Sharing the Joy of
Quilting Through Teaching
Learn the techniques, tips, and confidence to turn your quilting projects into works of art — at your pace, from anywhere.
Sharing the Joy of
Quilting Through Teaching
Learn the techniques, tips, and confidence to turn your quilting projects into works of art — at your pace, from anywhere.
Guiding Quilters on Their Creative Journey
At Quiltastix, quilting is more than a craft — it’s a journey of creativity, learning, and connection. Founded by Claire Wallace, a passionate longarm quilter and educator, Quiltastix exists to help quilters at every level grow their confidence and skills.
Through a mix of online courses, in-studio training, and group workshops, you’ll learn the techniques that bring your quilts to life — from mastering free-motion quilting to refining advanced longarm designs. Claire’s step-by-step teaching style and years of professional experience make each lesson clear, achievable, and inspiring.
Quiltastix also offers professional longarm quilting services, transforming finished quilt tops into beautifully stitched pieces ready to cherish or gift. Whether you prefer to quilt your own projects or entrust them to expert hands, you’ll find guidance, quality, and community here.
Join a growing network of South African quilters discovering how joyful and rewarding quilting can be — one stitch at a time.
Guiding Quilters on Their Creative Journey
At Quiltastix, quilting is more than a craft — it’s a journey of creativity, learning, and connection. Founded by Claire Wallace, a passionate longarm quilter and educator, Quiltastix exists to help quilters at every level grow their confidence and skills.
Through a mix of online courses, in-studio training, and group workshops, you’ll learn the techniques that bring your quilts to life — from mastering free-motion quilting to refining advanced longarm designs. Claire’s step-by-step teaching style and years of professional experience make each lesson clear, achievable, and inspiring.
Quiltastix also offers professional longarm quilting services, transforming finished quilt tops into beautifully stitched pieces ready to cherish or gift. Whether you prefer to quilt your own projects or entrust them to expert hands, you’ll find guidance, quality, and community here.
Join a growing network of South African quilters discovering how joyful and rewarding quilting can be — one stitch at a time.
About the Founder
I grew up in England surrounded by family that enjoyed all kinds of crafts. My Mum and Grandmothers had tried their hands at virtually every craft you can name and as a child I enjoyed learning from them. Quilting was not something I had tried, although my Mum always had a Welsh Quilt on her bed made by her grandmother. My husband’s Grandmother and Aunt introduced me to quilting in about 2005 and the rest is history.
It didn’t take me long to realise that I loved piecing quilts, but my real interest lay in quilting and how simple quilt tops were utterly transformed by the quilting stitches.
I bought my first longarm quilting machine in October 2009 and have quilted for customers ever since. I have been fortunate to be able to travel to America to learn from their expert Longarm quilters on three occasions and my studio has expanded to accommodate a second, computerised machine.
I started Quiltastix (named by my daughter Amy, because quilting is Fantastix) in 2010 and have been the Sole Distributor of Handi Quilter machines and products since 2013.
My goal is to spread the word about Longarm quilting in South Africa, offer tuition and resources to improve skills and provide an online store where quilters can buy products not available elsewhere.
If you are looking for my online store please visit www.handiquiltersa.com
About the Founder
I grew up in England surrounded by family that enjoyed all kinds of crafts. My Mum and Grandmothers had tried their hands at virtually every craft you can name and as a child I enjoyed learning from them. Quilting was not something I had tried, although my Mum always had a Welsh Quilt on her bed made by her grandmother. My husband’s Grandmother and Aunt introduced me to quilting in about 2005 and the rest is history.
It didn’t take me long to realise that I loved piecing quilts, but my real interest lay in quilting and how simple quilt tops were utterly transformed by the quilting stitches.
I bought my first longarm quilting machine in October 2009 and have quilted for customers ever since. I have been fortunate to be able to travel to America to learn from their expert Longarm quilters on three occasions and my studio has expanded to accommodate a second, computerised machine.
I started Quiltastix (named by my daughter Amy, because quilting is Fantastix) in 2010 and have been the Sole Distributor of Handi Quilter machines and products since 2013.
My goal is to spread the word about Longarm quilting in South Africa, offer tuition and resources to improve skills and provide an online store where quilters can buy products not available elsewhere.
If you are looking for my online store please visit www.handiquiltersa.com
Quilting Services
Edge-to-Edge
R0.20 per Sq inch (R305 per Sq m)
Custom Quilting
Quoted per project
Education
Online Courses
Learn from home at your own pace
Studio Classes
Hands-on learning experience
Equipment Store
Sole Distributor
Handi Quilter machines since 2013
Online Store
Products not available elsewhere
Ready to Master Free Motion Quilting?
Join hundreds of quilters who have transformed their skills through our comprehensive online courses.
Learn at your own pace with expert guidance from Claire Wallace.
Suitable for Longarm and Domestic machine quilters.