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Swirling blocks create the illusion of waves and make a big splash in this intriguing quilt!

APQS classrooms give students an opportunity to learn hands-on quilting techniques from the industry's top instructors on the industry's best longarm quilting machines.

APQS retailer and educator, Myrna Ficken, showcases the Quick Change hopping feet available for APQS longarm quilting machines. Learn the use for each foot as well as how easy it is to change from one to another.

The APQS Ellie with Halo frame is a compact, yet versatile, longarm quilting machine capable of quilting any size project. This video demonstrates how simple it is to load and advance a small quilt with the Halo pickup roller.

Get ready for summer with this fun quilt that's brilliant for showcasing colorful prints and quilting designs. 

If you’ve been around the (quilt) block, you’ve seen different quilting styles emerge over time, and it’s wonderful to have so many choices!

Watch as APQS dealer and educator, Myrna Ficken, demonstrates how to add eye-catching decorative couching to a project with your longarm. Myrna details her couching method, shares tips for clean starts and stops, and talks about different materials to consider using for couching.

Whether you’re quilting for customers or finishing your own treasures, adding binding on the longarm is a useful technique that will get you one step closer to a completed quilt.

T-shirt quilts can be such fun!  Add to the joy with fills in the open areas that give the shirts that extra spark.

This quilt pattern is the perfect way to use up leftover fabrics, but it is graphic enough to inspire a shopping trip to your local quilt shop too!