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We caught up with Corintha R. to see what she’s been up to since winning a Freddie quilting machine in the 2014 APQS longarm giveaway contest.

The “Simply Strippy Baby Quilt” pattern she’s shared is perfect for newbies and experienced quilters alike. The quilt is designed to teach beginners how to piece and quilt, and is part of Teresa’s “ABC123” pattern series, where the patterns increase in difficulty and complexity as quilters move up in the series.

Using rulers when machine quilting gives you consistent shapes and spaces while being easy to use, too! There are a variety of straight line designs from simple to complex that are easy to accomplish using rulers designed for machine quilting...

Rhonda operates her longarm quilting studio out of Sequim, Washington. She has two APQS machines nestled in her beautiful studio which she says is dedicated to her customers and they are always welcome. We sat down with Rhonda to find out more about how she started her longarm quilting business and what advice she’d have for others.

Right or wrong, quilting has been perceived as “women’s work” for centuries. While more and more men are discovering the craft, according to the 2017 “Quilting in America” study conducted by The Quilting Company, in partnership with Quilts, Inc., only one percent of the estimated 7 to 10 million quilters are male.

Half square triangles are simple yet so versatile. This quilt began as an effort to use up a layer cake plus some yardage. Named after the British Columbia Mountains, this pattern is beautiful and fun to quilt!

Fabric Panels present a unique opportunity to play with new machine quilting techniques in a fairly low stakes environment. So, why not use them to practice upon and grow your free motion quilting skills a bit?

In the Spring 2017, Shanie V. of Quincy, Wash., got the surprise of a lifetime when she won a new Millie quilting system from APQS. We gave her a call recently to see how she’s been getting along with her new machine...

In this APQS Video Tutorial, APQS Dealer and Educator Angela Huffmann shares a border design called Windy Pebble.

By nature, a pinwheel block looks like it’s spinning in the breeze as the triangle points lead your eyes around the block. Depending on which way you place the points, the block rotates clockwise or counterclockwise. Mix the block orientation on the same quilt, and you’ll create quite a stir!