The Quilting Bee is two time award winning HandiQuilter dealer. We provide support, training and we service what we sell. HandiQuilter is the leading mid-arm and long-arm company in the industry. At more than half the price of the professional long arm machines, who could resist the experience of quilting your own quilts by using pantographs or stitching freehand? So why not come in and try a HandiQuilter Machine today? We don't just sell these great machines, we use them everyday!
HQ 18 Inch Avante
Features and Benefits of the HQ18Avanté®
• 18” throat to accommodate your bigger projects
• 2 kinds of stitch regulation with precision control provides consistent stitch quality from 4 stitches-per-inch up to 18 stitches-per-inch
• 15” of open quilting space: quilt from crib to king with ease
• Color touch-screen controls allow switching quickly from manual mode to stitch-regulation mode
• Included LED lights are menu-controlled
• Speeds up to 1800 precision stitches-per-minute
• Color touch-screens front and back
• Exclusive HQ Walking Stitch
• Set your preferred settings
• Needle stop position control
• Stitch counters
• Built-in diagnostics
• Adjustable sound levels
• Integrated, adjustable laser light
• HQ Micro Handle compatible (optional accessory)
• 3 table/frame/track combinations available
• Precision-glide aluminum track available on HQ Studio Frame
• HQ technology and innovation
• HQ customer service and warranty
• Hand-crafted in the USA
HQ 24 Inch Fusion
Features and Benefits of the HQ24 Fusion®
• Stitch regulation with precision control provides consistent stitch quality from 4 stitches per inch up
to 18 stitches per inch
• 20" of open quilting space: quilt from crib to king with ease
• Fingertip controls allow you to switch quickly from manual mode to stitch-regulation mode
• Built in adjustable LED lighting functions with menu control
> Warm/Cool/Neutral or UV
• Speeds up to 2200 precision stitches per minute
• On-board video play-back system
• Tilt-action, color-touch display screens (2)
> Set your preferred settings
> Full- and half-stitch settings
> Needle position control
> Stitch counters
> Built in self-diagnostics
> Video download and playback options
> Download upgrades
• Thread-break sensor
• Integrated, adjustable laser light
• Built-in connection point for HQ Micro Handles
• 12' HQ24 Fusion Frame System; load and quilt with no additional adjustment needed
• HQ technology
• HQ customer service
• Hand-crafted in the USA
HQ Sweet Sixteen Sit-Down Model
(Package includes machine head with LED Light Ring, table and stand-alone bobbin winder)
If you love to free-motion machine quilt but struggle to fit your project in a small throat space, you’re going to love the HQ Sweet Sixteen®. Sixteen inches of throat space gives you room to quilt even a king-size quilt. The smooth surface of the included table allows your project to glide under the needle. The powerful motor handles quilting with ease and stitches up to 1500 stitches-perminute. Choose your three favorite top speed settings, on the easy-to-use color touch screen and let the machine remember them.
Use all of your favorite threads
Color touch-screen provides easy access to needle-up and -down and other functions
The 30” x 36” table is height-adjustable and can be expanded with optional 18” table extensions
Let the machine remember your three favorite stitching-speed settings
Choose from 10 to 1500 stitches-per-minute
Innovative Light Ring illuminates the quilting area with 28 LEDs
Shut down for the night, the HQ Sweet Sixteen remembers your stitching speed the next day
HQ Pro-Stitcher Computerized Quilting
Now comes with superior design software "Art n Stitch"
8" color touch screen mounted on your HQ machine
View and manipulate designs on screen
Record your own free motion design or pantograph design
Rotate an existing design
Resize to a specific area
Precisely position a design on the quilt
Repeat your designs both horizontally and vertically
Watch your pattern path before quilting
Back up function if your thread breaks
Set the number of tie-off stitches
Set the quilting speed and stitches per inch
Steady free motion movement with minimal extra cables or wiring attached
No additional PC needed to run the HQ Pro-Stitcher (PC needed for downloading and creating designs)
Simple-to-use integrated graphic settings with quilt-friendly menus
Fingertip Help menus on every screen
Quilt a pantograph or block pattern with confidence in a few simple steps
Ability to read most available digital quilt patterns
Switch from computerized quilting to free motion quilting in seconds with a flick of the quick release mechanism
Silent integrated motor control systems with fluid motion control
Made and Built with integrated HQ Technology
Easy to dowload your favorite patterns from a USB port
Quick setup; be quilting in no time
HQ Micro-Handles
Fully integrated, with familiar built-in touch buttons, these new comfort-grip handles allow you to work with precision. This is what you need to do micro-stippling and close-up work. Fully adjustable front to back, as well as up and down, you can place the handles as close to the needle as you wish. An LED lights the needle perfectly, allowing you to do your best work ever. We can’t wait to see what you do with the new HQ Micro Handles.
HQ Circle Templates Set
Use circle templates for concentric circles, Baptist Fans and assorted arcs. Ruler packaging includes instructions for use, safety tips and design ideas.
Set of 6 circle templates.
Use to quilt circles in the following sizes: 2”, 4”, 6”, 8”, 10”, 12"
Quilter's Preview Paper
SEE YOUR QUILTING DESIGN BEFORE QUILTING YOUR QUILT. Quilter's Preview Paper is a DESIGN TOOL to help quilters find the perfect design for their quilt. Choose your design, then make a stencil by perforating the paper with an unthreaded needle. Mark your project with a Quilt Pounce and quilt. Can also use for applique placement. Full instructions for use included. 20" X 25' (41.66 sq. ft.).
