Ready to be a Quilting Rockstar?
I’m HollyAnne and it’s my mission to guide you to quilt with confidence! We have a diverse community where you can make friends and finish your own quilts.
Start finishing your own quilts today with the Intro to FMQ Mini Course!
What Kind of Longarm Quilter Are You?
Curious about your longarming style and the next steps for growing your skills? Take our fun free quiz to find out where you are and how to learn more about being a confident, longarm quilter!
Hey, Quilting Rockstar!
I’m HollyAnne, and it’s my job to guide you to quilt with confidence, especially when it comes to free motion quilting!
I’m all about creating a quilting community where you can make new friends and finish your own quilts!
Get started by downloading our FREE Confident FMQ Workbook to get answers to your most pressing free motion quilting questions.
Join the Log Cabin Quilt-A-Long!
March 23 - April 22, 2026
The Log Cabin is a classic quilt block with straight lines that are perfect for beginner quilters, both to practice piecing and to practice free motion quilting sashing and border motifs. Whether you’re making a fast finish or your first, precious quilt, a Log Cabin is a fun, enjoyable quilt to make.
What We Offer
Digital Education
Our online programs support our mission of guiding quilters around the world to quilt with confidence
Shop With Us
View our online shop for course kits, fabric, thread, notions, patterns, sewing machines, and more!
In-Person Classes
We offer live in-person classes on: basic quilt piecing, free motion and ruler quilting, garment sewing, and bag making
As featured on Missouri Star Quilt Co
HollyAnne partnered with Missouri Star Quilt Company to create a beginner-friendly video series that teaches quilters how to confidently begin free motion quilting their own projects.
Together, we focused on turning overwhelm into momentum—guiding quilters from “Where do I start?” to actually finishing their quilts with confidence.
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Visit Us In-Person
Welcome to String & Story on Main, our brick & mortar studio in Downtown Duluth, GA.
Visit us at: 3150 Main St #101, Duluth, GA 30096
Thursdays & Fridays from 12-4pm and Saturdays from 12-3pm.
You can shop online everyday.
Color Our Quilt Patterns
Digitally color our patterns using PreQuilt! In just a few clicks, you can test how different colors and color placement can change the look and feel of a quilt before you start cutting and piecing.
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Testimonials From Quilting Rockstars
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Therese L.
As a newbie quilter with lots of new pieced tops, Free Motion Quilting Academy gave me the tools and confidence to feel comfortable in completing a quilt from start to finish!
I found the Facebook group to be super beneficial in staying connected and accountable. So much more fun to learn with peers and cheer each other along in our FMQ journey!
Thank you so much, HollyAnne! This is a fantastic course that I would highly recommend to any quilter interested in becoming better at FMQ. :)
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Estelle S.
{In Ruler Quilting Academy,} I enjoyed learning with video tutorials that I can stop and start as my needs dictate, and the wonderful community of fellow students and teacher live interactions!
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Bethany A.
I loved HollyAnne's enthusiasm about her teaching and her ability to show the different motifs clearly on paper and on a full size quilt. I learned that doodling on paper was the key to figuring out the flow of each motif.
I went into the class thinking I knew which motifs I would like and which I would not. It turned out differently! I love that the class required me to try each motif and show that you did. My sampler may not have each motif perfectly, but I learned so much and love the results!
Shop String & Story
Thread Collection
Collect 6 large spools of Aurifil 50 wt thread in HollyAnne’s favorite colors.
Panel Collection
The perfect way to practice FMQ without worrying about wasting hours piecing!
Pattern Collection
Get modern-traditional patterns perfect for your next project.
Meet HollyAnne Knight
HollyAnne Knight is the founder of String & Story and a leading voice in modern quilting education, known for helping quilters finish their own projects with confidence.
Her work centers on a simple but powerful belief: finishing a quilt is not just a technical skill—it’s an act of creative ownership. And too many quilters have been taught to doubt their ability to do it themselves.
Through her teaching, HollyAnne has developed the Confident FMQ Framework, a clear, proven approach that transforms free motion quilting and ruler quilting from an overwhelming skill into a repeatable, confidence-building process. Her students don’t just learn how to quilt—they learn how to trust themselves in the process.
Since 2017, HollyAnne has taught thousands of quilters across the globe through digital education, in-person events, and industry partnerships. Her work has been featured in collaboration with companies and organizations such as Missouri Star Quilt Company, Aurifil, Make Modern Magazine, and QuiltCon, and her flagship membership, Quilting Rockstar University, serves a global community of quilters committed to finishing what they start.
As both an educator and business owner, HollyAnne is building more than a brand—she is shaping a new standard for quilting education, one rooted in clarity, confidence, and community.
When she’s not teaching, you’ll find her in her studio, String & Story on Main, or training for her next marathon, two places that continually remind her of the same truth she teaches her students:
Confidence isn’t something you wait for.
It’s something you build.
The Log Cabin is a classic quilt block, and it has been one of my favorites since even before I started quilting. The straight lines are perfect for beginner quilters – both to practice piecing and to practice free motion quilting sashing and border motifs. Whether you’re making a fast finish or your first, precious quilt, a Log Cabin is a fun, enjoyable quilt to make.