▁back ▁up . ▁A ▁third ▁option ▁is ▁called ▁" loading ▁the ▁need le " ▁and ▁involves ▁doing ▁four ▁or ▁more ▁st itch es ▁before ▁pulling ▁the ▁need le ▁through ▁the ▁cloth . ▁Hand ▁qu il ting ▁is ▁still ▁pract iced ▁by ▁the ▁Am ish ▁and ▁M enn on ites ▁within ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada , ▁and ▁is ▁enjo ying ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Machine ▁qu il ting ▁is ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁using ▁a ▁home ▁se wing ▁machine ▁or ▁a ▁long arm ▁machine ▁to ▁se w ▁the ▁layers ▁together . ▁With ▁the ▁home ▁se wing ▁machine , ▁the ▁layers ▁are ▁tack ed ▁together ▁before ▁qu il ting . ▁This ▁involves ▁lay ing ▁the ▁top , ▁batt ing , ▁and ▁backing ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁flat ▁surface ▁and ▁either ▁pin ning ▁( using ▁large ▁safety ▁p ins ) ▁or ▁tack ing ▁the ▁layers ▁together . ▁Long arm ▁qu il ting ▁involves ▁placing ▁the ▁layers ▁to ▁be ▁qu ilt ed ▁on ▁a ▁special ▁frame . ▁The ▁frame ▁has ▁bars ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁layers ▁are ▁rolled , ▁keeping ▁these ▁together ▁without ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁tack ing ▁or ▁pin ning . ▁These ▁frames ▁are ▁used ▁with ▁a ▁professional ▁se wing ▁machine ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁platform . ▁The ▁platform ▁r ides ▁along ▁tracks ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁machine ▁can ▁be ▁moved ▁across ▁the ▁layers ▁on ▁the ▁frame . ▁A ▁long arm ▁machine ▁is ▁moved ▁across ▁the ▁fabric . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁the ▁fabric ▁is ▁moved ▁through ▁a ▁home ▁se wing ▁machine . ▁ ▁T ying ▁is