Skip to main content
  • Locate retailer
  • Request a brochure
  • Contact us
  • Email signup
  • Forum
  • 800.426.7233
American Professional Quilting Systems - Quilt Forever!
800.426.7233
  • Machines
    • Millie
    • Millie30
    • Freddie
    • Lucey
    • Lenni
    • Quilt Path
    • Used Machines
  • Shopping tools
    • Explore Machines
      • Compare machines
      • Optional accessories
      • Road Shows
      • Lifetime warranty
    • Ready to Buy
      • Request a quote
      • Request a brochure
      • Financing
      • Setup & delivery
      • Locate retailer
    • Giveaway
      • Millie Giveaway
      • Contest rules
      • Contest FAQs
      • Past contest winners
  • Event Calendar
  • Education
    • Instruction & Inspiration
      • Stitches for Safety
      • Classes
      • Our Blog
      • Blogs by APQS owners
      • Send your quilt pictures
      • Forum
    • Business Resources
      • Start a business
      • Return on investment
      • Become a retailer
      • Retailer login
  • Blog
    • Inspiration
      • Quilting the Quilt
      • Rule your Quilt
      • Free Patterns
      • Quilt Design Ideas
      • Profiles About Quilters
    • Education
      • APQS Machines
      • Machine Maintenance
      • Quilt Path
      • Tool Tips
      • Thread & Tension Help
      • Quilt Prep & Loading Tips
      • Quilt Finishing Tips
    • Business Tips
    • Service
      • Common Service Questions
      • Service Videos
    • APQS News
      • Showroom Spotlight
  • Support
    • Contact service & support
    • Common service questions
    • APQS Manuals
    • Service videos
    • Forum
  • Store
Menu
  • Contact us
  • Machines
    • Millie
    • Millie30
    • Freddie
    • Lucey
    • Lenni
    • Quilt Path
    • Used Machines
  • Locate Retailer
  • Shopping tools
    • Explore Machines
      • Compare machines
      • Optional accessories
      • Road Shows
      • Lifetime warranty
    • Ready to Buy
      • Request a quote
      • Financing
      • Setup & delivery
    • Giveaway
      • Millie Giveaway
      • Contest rules
      • Contest FAQs
      • Past contest winners
  • Event Calendar
  • Education
    • Instruction & Inspiration
      • Stitches for Safety
      • Classes
      • Our Blog
      • Blogs by APQS owners
      • Send your quilt pictures
      • Forum
    • Business Resources
      • Start a business
      • Return on investment
      • Become a retailer
      • Retailer Login
  • Email signup
  • Support
    • Contact service & support
    • APQS Manuals
    • Common Service Questions
    • Service Videos
    • Forum
  • Online Store
  • Search
  • Blog
    • Inspiration
      • Quilting the Quilt
      • Rule your Quilt
      • Free Patterns
      • Quilt Design Ideas
      • Profiles About Quilters
    • Education
      • APQS Machines
      • Machine Maintenance
      • Quilt Path
      • Tool Tips
      • Thread & Tension Help
      • Quilt Prep & Loading Tips
      • Quilt Finishing Tips
    • Business Tips
    • Service
      • Common Service Questions
      • APQS Manuals
      • Service Videos
    • APQS News
      • Showroom Spotlight
Home » Blog » Education » Thread & Tension Help » How to adjust top tension on APQS quilting machines

How to adjust top tension on APQS quilting machines

May 2, 2017

Beautiful quilting stitches are easy to achieve thanks to the simple disk thread tensioner on APQS longarm quilting machines. In this video, APQS Customer Service & Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh shows how easy it is to adjust your top tension!

Happy quilting!

Dawn Cavanaugh
Dawn Cavanaugh
Dawn Cavanaugh is the Education Director at APQS.
Comments
Related Articles
Flat quilts can still get wavy borders
What can make an otherwise flat quilt get wavy borders? Read on to find out!
Keep reading >
Just how "tight" are you?
When the quilt is stretched firmly on the frame, any air space created by the batting is crushed by the quilt layers.
Keep reading >
How to turn a quilt
Turning a quilt is really very simple and fast to do IF you know the secret ingredient – bendable pins that recover their shape after winding around the rollers.
Keep reading >
Three Aspects of Color in longarm quilting - Part 1: Hue and Value
Learn about color hue and value in our first installment of our series about color and longarm quilting...
Keep reading >
Categories
  • Inspiration
    • Rule your Quilt
    • Quilting the Quilt
    • Free Patterns
    • Quilt Design Ideas
    • Profiles About Quilters
  • Education
    • APQS Machines
    • Machine Maintenance
    • Quilt Path
    • Tool Tips
    • Thread & Tension Help
    • Quilt Prep & Loading Tips
    • Quilt Finishing Tips
  • Business Tips
  • Service
    • Common Service Questions
    • Service Videos
  • All Articles
Blogs by APQS Owners
Download APQS Badges
Locate retailer
Locate retailer
Downoad brochure
Download brochure
Email signup
Email signup
Request a quote
Request a quote
Explore
  • Compare machines
  • Optional accessories
  • Lifetime warranty
  • Request a brochure
  • Locate retailer
  • Financing
  • Setup & delivery
Resources
  • Road Shows
  • Forum
  • Event Calendar
  • Start a business
  • Return on investment
  • Support

Forum Retailer Login

Handmade in America Conformité Européenne
  • About APQS
  • Locate retailer
  • Request brochure
  • Sign up for email
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookie policy
  • Terms of use
© 2016-2023 APQS. All rights reserved.
This website uses cookies for analytics, personalization and advertising. To learn more or change your cookie settings, please read our cookie policy. By continuing to browse, you agree to our use of cookies. See our cookie policy.
Got it!
  • Locate Retailer
  • Download Brochure
  • Sign up for Email
  • Request a Quote