Handi Quilter: HQ Stories

Deb Child
Deb and the Handi Quilter Quilting is in my veins! I have been involved in quilting in one way or another for about 30 years. But my love of quilting goes all the way back to my childhood. I remember playing under the quilting frames in my mother’s family room, listening to the women chatter as they worked on a new quilt that their church group would present to the latest girl in the neighborhood to get married. I started machine quilting on a regular sewing machine about 15 years ago, but always had to send the larger quilts to someone else to be quilted. It’s a happy coincidence that Laurel Barrus quilted two of my four children’s wedding quilts! When my youngest child got married, I called Laurel to make an appointment to have her do the quilting on the new quilt for my daughter. I was crestfallen to hear that she was no longer taking in quilting jobs but had started a new business venture. Well, imagine my surprise when I opened up one of my favorite quilting magazines and saw Laurel’s picture alongside the Handi Quilter! That’s when I knew I had to have one. I was living in California at the time and had started a small quilting company with my good friend Barbara. The international Quilt Market was being held in Salt Lake City that year and so we decided to go. And although it was a wonderful show, I kept returning to the Handi Quilter booth, going over and over the details of the machine I wanted. Finally, I took a deep breath, got out my checkbook, and bought one!! I have had my Handi Quilter just over 2 years now and absolutely love it! I purchased the Handi Quilter for many reasons, one of which was its portability. I took it back to California, set it up in my garage, and got busy quilting. A few months later our family moved back to Utah and I set up my Handi Quilter in our bedroom – I can’t imagine why my husband wasn’t particularly fond of that arrangement. Last fall we did some major remodeling to our home and added on two large rooms. We now have a larger family room upstairs and a beautiful quilt studio downstairs. The permanent, new home of my Handi Quilter is fondly referred to as “the Quilt Cave.” Though I still work as a consultant for a large high-tech company, I look forward to the day when I can quit my job and spend my days quilting—and helping others with their quilting projects. Deb Child Provo, UT I own the following HQ machine: HQ Sixteen

Deb Child

Deb and the Handi Quilter

Quilting is in my veins! I have been involved in quilting in one way or another for about 30 years. But my love of quilting goes all the way back to my childhood. I remember playing under the quilting frames in my mother’s family room, listening to the women chatter as they worked on a new quilt that their church group would present to the latest girl in the neighborhood to get married.

I started machine quilting on a regular sewing machine about 15 years ago, but always had to send the larger quilts to someone else to be quilted. It’s a happy coincidence that Laurel Barrus quilted two of my four children’s wedding quilts!

When my youngest child got married, I called Laurel to make an appointment to have her do the quilting on the new quilt for my daughter. I was crestfallen to hear that she was no longer taking in quilting jobs but had started a new business venture. Well, imagine my surprise when I opened up one of my favorite quilting magazines and saw Laurel’s picture alongside the Handi Quilter! That’s when I knew I had to have one.

I was living in California at the time and had started a small quilting company with my good friend Barbara. The international Quilt Market was being held in Salt Lake City that year and so we decided to go. And although it was a wonderful show, I kept returning to the Handi Quilter booth, going over and over the details of the machine I wanted. Finally, I took a deep breath, got out my checkbook, and bought one!!

I have had my Handi Quilter just over 2 years now and absolutely love it! I purchased the Handi Quilter for many reasons, one of which was its portability. I took it back to California, set it up in my garage, and got busy quilting. A few months later our family moved back to Utah and I set up my Handi Quilter in our bedroom – I can’t imagine why my husband wasn’t particularly fond of that arrangement.

Last fall we did some major remodeling to our home and added on two large rooms. We now have a larger family room upstairs and a beautiful quilt studio downstairs. The permanent, new home of my Handi Quilter is fondly referred to as “the Quilt Cave.” Though I still work as a consultant for a large high-tech company, I look forward to the day when I can quit my job and spend my days quilting—and helping others with their quilting projects.

Deb Child
Provo, UT

I own the following HQ machine: HQ Sixteen