Barbara Stroup
Quilting lines with Rainbow
My HQ
Flo Fusion arrived in this Springfield MA home in June. Even though Flo is always ready to run at high speeds, she never leaves her 3rd floor room. Obedient, if a little loopy at times, she doesn't know the meaning of the word pantograph, preferring a dizzier lifestyle as she is led from the front in free hand circles, waves, loops and curves. Her operator has been interested in ‘line’ all her life from ice skating blades that carved figures in the ice to the motion of a calligraphic pen making swirls and flourishes on paper. Since first seeing a 1996 free motion quilting demo, she has wanted to welcome a long-arm tenant to the premises.
When escorted to Flo's room, non-quilting friends are shocked by her size and impressed by her speed. Quilting friends love the way she sandwiches those layers together, and also like the neat, tidy backs & dash; no tucks! Her operator has learned a lot in a short time but hopes to learn much more.
It's a very happy union, well-supervised by a sweet little four-year-old Westie and well-supported by a team of three HQ fanatics at Sew Inspired Quilt Shop in Simsbury, Ct., all HQ owners.

I own the following HQ machine: HQ Fusion