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All quilting adds some texture to quilts. You can control the overall effect by using flatter or thicker batting, thinner or thicker thread, and contrasting or blending thread color.

This quilt is delightfully deceiving. It looks challenging, but it's quite easy with a little patience.

A clean bobbin case means a happy quilting experience! APQS Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh shows you how to properly clean your bobbin case and adjust tension for a beautiful stitch.

With Lenni, we have transferred the know-how of our bigger machines to a more compact size. It is the essence of APQS in its simplest, purest form – a fun and affordable longarm.

With Spring just around the corner, Connie Keller of APQS Texas has created a pattern that cleverly celebrates more than one kind of “new life.”

Longarm quilting on APQS machines transforms lives on the tiny tropical island of Mauritius east of Africa.

Download the free "Stay Centered" quilt pattern from the APQS Team at Sparrow Quilt Company.

Threading your APQS longarm quilting machine is easy! In this video, APQS Customer Service & Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh takes you through the process step by step.

This is the first article in a new series we’re launching about quilt judge expectations and solutions to the most commonly cited areas for improvement.

Hand quilters have buried their threads for decades, and several methods exist to accomplish the same task. In the following video I demonstrate just one way to bury your threads...you may find others that work for you, too!