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April 5, 2016
How to handle quilts with open seams
In this post, we’ll come face to face with that dastardly villain known as the “open seam.”
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March 29, 2016
APQS Video Tutorial: Ribbon Candy Curl
In this tutorial, APQS Educator and Dealer Angela Huffmann shares a versatile design called Ribbon Candy Curl.
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March 22, 2016
How to accomplish curved crosshatching
A contemporary alternative to straight cross hatching is curved crosshatching.
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March 15, 2016
APQS Video Tutorial: How to bury thread
Learn how to bring up your bobbin thread, easily thread a needle, and tie a quilter's knot to keep your ends neat and tidy.
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March 8, 2016
APQS' Build-a-Bed project at QuiltCon 2016
Check out all the smiles from kids of all ages who helped APQS complete quilts for Morehead State University's Build-a-Bed program at QuiltCon 2016.
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March 5, 2016
Video Tutorial: Clover Border or Sashing
Learn how to make a clover border - a simple, beginning custom design for a border.
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March 1, 2016
Owning a quilting business - what thread colors should you have?
The good news is that while you might want hundreds of thread colors, you don’t need them to successfully start a longarm business!
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February 23, 2016
APQS Video Tutorial: Fern Twist
APQS Dealer and Educator Angela Huffman shares an alternative to feathers - the fern twist. The leaf shapes are much more forgiving and easy to master.
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February 16, 2016
APQS Store owner part of unique program to introduce next generation to quilting
Connie Keller of APQS Dallas has found a unique way to introduce quilting and the magical powers of a longarm machine to a younger audience through the help of the University of North Texas.
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February 9, 2016
Quilt pattern: Gene Yes! [Free download]
The touching story of the quilt pattern Connie is sharing with us today is about a quilting family member named Gene Stewart. Download the pattern for free at the end of the blog post.
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