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October 27, 2015
APQS Video Tutorial: How to attach binding using a longarm quilting machine
Discover how to quickly add the binding to your longarm quilting project while it is still on the frame.
October 16, 2015
How to handle a client consultation
Whether you quilt professionally or just for yourself, when you decide to say “yes” to someone who has asked you to quilt her quilt, lots of responsibility also comes your way.
October 13, 2015
Longarm giveaway winner transformed master bedroom into quilting studio
After winning a Lucey longarm quilting machine in the Great APQS Longarm Giveaway in 2013, Joyce Labree did what any passionate quilter would do – she transformed her master bedroom into a quilting studio.
October 6, 2015
How would YOU quilt the quilt – Georgene Huggett and Betty Reid
We asked Georgene Huggett and Betty Reid to quilt the same traditional quilt pattern for us. Take a look at how each dealer chose to interpret the quilt differently
September 22, 2015
Quilting the Quilt: Getting from here to there
Twenty years ago, machine quilting was considered “cheating” by a great majority of quilters, and it was rare to find a machine-quilted project among show winners. Now hand-quilted quilts make up only a small percentage of completed quilts.
September 15, 2015
Common questions about longarm machine financing
We asked Carrie Radloff, business development manager at Red Thread, to share answers to some of the most common questions they receive about financing a longarm quilting machine.
September 8, 2015
APQS Video Tutorial: George and applique
Discover how different quilting can impact your applique as we showcase five different quilting styles on applique blocks using George.
September 1, 2015
Tell us your APQS story: Beth Maitland-Banninger
Beth Maitland-Banninger’s entire adult life has been filled with the creative arts. For the past 30 years she has played the role of Traci Abbott on CBS TV’s “The Young and the Restless.”
August 25, 2015
How would YOU quilt the quilt – Susan Ponz, Connie Keller and Angela Clark
We asked Susan Ponz, Connie Keller and Angela Clark to quilt the same modern quilt pattern for us. Take a look at how each store chose to interpret the quilt with their color palette and quilting.
August 4, 2015
How to join your binding ends for a beautiful finish [with video]
Lots of quilters cringe when it’s time to marry the beginning and ending binding strips together with a seam.