{"id":7111,"date":"2019-12-20T20:53:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T04:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.road2ca.com\/blog\/?p=7111"},"modified":"2019-12-20T20:53:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T04:53:29","slug":"the-new-hq-capri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/20\/the-new-hq-capri\/","title":{"rendered":"The NEW HQ Capri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Handi\nQuilter\u2019s History <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HQ-logo-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" width=\"325\" height=\"125\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The best\ninnovations begin with a need that isn\u2019t being met. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s exactly what happened with <a href=\"https:\/\/handiquilter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Handi Quilter\u2019s (opens in a new tab)\">Handi Quilter\u2019s<\/a> founder, Laurel Barrus, in the late 1990\u2019s. A lifelong sewer, Laurel was looking for a way to take a portable machine quilting frame to her family cabin. She couldn\u2019t find anything to suit her needs in the marketplace, so\u2026 she created something that could be used with her own home sewing machine. Laurel knew her invention had to be light and small enough to carry in her car, yet adjustable so it could accommodate small or large quilts. Laurel named her quilting frame, the \u201cHandi Quilter.\u201d When her friends saw the portable, adjustable frame she had created, they wanted one too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laurel took her first prototype to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quilts.com\/quilt-festival-houston.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"International Quilt Festival in Houston  (opens in a new tab)\">International Quilt Festival in Houston <\/a>in October of 1999. On the first day of the festival, she called her fabricators and told them she had received enough orders to keep them busy until Christmas!! The business continued to grow when in 2002, Handi Quilter introduced an entirely new line of products \u2013 the <em>HQ Sixteen<\/em> quilting machine and the adjustable frames to support it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2010,\nHandi Quilter became the only longarm quilting machine company to achieve worldwide\nsafety and electrical certificates for their quilting machines and systems,\nenabling them to expand to more than 900 worldwide independent retail locations\nacross 55 countries. Its dedicated engineering team works with quilters when\ncreating new and innovative products. Handi Quilter\u2019s continued focus on\neducation is furthered by more than 30 field educators in ur HQ their studio\nand throughout the world who share their talents, knowledge and love of\nquilting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HQ Capri<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>HQ\nSixteen<\/em> has been replaced by newer machines, including the recently released\n(as of December 10, 2019) <em>HQ Capri<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HQ-Capri-LOGO-Color-01-web-800x422-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7113\" width=\"437\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HQ-Capri-LOGO-Color-01-web-800x422-1.png 800w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HQ-Capri-LOGO-Color-01-web-800x422-1-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HQ-Capri-LOGO-Color-01-web-800x422-1-768x405.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>HQ\nCapri<\/em> is a stationary longarm machine with built-in <em>HQ InSight<\/em>\nstitch regulation. This patented sensor-based stitch regulation is built into\nthe new <em>HQ InSight Table<\/em> for intuitive quilting and accurate stitches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HQ-Capri3-902x1024.jpg\" alt=\"HQ Capri\" class=\"wp-image-7114\" width=\"495\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HQ-Capri3-902x1024.jpg 902w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HQ-Capri3-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HQ-Capri3-768x872.jpg 768w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HQ-Capri3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The HQ Capri at Road to California<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Road to\nCalifornia is the first quilt show where the <em>Handi Quilter Capri<\/em> will be\navailable for use by students in longarm classes. Why is Handi Quilter excited\nto send the Capri to Road? Said Brenda Groelz, Vice President of Marketing\n&amp; Education for Handi Quilter, \u201cThe students attending Road to California\nembrace innovation and quality, so we knew that the stationary longarm\nclassroom was the right place to invite quilters to try the new technology of\nthe <em>HQ InSight<\/em> stitch regulation.\u201d &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teachers who will have the <em>HQ Capri<\/em> in their longarm classes are <a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/19\/road-to-ca-2020-teacher-debby-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Debby Brown (opens in a new tab)\">Debby Brown<\/a> and David Taylor. Because one of the hardest things to accomplish in free-motion quilting is even-length stitches, students will be able to achieve \u201cperfect stitches\u201d with the <em>HQ Capri<\/em> by simply moving the quilt sandwich across the table top. Handi Quilter is confident that students in these classes are \u201c<strong>going to love the experience<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can\u2019t take a\nclass featuring the <em>HQ Capri<\/em>? No worries. All show attendees will be\nable to see the <em>HQ Capri<\/em> up close in the Handi Quilter Booth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HQ-Capri2.jpg\" alt=\"HQ Capri\" class=\"wp-image-7115\" width=\"461\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HQ-Capri2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/HQ-Capri2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Handi\nQuilter Recognizes Road\u2019s 25<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s\nespecially exciting that the <em>HQ Capri<\/em> will be making its quilt show\ndebut during Road\u2019s 25<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/344A1337-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"HQ Capri\" class=\"wp-image-7119\" width=\"356\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/344A1337-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/344A1337-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/344A1337-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/344A1337-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/344A1337-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/344A1337-1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/344A1337-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brenda\ncommented, \u201cHandi Quilter congratulates the Reese family on their 25th\nanniversary of the Road to California show. When Carolyn Reese started her\nsmall regional show, we know that she intended to provide an opportunity for\nlocal quilters to show off their work and find new sources for the fabrics,\nmachines, and notions that they needed for their art. She should feel pride in\nknowing that grandson Matt Reese is taking her vision to new and wonderful\nplaces, and taking all of us quilters along with him. The success of this\ninternationally-known and respected show is indicative of the strength of the\nquilting market and the passion of those for whom quilting is their life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about Handi Quilter and their products, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/handiquilter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"their website. (opens in a new tab)\">their website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Handi Quilter\u2019s History The best innovations begin with a need that isn\u2019t being met. That\u2019s exactly what happened with Handi Quilter\u2019s founder, Laurel Barrus, in the late 1990\u2019s. A lifelong sewer, Laurel was looking for a way to take a portable machine quilting frame to her family cabin. 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