How to tie a quilt on an APQS longarm quilting machine

October 27, 2020

Did you know your APQS longarm quilting machine can be used to tie a quilt? In this video, APQS Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh shares a tutorial for how to get the look of a hand-tied quilt without all the work of layering, basting, and tying knots. It all boils down to using tacking stitches to hold your layers together instead.

Happy quilting!

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