- The requirements differ depending on what you call “quilting“…
- Patchworking (making or “piecing” the “quilt top”) can usually be done with any sewing machine (Singer).
- Featherweight machines are highly prized among people who want to take their machines to classes to make the quilt tops due to their small size and weight. (Featherweights have only a straight stich.) If you like crazy quilting, you’ll probably be happier with a machine that can at least do a few decorative stitches. If you actually want to quilt with your sewing machine (stitch together several layers of fabric and batting), you probably want a machine that has a longer arm so it’s easier to stick a queen or king size quilt underneath and, unless you only quilt in straight lines, you want a machine that can drop the feed dogs so you can quilt free-hand.
