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<strong>Master</strong> <strong>Quilter</strong>: Yoshiko Jinzenji In her more than 30 years of fine art quilt making, Jinzenji has merged countless cultural styles into her quilts, from the stitching handiwork of the Amish and Mennonites to the patchwork altar cloths of her native Japan. The minimalism of her work adds to its quiet power. Jinzenji, whose art is exhibited around the world, uses antique fabrics collected from around the world in some of her quilts and vibrant tropical natural dyes or innovative synthetic in others. Yoshiko is the author of Quilt Artistry: Inspired Designs from the East. This hardcover book has been described as equaling her quilting in beauty and inspiration. She lives in Kyoto, Japan and has a studio in Bali, Indonesia. 23398 HWY 30 East, Carroll, IA 51401 USA Phone: 800-426-7233 | www.apqs.com
Senior Engineer: Mike Moore Longarm quilting changed forever in December of 1999 when APQS introduced the Millennium with the first perfected automatic stitch regulator. It produced stitches of uniform length, regardless of changes in the speed or direction of the hand-controlled quilting head. Mike Moore, an electrical engineer who specializes in robotics and process control, was the man who developed this approach. The idea for a stitch regulated longarm, which is a testament to his passion for technological innovation, came to Mike Moore one evening more than a decade ago. “What if you incorporated electronics,” he wondered, “to evenly control the distribution of stitches, regardless of quilting speed?” That question triggered mountains of research that eventually revolutionized how longarms operate, making them much more accepted and effective. The APQS stitch regulator has no lag time when freehand quilting. Its sensors and encoders detect extreme minute changes along the ‘Y’ and ‘X’ axis. Digital signals are then transmitted to the circuit boards, which in turn are processed to adjust stitch speed instantly. The quilter gets far greater control and perfect stitches every time. “It’s an elegant solution,” he said, “combining the best of both the digital and analog worlds. And the electronics have far greater immunity from electrical surges and interference.” The stitch regulator technology is just one of the many breakthroughs to come out of Mike Moore’s R & D lab at the APQS factory in Carroll, Iowa. Moore, a self-professed fanatic for technology and innovation, is so creative and so astonishingly prolific that it’s hard to imagine what fun and exciting things he is cooking up for the future. Whatever it is, it is bound to have a major impact in the longarm industry over the decades to come. 23398 HWY 30 East, Carroll, IA 51401 USA Phone: 800-426-7233 | www.apqs.com
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