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Download the free Snowflake table runner from APQS Dealer Brenda Shreve of Red Barn Quilting.

Is your new year’s goal to get more quilts done? Our 2019 APQS longarm line-up can help you keep at least one resolution this year! These new features will make your quilting simple and fun—and will definitely help you cross projects off your list!

Mid-arm and longarm quilting machines come with either a small L-style bobbin or a big M-style bobbin. Some companies offer only one bobbin size...

These five articles are the ones that received the most visits in 2018. For good reason! From easy-to-follow tutorials to actionable tips, it’s no surprise you’ve found them useful!

Quilters frequently use stipple and meander interchangeably when describing a quilting design that wanders aimlessly across the fabric...

A tailor’s clapper is a flat block of hardwood, often rounded on the ends with routed grooves along the sides for finger holds...

APQS Dealer Betty Reid’s close family ties served as the inspiration for her “Christmas is Coming” quilt pattern. Seeing presents under the tree with your name on the tag elevates the anticipation until the magical day when you can rip through the paper to see what’s inside!

When we posted a picture of this Grinch quilt to our Facebook and Instagram pages in October, it got LOTS of response. In fact, it’s been one of our most popular posts of the year. Comments ranged from praise and amazement to questions about the panel and design.

Thread Waggle Quilting in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been in business since 2008. After years of running a successful longarm quilting business, Thread Waggle Quilting moved into a commercial space and the APQS Raleigh Showroom came to life!  

We share lots of tricks about longarm quilting in our blog, and owning an APQS machine is definitely a treat! We love seeing the boo-tiful quilts that our customers share! Sorry, couldn’t resist! I’ve donned my Maleficent outfit for Halloween to reveal some of the scariest longarm mistakes quilters have confessed to our Customer Service team...