Free Motion Quilting - Tools for Domestic and Longarm Sitdown Quilters PLUS Facebook Live 6th March 2021

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We know that free motion quilting is a skill that gets better with practice but are there things that you can do to help? Are there tools that can help? Would you like us to show you how?


Yes.

Yes.


And hopefully...yes!

Watch our Saturday 6th March 2021 Facebook Live from our Pinhole Quilting Pershore Showroom.


We show some of the tools and techniques that we use for free motion quilting on stationary (sitdown) machines as well as moveable / standup machines.

Listen out for the fabulous Special Offers on until

12 noon 12th March 2021 while stocks last. BOHIN OFFER IS NOW FINISHED!

Visit www.handiquilter.co.uk

Also, on this week's Facebook Live - we look at how you thread up your machine for tension free tension. 

We talk about the new Loft Frame for our Moxie customers plus what do High, Low, Standard and Clearview mean for Loft and Studio 2 Frame quilters?  

For sitdown quilter using Domestic or Longarm machines Liz demos the Sweet Spots and Paddles for free motion quilting. 

SPECIAL OFFERS on this week on the Sweet Spots and Paddles! Listen to the Facebook Live to find out more! PLUS Orders over £50 get a FREE Bohin Chalk Marker!! SOLD OUT!

We'll also run through our favourite speed settings for moveable quilting machines - that's what we used to call standup machines. When would you use Precision, Cruise and Manual modes?

So join us for our regular fun session on Saturdays at 11am!

Or watch it on catchup on our You Tube Channel. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE so that you can always be notified when new videos of our FREE Tips and Techniques for Longarm Quilting are uploaded.





Appointments being taken for visits to Test Drive from 12th April 2021

Typical speed settings

Remember these days? Hopefully there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Appointments from 12th April 2021

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