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Grace QuiltMotion X (QMX) is automated quilting software and hardware that mounts to your Grace longarm. From a tablet app you pick a design, place it in a digital view of your quilting zone, and let QMX stitch it with precision, then use quick-release belts to switch back to free-motion quilting in seconds, without tools, even in the middle of a project.
Works with Grace longarms, including the Little Rebel, Grace 16X, 16X Elite, 19X Elite, and 21X Elite
Also listed by Grace for use with a Continuum II frame; any Grace 15 machine needs additional hardware
Same automation hardware on every tier; moving up later is a software unlock, with no new hardware to buy
Pick a design from the built-in library, the Grace Design Store, or your own drawings
Place the design in a digital quilting zone that mirrors your real quilting space
If a thread breaks or a bobbin runs out, QMX can return to the break point and resume
Manage your design library from other devices
Built-in tutorials and on-screen guidance
Three tiers: Foundations, Discovery, and Mastery
Foundations: A first step into automation. Includes the automation hardware, 50 designs, and 6 months of the Design Store (10 designs a month). Tools include simple pantograph and all-over quilting, mark and place, basic block placement, core sewing and safety stops, rulers and channel locks, and built-in tutorials.
Discovery: Everything in Foundations, plus 60 designs and 12 months of the Design Store. Adds block marking, placement, and editing; stretch, aspect ratio, rotations, and flips; edge-to-edge 2-row placement with stagger; rolling and hoop zone managers; and pattern repair and optimize tools.
Mastery: Everything in Discovery, plus 18 months of the Design Store. Unlocks the full pantograph suite, the full block suite with 4-point placement and sew-in-the-ditch, end-point adjust and pattern edit tools, advanced alignment and precision controls, and priority access to new tools.
Shopping for a domestic sewing machine instead? Grace also makes QuiltMotion X Foundations for domestic machines (QMX FD), which uses different hardware and is sold separately.
Type: Longarm automation hardware and software
Machine compatibility: Grace longarms, including Little Rebel, 16X, 16X Elite, 19X Elite, and 21X Elite; Continuum II frame; any Grace 15 machine requires additional hardware
Frame notes: Hardware is designed for Grace longarm setups; rolling and hoop zone managers are available in Discovery and Mastery
QMX automation hardware and the software tools for the tier you choose. Every new-setup tier includes the automation hardware.
