Quilting Machine" and sharing this with my daughter, Risha, she asked "What
kind do you want?" I didn't know. "How much are they?" Again I didn't
know because I had only watched one being used less than two minutes and out
of the blue this is what I needed to do!!! She told me to do my homework.
Well, I did and the HQ 16 was the one.
Patty, a fellow quilter, who was attending the Nashville Quilt Show called
on Friday to say they had 16 HQ 16's at the show for sale. Risha told her
to reserve one for me. Gloria, another fellow quilter, and I left Saturday
morning, drove to Nashville, met Mark (who loaded the machine for me and
talked like he was someone I had known all my life) then drove back home.
This is a day I will always cherish. Gloria and I talked, laughed, quilted,
ate and of course stopped at a quilt shop making the trip seem so short.
Gloria recently passed away leaving me with wonderful memories I wouldn't
have had it not been for the HQ16.
After my table arrived I set the machine up while watching the video over
and over. My first quilt on the HQ16 won't ever win any awards but I
proudly display it on the back of my sofa.
Risha treated me to the two "Retreats" at Handi Quilter in Salt Lake City.
Of course she couldn't let Mama go by herself so together we set out on our
new adventure. We spent 9 days in Utah that are still like a dream to me.
Vicki, Hattie, Cheryl and Kathi were so helpful teaching me about the HQ16
that I was so intimidated by. They explained how to thread it, adjust
tension with different thread, how to put in the backing, top and batting,
how to use patterns, groovy boards, pantographs and on and on and on.
If I had my time to go over would I purchase the HQ16? ABSOLUTELY!!! Would
I take the Retreats again? ABSOLUTELY!!! I would recommend the HQ16 to
anyone whether they are just beginning to quilt or have quilted forever.
I own the following HQ machines:
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