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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!  

Jessie Zeigler of Thread Quilting Studio says one of her goals in life is to help quilters love more people through the gift of quilt making. She is a pattern designer, professional machine quilter and encourager to all. We love seeing her creations combined with her sunny outlook on 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...

As the leaves fall and trees turn bare, you can capture just a little bit of summer’s vibrant colors with the quilt that APQS Dealer Julia Graves of Leesburg, VA  has shared!

It’s time for a big celebration in the quilting world—high fives around the guild, please! For the first time in years, according to the Quilting in America 2017 Survey, the average age of a “dedicated quilter” has dropped one full year from 64 to 63 years old!

Over one-third of quilters own an embroidery machine, and about one-third also do embroidery on quilt tops. That leads to a big question - How do you quilt them?

In this video tutorial, APQS Educator and Dealer Angela Huffman shows you how to quilt this sweet border design we like to call "Twin Tulips." It's perfect for your baby quilts.

It takes decades of ocean churning to polish sea glass and wash it ashore. But with APQS Dealer Michelle Harris’s “Seaglass Mosaic” quilt pattern, you won’t have to comb the beaches for your booty!

I’ve learned a piecing trick over the years that reduces that bulk and helps the block lay flat. Here’s how to do it…

What's it like to run a quilting business? We touched base with Julie McClannen of Quilts by Julie to get her insights...