Special  APQS Features

Horizontal Wheels Effectively absorbs vibration while providing total ease of machine movement.
Fully adjustable to eliminate both binding and radial play while preserving stitch quality.
Maintain 90-degree angle for precision quilting.
Allow 360-degree range of movement for the needle.
Automatic Stitch Regulator  Quilt artists, instructors and custom quilters worldwide tell us everyday they switched to an APQS quilting machine because of the stitch quality.
APQS's Perfect Stitch produces stitches of consistent length - even as you change quilting speed or direction - and makes perfect star points and squares with crisply defined corners.
 
Single Thread Disc Tension The disc-type adjusts the tension as the thickness of the thread strand changes. Experienced quilters prefer the industrial-grade disc-style tensioner used on APQS machines. They are capable of handling any kind of thread, including delicate, decorative and variegated threads with no worry about stretching, stressing or breaking the thread.
Throat Space and Large Sewing Field
Needle Positioner-2 stage
The two-stage Automatic Needle Positioner stops the machine's needle in the "up" or "down" position. It minimizes bending or breaking needles and releases thread for free movement of the machine.
Channel Locks, Horizontal and Vertical  
Motorized Advance Feed
The Power Fabric Advance with foot pedal control lets you advance or back up your quilt with the push of a button. Just tap the foot pedal and the motorized feed turns all the roller bars to move your quilt ahead, saving time.
Air Craft Aluminum Head  
Quilt Stabilizer Bar  
Lower Thread Cutter
The lower thread cutter, with pushbutton bobbin thread cutting, automatically trims your bobbin thread saving time and increasing productivity, another APQS exclusive feature.
Led black and white lights on New Millennium
LED lighting floods your work area with bright light so you can see every stitch, every detail. The light is mounted on the machine and moves with you as you move around the pattern.
 
The Millennium model also includes built-in ultraviolet LED lights. This allows you to use glow powder or pencils to see quilting lines on light colored or busy fabrics.
Sit and Sew There are no bars under the table to hit your shins. You can belly to the front of the machine with a stool and sew all day.
Hydraulic Lift
The optional hydraulic lift is available as an upgrade to the Universal Aluminum Alloy Table to allow for easy, one-touch push button table height adjustment
Smart Bobbin     
In summary - during high speed longarm quilting, our SmartBobbin has the advantage of less mass. Less mass means less tension is required to overcome and control the inertia.
Herein lies the secret to our beautiful stitch.
Lower Thread Cutter
The lower thread cutter, with pushbutton bobbin thread cutting, automatically trims your bobbin thread saving time and increasing productivity, another APQS exclusive feature.
Laser
Laser light can be mounted on the front or back of the machine.
Aluminum Alloy Table Design
The Aluminum Alloy Table comes in two sizes, 12 foot or 14 foot by 46" and is height adjustable. The power fabric advance eliminates riser bar adjustments. It has a clear Lexan table top for tracing patterns

The table has comforter quilting capability and continuous fiberfill storage underside of table up to a 50'' diameter roll. The table also includes all hardware necessary to convert to continuous feed setup.
Multi-Positional Ergonomically Designed Handles
 
  • Our handles are friendly to your body with areas of precise adjustment to "fit" you.
  • Lasting comfort after long hours of quilting with less fatigue and the reduced possibility of musculoskeletal injuries.
  • Up and down horizontal adjustment helps avoid carpal tunnel, shoulder and elbow injuries while giving you superb visibility.
  • They enable greater control through close proximity to work and effortless access to function button.
Overhead Wiring

The overhead wiring option allows you to quilt without worrying about tripping over a cord. The wires are pulled up and out of your way no matter what side of the machine you're quilting on.
Easy to oil  
Synchronous Belt Drive
It means that you APQS longarm will produce beautiful stitches, even at the high speeds. It also means that your machine will maintain its sewing timing.
These reasons are probably why every major manufacturer of high end industrial sewing machines use synchronous belt drives as their technology of choice to transmit power to both shafts.
Warranty: 36 months parts/labor

APQS Warranties


APQS quilting machines are backed by a 36-month warranty on parts and labor. It's just another example of our complete commitment to quality and workmanship.

APQS Limited Warranty:
American Professional Quilting System, Carroll, IA, U.S.A. ("APQS"), expressly warrants its new products manufactured by APQS to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of thirty-six (36) months after delivery to the original retail purchaser.

APQS's obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing, at its option, any part or parts which, within the thirty-six (36) month period as above set forth shall be returned transportation charges prepaid to APQS, Carroll, IA.

The repair or replacement of defective parts under this warranty will be made by APQS without charge for parts, or labor for the actual repair of such defective parts, except import duties, sales or use taxes, if any, on replacements.

The provisions of this warranty do not apply to any APQS products or service parts therefore which have been subject to misuse, negligence or accident or which shall have been repaired or altered outside of APQS factory in any way so as in the judgment of APQS to affect adversely its performance, stability or reliability nor to normal maintenance service. (such as cleaning, oiling, timing and other mechanical adjustments and maintenance inspections) or the replacement of service items (such as lights bulbs, needles, hook assemblies, bobbin cases and belts) made in connections with such services or required as maintenance, or to normal deterioration of appearance items (such as paint) due to wear and exposure, or to accessories, or service parts sold separately which have been improperly installed.

To the extent allowed by applicable law, THIS WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED IN FACT OR BY LAW, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE REMEDIES OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS ABOVE SET FORTH ARE THE ONLY REMEDIES UNDER THIS WARRANTY. APQS DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT (AND WHETHER FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT WARRANTED, LOSS OF TIME, INCONVENIENCE, COMMERCIAL LOSS OR ANY OTHER DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY ON THE PART OF APQS TO ANYONE OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER by reason of the manufacture, sale, lease or use of the warranted products and APQS neither assumes nor authorizes anyone to assume for it any other obligation or liability in connection with such warranted products.
Batting Bar
Quilt Pick-up Roller  
Easy Set Up Every APQS quilting system comes complete with machine, table, patterns, thread, bobbins, bobbin winder, needles, etc. The machine will also come with easy-to-follow, step-by-step assembly instructions as well as a basic training video and manual.
In Home Set Up
24 Hour online chat  
Excellent Customer Service  
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