]
