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Karen Brown of Just Get It Done Quilts recently purchased a Millie longarm quilting machine. Follow along as Karen unboxes and assembles her new Millie...

Foundation paper piecing is a method that lets you make accurate, complex patterns without stress and struggle. In this video, APQS Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh shares lots of tips and tricks to help new and experienced quilters master this fun technique.

For this pattern, Heidi of Hen & Chicks Studio cleverly arranged long strips of fabric to create the illusion that they are woven together.

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Looking for a wintery quilt to match the season? You'll love Forest Snowfall by APQS Dealer Myrna Ficken of A Quilter's Choice.

In this video, APQS Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh shows you several gadgets that make sit-down quilting easier, from basting the layers to moving the fabric, as well as how optional accessory feet on our sit-down machine George make ruler work, stippling and applique outlining easy to do.

New gadgets pop up all the time to make quilting easier. In this article, Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh shares some useful tools for APQS George owners.

Looking for an elegant quilt pattern with half square triangles? You'll love Star Dust by APQS Dealer Cathy Thayer of Fabric Bash.

In this video, you'll discover techniques for securing your quilt layers together on a longarm quilting machine. We cover everything from stabilizing the edges when loading it to your frame...to earning extra money basting the quilt for hand quilters. APQS Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh even shows you how to baste the quilt if you're a sit-down machine quilter.

Did you know your APQS longarm quilting machine can be used to tie a quilt? In this video, APQS Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh shares a tutorial for how to get the look of a hand-tied quilt without all the work of layering, basting, and tying knots.