, ▁or ▁you ▁could ▁use ▁a ▁qu il ting ▁r uler ▁and ▁rot ary ▁cut ter . ▁When ▁mark ing ▁the ▁fabric ▁it ▁is ▁ad vised ▁that ▁you ▁use ▁a ▁fabric ▁marker , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁marker ▁that ▁was hes ▁out ▁when ▁the ▁qu ilt ▁is ▁was hed ▁or ▁will ▁fade ▁away ▁after ▁repeated ▁was hes . ▁ ▁Long arm ▁qu il ting ▁Mach ines ▁The ▁long arm ▁qu il ting ▁machine ▁makes ▁it ▁easier ▁to ▁make ▁larger ▁qu il ts ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁extended ▁arm ▁that ▁is ▁used . ▁Being ▁able ▁to ▁le verage ▁the ▁larger ▁machine ▁and ▁not ▁having ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁material ▁that ▁is ▁being ▁used ▁while ▁qu il ting ▁helps ▁the ▁process ▁move ▁along ▁much ▁faster ▁and ▁makes ▁it ▁easier ▁on ▁the ▁qu il ter . ▁Some ▁qu ilt ▁sh ops ▁offer ▁long arm ▁services , ▁where ▁one ▁can ▁pay ▁for ▁their ▁project ▁to ▁be ▁qu ilt ed ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁cases , ▁bound ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Machine ▁Qu il ting ▁Need les ▁ ▁When ▁qu il ting , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁tools ▁that ▁is ▁used ▁is ▁the ▁need le . ▁Whether ▁you ▁are ▁qu il ting ▁by ▁hand ▁or ▁by ▁machine , ▁the ▁need le ▁that ▁is ▁being ▁used ▁is ▁critical ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁result . ▁Using ▁the ▁wrong ▁need le ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁pu ck ering , ▁b umps , ▁or ▁even ▁the ▁material ▁being ▁torn . ▁Machine ▁qu il ting ▁needs ▁a ▁sharp ▁need le ▁to ▁easily ▁pier ce ▁the ▁three - part