Sharon Threatt

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In 1998, I was forced to quit work due to fibromyalgia and a severe sleep disorder. I was only 45. In 2002, I was finally granted disability (after having waited almost too long to apply) and thought my life was over. I was very depressed.

In 2003, I decided that it would hurt whether I worked or not, so I began making quilts for sale. However, I found that hand quilting was not something I could do. So, I started sending my quilts out to be machine quilted. By the time I would purchase my fabric and pay the longarmer, I had very little if any profit. So, after much prayer, planning, and research, I put together a business plan, got a loan from the bank and ordered my HQ16/ProStitcher/Studio Table in July of 2008.

I have now been in business for a little over one year and although my physical problems are still daunting at times, I am having a blast. I get to create beautiful quilts and machine quilt my customers' quilts all day long!

I have always been a very independent, workaholic type of person, so being on disability was shameful to me. But now, when I run into an old friend, I can honestly tell them that I work part time in my home! I feel useful again! And the best part of all is creating a thing of beauty and hearing my customers ooh and aah over their finished products.

Thank you, HQ.

I own the following HQ machines: