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Home » Blog » Education » Quilt Prep & Loading Tips » How to float a quilt top on an APQS longarm machine – 2 methods

How to float a quilt top on an APQS longarm machine – 2 methods

May 9, 2017

Loading a quilt on an APQS frame is easy! In this video, APQS National Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh demonstrates two of our favorite quilt top floating methods to make loading a quilt simple and fast.

Which one do you prefer?

Dawn Cavanaugh
Dawn Cavanaugh
Dawn Cavanaugh is the Education Director at APQS.
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