Handi Quilter Super Sixteen Longarm Quilting Machine with Little Foot 5' Frame

Handi Quilter Super Sixteen

INTRODUCING THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE HANDI QUILTER FAMILY

In 2026, Handi Quilter has reimagined Laurel Barrus’s original HQ Sixteen longarm with the workhorse reliability of the first Handi Quilter longarm developed and combined with modern, premium longarm features, sized specifically for real-world creative spaces.

Easy-Set Tension™
& Quick Controls

Multi-point
LED lighting

4–24 SPI
control

Magnetic Tool
Minder

Thread-break
sensor

Low-bobbin
alarms

Serious longarm. Smart size.

Big quilting capability for the space a quilter has: no need to wait for the kids to move out. The HQ Super 16 is designed for spare bedrooms, creative corners, and shared spaces – giving quilters generous throat space and smooth control in a footprint that works for real life.

Built to quilt for years.

Trusted Handi Quilter engineering in every stitch. Carries forward proven longarm durability in a machine made to feel steady, smooth, and dependable from your customer's first project through years of quilts ahead.

• Cast aluminum body
• Advanced QuiltMaster™ Stitch Regulation
• High-performance stitching power: Up to 2,500 SPM

Big Features. Friendly Feel.

Premium longarm features made comfortable and accessible. Simple tension settings, clear visibility, ergonomic adjustments, and automation readiness help your customers finish their quilts with complete confidence.

A LONGARM MACHINE FOR SMALLER SPACES

FRIENDLY THROAT SPACE

16" throat space: Gives a quilter the room they need in a size that feels friendly, capable, and home-ready.

PAIRS WITH 5-FOOT HQ LITTLE FOOT FRAME

Fits cleanly into spare rooms and compact spaces without requiring an oversized setup.

Optional Pro-Stitcher Premium Add-on

KEY FEATURES

• 12-inch color touchscreen computer mounted on the stitch-regulated quilting machine
• Operate entire system from one screen
• Includes 800+ designs, including a designer showcase of motifs from your favorite designers
• Switch between computer-guided and free-motion quilting at the touch of a button
• Resize, Rotate and Repeat designs to fit specific areas
• Skew or Align designs to fit any area with three or more points
• Move designs into position by simply moving your finger across the screen
• Stretch and resize a design using on-screen handles
• Define and Fill an area with a design, using 2-corner (rectangles) or multi-point (any shape)
• Save and move areas
• Two-Point Rotation for border designs and fitting odd angles
• Precisely reposition designs using the Center Point, Start Point, End Point, any corner of the design area, or any point within the design
• Crop inside or outside of your design to fit your quilt, with the option to close the jumps or leave them open
• Create new start/stop points
• Place designs into borders and other odd-shaped spaces
• Customizable speed and stitches-per-inch
• Micro Tie-Off function
• Ability to read most .hqf, .hqv and .qli digital quilt patterns
• Seamless integration with Pro-Stitcher Designer™ for designing and adjusting your own patterns at the longarm machine or on your computer (included software)
• Mark and record multiple points for accurate stitch-in-the-ditch quilting
• On-screen Grid and Ruler to measure designs or area on quilt
• Reorder designs for stitching
• Horizontal and vertical channel lock
• Help menus always accessible

EASY-TO-USE QUILTING OPTIONS FOR ACHIEVING A CUSTOM LOOK

• Quilt edge-to-edge or block patterns with confidence in a few simple steps
• Simple and accurate stitch-in-the-ditch
• EZ Record: record unique digital designs for future use (newly created designs can be saved on a USB or hard drive of the Pro-Stitcher to be resized, repositioned or edited)
• Built-in ruler tool for measuring in any direction
• Switch from computerized quilting to free-motion quilting in seconds
• Uses only designs in .hqv, .hqf, and .qli formats

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR EASE OF USE

• Silent, integrated motor-control systems with fluid motion control
• No additional computer needed to run the Pro-Stitcher
• Separate PC connected to the Internet required for downloading new designs and software updates
• USB port to easily upload digital patterns to Pro-Stitcher
• Draw your own quilting motifs from scratch
• Fill shapes with cross-hatching, wave fills, stippling, and more
• Use fills around a design
• Turn shapes into appliqué designs with a mouse click