Harriet Hargrave
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Schedule for Heirloom Machine Quilting Retreat

Harriet has been called the “Fairy Godmother” of machine quilting.  When she first introduced free motion quilting in 1984 at Houston Quilt Market, Harriet set the quilting world on its ear, and has been changing the look of quilting ever since.  Harriet’s book, Heirloom Machine Quilting, first released in 1987 and now is in its fourth edition, changed how we quilt.  Harriet is also the author of From Fiber to Fabric,  which is the quilters textbook for all things from the creation of fabric and batting to the care of your quilt. 

Heirloom Machine Quilting is Harriet’s favorite class to teach, as the enthusiasm of the students is contagious.  This is the class she is famous for!  Award winning quilters like Diane Gaudynski and Debra Wagner began their machine quilting careers in Harriet’s beginner’s class.  Harriet is the owner of Harriet’s Treadle Arts in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, works with Hobbs Bonded Fibers to develop new quilt battings and designs authentic reproduction fabrics for P&B Textiles.

Harriet's Books
Harriet’s talents don’t end with machine quilting!  She has written Mastering Machine Appliqué, a complete guide to various forms of appliqué including invisible machine appliqué, satin stitch and blanket stitch.  Harriet began her machine appliqué career in 1970 and her craft lead to the opening of her store.  Harriet has also given us the definitive text on how our fabric comes to be in her From Fiber to Fabric.  This book gives us practical information about fabrics, batting and thread, as well as care of our fabric and quilts. 

Additionally, Harriet has, alone and in collaboration with other professionals, produced patterns, templates and reference materials to educate us and make our quilting more successful.  Harriet has written, in card form, the Quick Look Guide – Choosing Batting and the Quick Look Guide – Caring for Fabrics and Quilts.  Harriet has written, along with Sharyn Craig, The Art of Classic Quiltmaking providing a complete reference and technique book for machine piecing.  Harriet and Sharyn, along with Alex Anderson and Liz Aneloski put together The All in One Quilter’s Reference Tool, 26 double sided pages with easy-to-follow charts, tables and illustrations on such topics as yardage requirements, cutting instructions, choosing supplies and number conversions.  Harriet and Alex also collaborated to give us the Hand and Machine Quilting Tips and Tricks Tool.