Best Sit-Down Longarm Quilting Machines (2026)

Handi Quilter built the Moxie ST for quilters with limited studio space who want to quilt sitting down. It has 18 inches of throat space, built-in stitch regulation, speeds up to 2,100 stitches per minute, a large-capacity M-class bobbin, LED lighting, a color touchscreen and needle-stop positioning. A 1/4 inch closed-toe foot comes installed, with an open-toe foot included.

It comes on Handi Quilter's InSight table, which measures 38 by 38 inches; Handi Quilter says the only other room you need is for your chair. Each optional table extension adds 18 inches of width to support large quilts, and two add 36 inches. Handi Quilter lists it at $6,495.

The Amara ST is Handi Quilter's 20-inch longarm in a stationary package. It runs at up to 2,500 stitches per minute with stitch lengths from 4 to 24 per inch under servo-controlled stitch regulation, and adds a pinpoint needle laser, Easy-Set Tension, a 7-inch color touchscreen, menu-controlled lighting for the throat, needlebar and bobbin, and a stand-alone bobbin winder.

It comes with either the InSight table or the Lift table, both 38 by 38 inches. The Lift table raises or lowers at the touch of a button, which Handi Quilter's educator says helps on long sessions and goes high enough to quilt standing. Handi Quilter's price range was $8,095.50 to $8,995.50 when we checked, depending on the table.

Grace describes the 19SD as a sit-down quilting system with a 19-inch throat, a high-torque motor and optical-encoder stitch regulation: two encoders measure each stitch and adjust it in real time, so stitch length stays even whether you move slowly through a dense corner or quickly across open space. It runs at up to 2,600 stitches per minute.

It comes on an ergonomic sit-down table with included leaves. Grace lists it at a value of $7,999.95 and sells it direct and through dealers, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

The Little Rebel is a sewing and quilting machine in one. Grace says you can piece with the sewing foot and feed dogs, then slide on the quilting plate and change the foot to free-motion quilt in less than a minute. It has a 13-inch throat with 8.5 inches of height, built-in optical-encoder stitch regulation, an M-class bobbin and speeds up to 1,600 stitches per minute.

To quilt sitting down, you use the included quilting extension base; later, the same machine can go on a Grace frame. It comes with 1/4 inch, scant 1/4 inch, zipper and hopping feet. For a maker testing whether quilting for customers pays, it is the cheapest stitch-regulated machine here.

Juki calls the TL-2010Q a mid-arm quilting and piecing machine. It sews straight stitch only at up to 1,500 stitches per minute, with speed control from 200, and has drop feed for free-motion quilting, a knee lifter that raises the foot up to 12 mm, an automatic thread trimmer and a 23 by 13 inch auxiliary table.

It has no stitch regulation, so free-motion stitch length depends on matching your hand speed to the machine. In return, it is also a fast piecing machine, and its suggested retail price is $2,169. Our heavy-duty sewing machine guide covers it for bags and canvas.