| Quilting has been an age old tradition. In | | | | The long arm quilting machine is extremely |
| days gone by, women used to gather around and | | | | popular. These machines are specifically |
| do quilting work together. This was quite | | | | meant for quilting larger quilts. Its arm is |
| exciting for them, as they would get to meet | | | | around 18 inches. These machines are |
| one another, as well as do things that they | | | | electronic, and make the process of quilting |
| enjoy together. Quilting has also passed down | | | | rather quick, as it covers a wider area in a |
| to generations, and is still carried out by | | | | short span of time. Moreover, its much more |
| many. Quilters love to spend their time, | | | | comfortable as you don't have to keep getting |
| sewing and patching different pieces of | | | | up and changing your position or the quilt's |
| fabrics together and seeing their designs | | | | position. This long arm machine makes the |
| taking shape. | | | | quilting process much more efficient, and is |
| | | | time saving as well. You can now make a quilt |
| In the olden days, quilts were made by hand, | | | | with a long arm quilting machine in a short |
| as no machines were available then, and this | | | | period of time, and with not too much of |
| was quite a time consuming process. If the | | | | effort. |
| quilt was small, then it would not take much | | | | |
| time. However for larger quilts, time taken | | | | A regular sewing machine can also be used for |
| to complete was much longer, and these were | | | | your quilting purpose. However the main draw |
| quite tough to handle. Can you picture, a | | | | back with a regular machine is that, its arm |
| group of women, all sitting together, making | | | | is just seven inches in length. And so the |
| a large quilt, and constantly having to get | | | | person who's making the quilt, can focus only |
| up and move, in order to cover each part of | | | | on a portion of the quilt, at a time. |
| the quilt. Sounds tiresome doesn't it? | | | | Moreover, you have to keep shifting your |
| | | | position, along with the quilt, so that it |
| Thanks to technology, all this has changed. | | | | fits into the sewing machine. This lands up |
| Though there are many, who still prefer to | | | | being as uncomfortable and uneasy as making |
| make hand made quilts. Nowadays, you have | | | | your quilts with hand, where you have to keep |
| machines to help you with your quilting. | | | | moving. |
| These days, women don't have the patience, | | | | |
| nor the time to sit and hand make quilts, | | | | You can purchase a long arm quilting machine |
| more so if its a large quilt. In today's age, | | | | at various prices. The difference in prices |
| you'll find mostly machine made quilts, as | | | | is mainly due to the quality of the machine. |
| hand made quilts have become extremely rare. | | | | Machines of well known brands, are naturally |
| Machines make the quilting process much | | | | much more higher than the lesser known |
| quicker, and a lot easier. You can either use | | | | brands. It all depends on you, your budget |
| a regular sewing machine, which has quilting | | | | and how much your going to be using your long |
| capabilities or you can use a long arm | | | | arm quilting machine. You rather spend a |
| quilting machine, which is exclusively meant | | | | little more than compromise on quality. |
| for quilting. | | | | Alternatively you can wait for sales or |
| | | | discounts. |