If so, would you please raise your hands? Thanks!

Im not really a quilter, so could you explain what a long armed quilter is?

Im not really a quilter, so could you explain what a long armed quilter is?

The long arm quilting machine is an industrial sewing machine (with a long throat) that has a worktable upon which several fabric rollers are attached. The sewing machine moves along bars (or rails) attached to a metal (or sturdy wood) frame. The worktable size can range from ten to fourteen feet in length and can accommodate a king-sized quilt. The quilt top, batting, and the backing of the quilt are stretched over each of the fabric rollers and then the “sandwich” (the top, batting, and backing) are quilted together via the sewing machine. The quilted area is rolled onto a take-up roller so the rest of the "sandwich" can be worked on. There are patterns that one can use to “trace” (using a laser pointer) and the sewing machine will sew these patterns onto the quilt with thread. Long arm quilting machines typically come with electronic controls that allow one to adjust the fabric and the stitch size.

I am a quilter and would love to have a long arm, but they are expensive (anywhere from $7,000 - $23,000) and take up a lot of room. I guess the investment is worth it if one is gonna start a quilting business. Someone in my quilting circle has one and it is really cool!

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wow.........I sort of THOUGHT that may be what it was, but really was not sure if it was me just guessing.
but hey?!
what the heck?
i got it right.

great explaination (terrible spelling on my part)

While in the orthopedists office waiting for my husband just the other day, they had a quilting magazine on the rack with an in-depth article about those long arm machines and it was amazing. Don't I "wish" I had one of those.

While in the orthopedists office waiting for my husband just the other day, they had a quilting magazine on the rack with an in-depth article about those long arm machines and it was amazing. Don't I "wish" I had one of those.


Don't I wish too!! but no were to put it here... :( have a friend that has a small one and I have a Flynn multi-system frame (http://flynnquilt.danemcoweb.com/media/images/productimage-picture-flynn-multi-frame-5_t280.jpg) that you can use on your regular sewing machine. the thing is I have never even used it and I have had it for years... its still in the box... sigh... there is no time anymore to do anything!!