Grace Quiltmotion X Automation for Longarm Quilting Machines Advanced Orders

The Grace QMX Foundations for Longarm Machines is compatible with these Grace Longarm Machines

• Any Grace 15 machine (Additional hardware required; contact us for more information)
• Any Grace 16 machine
• Any Grace 19 machine
• Any Grace 21 machine

Grace Offers 3 Modes of the QMX Foundations for Longarm Machines.  Choose the one to meet your needs below

QMX Foundations Tier

• Free-Motion Mode
  Free-motion quilting mode — belts disengage for drag-free hand quilting (belt engagement/disengagement via lead
• Needle Position Tracking

  Hall-effect position tracking (Halifax sensors), X and Y axes — continuous even while belts are disengaged.

  -screw motor).
• Channel Locks
  Horizontal or vertical axis lock for straight lines.
  Frame Boundary Mapping - Frame space definition (trace to record boundary) + frame space shrink measures fabric roll growth, auto updates the quilting zone.

Design Library & Store

• Built In design library with search, favorites, and organization: design preview before selecting.
• Grace Design Store - browse, buy, and download patterns: design redoanload and refresh
• Design Import - AVG / multi file type design import from third party sources

Pantograph

• Simple Pantograph - pick design, (Block, Simple panto, Line), two point start & end placement, design height adjust for Horizontal and vertical

Block Quilting

• Basic block placement - design-fit.  Stretch to fill and proportion lock, rotage and flip controls

Custom quilting & lines

• Stitch a straight line between two points: line design height and flip controls.

Sewing Controls

• Prepare tp sew; pull bobbin, move to start, single stitch check
• Pause and resume stitching - Real time progress bar (percentage and stitch count); pause and resume mid-stitch
• Stitches per inch control, securing stitch (micro stitch or back and forth); sew speed(slow/medium/fast); tie-off setting;send design to machine

Repair & recovery

• Repair from Break Point - navigate by path number to the break point; stitch repair resumes from the stop point
• Manual repair controls - Repair controls (Last / Closest / Back / Forward); nudge tool; single stitch during repair

Pro Tools & Projects

• Digital Ruler - Have the tools at hand to measure your digital quilting space and see that relative to your real space.
• Show Actual Size - Show the actual size of your design relative to your quilt.
• Undo & Redo / Reset View / Confirm & Continue -Place again, pick a new design, or restart.

QMX Discovery Tier

• Free-Motion Mode
  Free-motion quilting mode — belts disengage for drag-free hand quilting (belt engagement/disengagement via lead
• Needle Position Tracking

  Hall-effect position tracking (Halifax sensors), X and Y axes — continuous even while belts are disengaged.

  -screw motor).
• Channel Locks
  Horizontal or vertical axis lock for straight lines.
  Frame Boundary Mapping - Frame space definition (trace to record boundary) + frame space shrink measures fabric roll growth, auto updates the quilting zone.

Design Library & Store

• Built In design library with search, favorites, and organization: design preview before selecting.
• Grace Design Store - browse, buy, and download patterns: design redoanload and refresh
• Design Import - AVG / multi file type design import from third party sources

Pantograph

• Simple Pantograph - pick design, (Block, Simple panto, Line), two point start & end placement, design height adjust for Horizontal and vertical
• Row Height Spacing & Count - Row height, spacing & count controls; design fit - Locked and Stretch modes; margins
• Row Stagger & Flip-  Stagger A/B rows (None / 25% / 50% / 75%); flip per row, column, checker, horizontal & vertical; partial designs at edges include / exclude.
• Automatic Section Type Detection - Determined from quilt and frame dimensions

Zone Management

• Dynamic zone boundary capture (ABCD corner registration from physical needle position); zone-to-zone pattern continuity across fabric advances.
• Ghost overlay alignment; marking methods (Stitches by corners/ends, Manual marks) with intelligent recommendation; edge compensation at the final zone.

Block Quilting

• Basic block placement - design-fit.  Stretch to fill and proportion lock, rotage and flip controls.
• Multi Point Block Placement - One/two/four point, on point, triangle, and 90 degree angle placement; marings; sew-ditch option

Custom quilting & lines

• Stitch a straight line between two points: line design height and flip controls.
• Draw custom closed shapes / open lines / single points; assign block or pantograph designs; auto-fit with stretch or proportion lock; orientation inference.
• Option to stitch along the border of a custom shape
• Flip the start and end point of a placed design.
• Option to stitch along the border of a custom shape.
• Flip the start and end point of a placed design.

