Quilting machine
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Quilting machine
Is there such thing as a computerized long arm quilting machine that does the quilting for you? I mean a machine that you load the design in, push start and it does it.
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There are a great variety of computer robots for quilting. Check them all out to make sure they will do what you require, also find out what each is capable of doing, and whether the one you choose will fit the machine you choose. I have the QBot, from Pfaff, but it's only the lower end and won't do all I'd like. I have my eye on the top-end Inteliquilter. It's expensive compared to others, but does so much more.
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APQS makes the Quilt Path which is a tablet computer that attaches to the company's longarm machines. I have it and buy digitized designs for it from a number of software companies that design only quilt patterns. It is the ONLY way I quilt. And I love it.
Check out the APQS website for lots of good information.
Check out the APQS website for lots of good information.
Last edited by MomtoBostonTerriers; 07-27-2016 at 03:57 AM.
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Almost all Long Arm machines have the ability to have a "robot" system attached. But you still have to do a lot of work to use them, on any machine. I don't believe there is one that will advance the quilt for you - way too likely something will get messed up in the process. (at least not for the home market, probably are commercial rigs that are HUGE and very spendy!)
There are tons of patterns available to buy to use, and many come with add on packages for designing your own.
My DH likes using the computer driven quilting, I use it a bit, but do more FM design.
But seriously - it's a lot more work than most think. Just like machine embroidery, it's never as simple as putting everything in place and pushing "play".
There are tons of patterns available to buy to use, and many come with add on packages for designing your own.
My DH likes using the computer driven quilting, I use it a bit, but do more FM design.
But seriously - it's a lot more work than most think. Just like machine embroidery, it's never as simple as putting everything in place and pushing "play".
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