Eclipse VARSITY 16 Long Arm Quilting Machine

A 16-inch longarm that fits in a real house.

Most longarms ask you to give up a room. This one does not. Sixteen inches of throat space handles king-size quilts, and the whole setup fits in a spare bedroom or a corner of an apartment. It is built to be serviced easily and to need servicing rarely.

The frame floats. No rollers.

Your quilt is held by a series of strong magnets instead of loaded onto rollers. That means no basting the layers to leaders, no cranking, and no reloading every time you advance. You reposition the quilt by hand and go.

Stitch regulation that covers how you actually quilt

Eight modes: equated, cruise, basting, ruler, robot, tie off, job, and manual. Whether you are following a ruler, running a pantograph, or moving freehand, the machine holds your stitch length while you concentrate on the design.

Built for long sessions

Ram's horn handlebars with an LCD display and LED lighting on the bar itself. Rolling controllers and a laser control port. A foot pedal with a speed limit knob so you can cap the machine where you are comfortable. An LED light bar across the throat.

Portable when you need it to be

The plexiglass sewing surface means the machine works on any flat table, not just the frame. Take it to a retreat. Set it up on the dining table. At 50 pounds, it moves.

You get to sit down

That is the part most quilters do not expect. This is a longarm you can run seated, on a custom table, for under five thousand dollars. No more standing all day. No more sending quilts out and waiting weeks for them to be finished as someone else decided.

Now you finish your own quilts. And your friends' quilts, if you are feeling generous.

Included in the deluxe package

Award-winning bobbin winder, over a $300 value. Foot pedal. Custom float quilting frame.