Faith Bratton
Faith at the controls
I started quilting in about 2003, when my youngest daughter refused to wear the dresses with puffed sleeves that I would make for her. I was hooked on quilting from the start and have never looked back! Since I spend what spare time I have quilting, my husband had no choice but to learn about quilting in order for us to have any time together!
We have four children --- a junior in college, a freshman in college, a seventh grader and a third grader. Since we find ourselves driving around the state to various school activities and sporting events, we take advantage of the drive by visiting quilt shops and shows. Luckily, my husband is very unique in that he has always encouraged me to buy more fabric and quilting toys. I had bought a computerized quilting system back in 2003 and last fall when I saw the HQ16 with the Pro-Stitcher at the Des Moines AQS show, I fell in love with it. Right away, he encouraged me to get it and I have been extremely pleased with it. We have pretty much mastered the computerized quilting functionality, and I am looking forward to taking some free motion classes at the upcoming AQS show in Des Moines. Since I plan to retire in the next year or so, I should have more time to practice free motion.
My husband hasn’t finished his first quilt yet, but it couldn’t be more different from the types of quilts that I enjoy making the most. I love very traditional quilts, while he tends to favor quilts that are very contemporary and asymmetrical. It will be interesting to see what quilting pattern he selects. Likely, we will have to draw out a new one to match his contemporary quilt top. That is the beauty of this system…. It is very flexible and very easy to use. And, I am confident the quality of the HQ16 will provide many happy years of quilting for us!

I own the following HQ machines: HQ Sixteen, HQ Pro-Stitcher