Sewing Controls

• Prepare to sew; pull bobbin, move to start, single stitch check
• Pause and resume stitching - Real time progress bar (percentage and stitch count); pause and resume mid-stitch
• Stitches per inch control, securing stitch (micro stitch or back and forth); sew speed(slow/medium/fast); tie-off setting;send design to machine

Optimize & preview

• Preview stitching path before sewing; travel-line visualization.
• Sew-flow optimization; sewing direction control (left-to-right or back-and-forth)

Repair & recovery

• Repair from Break Point - navigate by path number to the break point; stitch repair resumes from the stop point
• Manual repair controls - Repair controls (Last / Closest / Back / Forward); nudge tool; single stitch during repair

Pro Tools & Projects

• Digital Ruler - Have the tools at hand to measure your digital quilting space and see that relative to your real space.
• Show Actual Size - Show the actual size of your design relative to your quilt.
• Undo & Redo / Reset View / Confirm & Continue -Place again, pick a new design, or restart.
• Save the project designs with their attributes like tilt, size, and more.

QMX Mastery Tier

• Free-Motion Mode
  Free-motion quilting mode — belts disengage for drag-free hand quilting (belt engagement/disengagement via lead
• Needle Position Tracking

  Hall-effect position tracking (Halifax sensors), X and Y axes — continuous even while belts are disengaged.

  -screw motor).
• Channel Locks
  Horizontal or vertical axis lock for straight lines.
  Frame Boundary Mapping - Frame space definition (trace to record boundary) + frame space shrink measures fabric roll growth, auto updates the quilting zone.

Design Library & Store

• Built In design library with search, favorites, and organization: design preview before selecting.
• Grace Design Store - browse, buy, and download patterns: design redoanload and refresh
• Design Import - AVG / multi file type design import from third party sources

Pantograph

• Simple Pantograph - pick design, (Block, Simple panto, Line), two point start & end placement, design height adjust for Horizontal and vertical
• Row Height Spacing & Count - Row height, spacing & count controls; design fit - Locked and Stretch modes; margins
• Row Stagger & Flip-  Stagger A/B rows (None / 25% / 50% / 75%); flip per row, column, checker, horizontal & vertical; partial designs at edges include / exclude.
• Automatic Section Type Detection - Determined from quilt and frame dimensions
• Full-quilt pantograph planning; mark-and-place positioning using physical reference marks or highlighted stitches.

Zone Management

• Dynamic zone boundary capture (ABCD corner registration from physical needle position); zone-to-zone pattern continuity across fabric advances.
• Ghost overlay alignment; marking methods (Stitches by corners/ends, Manual marks) with intelligent recommendation; edge compensation at the final zone.
• Rolling-frame and hoop-frame zone managers (Pro); full-quilt planning before sewing; mark-and-place positioning.

Block Quilting

• Basic block placement - design-fit.  Stretch to fill and proportion lock, rotage and flip controls.
• Multi Point Block Placement - One/two/four point, on point, triangle, and 90 degree angle placement; marings; sew-ditch option
• Multi-block workflow — place and sequence multiple blocks

Custom quilting & lines

• Stitch a straight line between two points: line design height and flip controls.
• Draw custom closed shapes / open lines / single points; assign block or pantograph designs; auto-fit with stretch or proportion lock; orientation inference.
• P2P closed-shape placement; unified center-point adjust; continuous single-path stitching; sew-order drag-to-reorder; copy/paste across elements.
• Option to stitch along the border of a custom shape
• Flip the start and end point of a placed design.
• Choose which design sews next on a canvas with multiple designs.

Sewing Controls

• Prepare tp sew; pull bobbin, move to start, single stitch check
• Pause and resume stitching - Real time progress bar (percentage and stitch count); pause and resume mid-stitch
• Stitches per inch control, securing stitch (micro stitch or back and forth); sew speed(slow/medium/fast); tie-off setting;send design to machine

Optimize & preview

• Preview stitching path before sewing; travel-line visualization.
• Sew-flow optimization; sewing direction control (left-to-right or back-and-forth)
• Advanced optimization — sew-order reordering, continuous-line detection.

Repair & recovery

• Repair from Break Point - navigate by path number to the break point; stitch repair resumes from the stop point
• Manual repair controls - Repair controls (Last / Closest / Back / Forward); nudge tool; single stitch during repair

Pro Tools & Projects

• Digital Ruler - Have the tools at hand to measure your digital quilting space and see that relative to your real space.
• Show Actual Size - Show the actual size of your design relative to your quilt.
• Undo & Redo / Reset View / Confirm & Continue -Place again, pick a new design, or restart.
• Save the project designs with their attributes like tilt, size, and more.
• End point adjust — correct where a pattern ends before sewing.
• Fabric compensation — mark compensation points to correct fabric distortion.

  Save your project designs and their details relative to their specific zone placement.