Long-Arm Quilting Machines & Frames


Many of us just dream about creating beautiful quilts from start to finish...but we can show you how! Avid quilters who want to take one step farther will love the features and ease of these long-arm and mid-arm quilting solutions. As with every machine we sell, you'll receive Guide Classes and Warranty appropriate for the model.



  Handi Quilter 24 Fusion
In the Fusion you'll find long-arm capabilities perfect for either avid home or professional quilters. Find the joy of quilting with featues like a high-speed rotary hook with largest bobbin capacity, LED lights, and more. The Fusion stitches twice as fast as most domestic machines, with options for operating from either the front or back of the machine. The studio frame comes ready to set up a 12-foot length, though you may set up 4-foot or 8-foot as your space requires and heart desires. Add the Pro-Stitcher for computerized quilting! Orientation Guide Class and Warranty included. Manufactured in the USA. 

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 Handi Quilter 18 Avante at A Common Thead, Portland, Oregon Handi Quilter 18 Avante
Some of our customers who enjoy this model quilt for themselves, their friends, charity groups, or even start out at the basic level of a home-based business. LED lighting brilliantly illuminates the 18" quilting space, and color touch-screens on front and back handlebars allow quick switching from manual to stitch-regulation modes. Orientation Guide Class and Warranty included. Manufactured in the USA. 


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Best selling sewing machine at A Common Thread, Portland, OregonThe Handi Quilter Avante 18 is our best selling model!

Long arm quilting at A Common Thread, Portland, Oregon“The Handi Quilter 18 is a great all-around choice for building long-arm quilting confidence and skills because it’s easy to use and low maintenance. It has a stitch regulator, pantographs and Groovy Board options for an easy way to get started quilting. Set it up as a 4-, 8- or 12-foot table, with the option to add the Pro-Stitcher for computerized quilting.”

 Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen at A Common Thread, Portland, Oregon Handi Quilter 16 Sweet Sixteen
A sit-down machine and table makes quilting comfortable and accessible for those with limited space or who prefer to sit while quilting. The Handi Quilter 16 Sweet Sixteen offers the speed and power of long arm quilting in a convenient configuration, a perfect choice for taking your free motion skills to a professional and affordable level. Orientation Guide Class and Warranty included. Manufactured in the USA. 
 

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 Bernina Quilt Motion at A Common Thread, Portland, Oregon BERNINA Quilt Frame and Quilt Motion Software
Turn your home sewing machine into a quilting machine with the Bernina Quilt Frame and Quilt Motion Software. Though we recommend the Bernina 820, this frame is made to work with any home sewing machine. Purchase only the frame and install your sewing machine onto the smooth-moving carriage, then just load your layers and you're quilting! Add Bernina Quilt Motion software for computerized quilting, and even add your own designs with this exciting, creative Windows-based technology.


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A Common Thread

Portland's Finest Creative Sewing Center
15230 SW Sequoia Parkway, Suite 100
Portland, Oregon 97224
503 624-7440 or toll free 877 915-6789

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