I have had more fun with my HQ 16 than should be legally allowed. It all started when I went to my local quilt shop and had the HQ16 machine demonstrated for me. I was afraid to try stitching with it when it was my turn. Moments after trying the machine and realizing the precision quilting that can be achieved with the HQ system; I knew I needed to get one for my very own. I wanted to be able to put the finishing artistic touch to my quilts rather than let someone else have all that fun.
Since getting my HQ16, I have made more quilts than I can even remember. I now make quilts for family, friends and charity. I have quilts hanging in every room of my house including one on the front of my fridge and even one in the bathroom! Our dog has her very own wholecloth quilt too. Oh! There is also a quilt decorating the garage wall!
Something I never expected to happen in my quilting adventure, DID!. I entered one of my quilts in my guild’s challenge competition and won 1st place. That same quilt called “Silver Celebration” won Best of Show in the AQS on-line quilt contest in 2008. It was so exciting to see my quilt hanging in the show at Paducah, KY with a purple ribbon attached. My quilt was published in American Quilter magazine and Unlimited Possibilities magazine. Entering shows is great fun and very challenging. I’ve won 1st place ribbons in our local show in Orlando, 1st and 2nd place at MQS, 1st place in a contest in Franklin, NC, and Judge’s Recognition at Quiltfest in Jacksonville, FL. I am proud to have one of my quilts juried into the Pacific International Quilt Festival. I was also asked permission to allow my Silver Celebration quilt and story to be published in a quilting magazine in JAPAN!
Of the many things I love about my HQ16, flexibility has to be my favorite feature. You can add the options you want and need when the time is right. I started out with a non-stitch-regulated machine. After attending classes at HQU and using one of the classroom machines with the stitch regulator, I just had to have it and simply added that to my existing machine. Next came micro handles, then the ProStitcher and finally the Studio frame.
I use rulers with the ruler base and groovy boards and do plenty of freehand and ProStitcher work as well. All the options available work together seamlessly to achieve professional quality quilting and exactly the design I want to complete my quilts.
I am very excited to be teaching quilting classes too, thanks to my experience with the HQ16. Since getting my HQ16, quilting has become a delightful adventure and I can’t wait to see where my HQ and I will go next.
Thanks Handi Quilter!!

I own the following HQ machine: HQ Pro-Stitcher