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Home » loading a quilt
June 24, 2025
Reloading a stitched quilt on your APQS longarm
You don’t have to re-pin your quilt to the frame if you discover you need to make a fix after you've removed the quilt. For small spot fixes, you can use this simple way to quickly remount your quilt, make the fix and remove the quilt.
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November 14, 2023
How to load your quilt onto a longarm quilting machine
Correctly loading your quilt onto your longarm quilting machine is the key to quilting success! Join Lauren Jackson as she shows two different methods.
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November 8, 2022
Avoiding tucks on the back of your quilt
We've all encountered the dreaded tuck in the back of a quilt. Follow along as APQS dealer Julia Graves explains how to fix a tuck in your quilt.
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October 8, 2019
Quilting the Quilt: My piecer gave me a wedgie
Quilting isn't limited to a four side shape anymore! Learn how we crafted a wedge-shaped bathroom rug on our APQS Lucey longarm machine...
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August 12, 2019
Quilting the Quilt: The ins and outs of loading a quilt
Whether you “quilt by check,” rent time on a longarm, or plan to buy one, it’s helpful to understand how the quilt gets on the frame and why you need extra backing fabric to make it work.
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June 17, 2014
How to load a quilt [part 2]
Now that you know more about the possible methods you can choose, let’s review the basic steps for quilt loading...
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