Artistic Quilter 18-8dx 18in Long Arm Quilting Machine

This model is discontinued and no longer in stock. Browse our full line of Long Arm Quilters or call us at 800-401-8151 to find a product.

Introducing the Artistic Quilter 18-8dx

Smooth, simple and precise - the Artistic Quilter 18-8dx gives you the freedom to stitch your Artistic vision. With an 18" throat and 8" height, you can roll even bigger quilts without sacrificing any throat length. Move easily and freely on your quilting frame.

Features and Benefits

• 18" throat space and 8" throat height offers unparalleled maneuverability while quilting
• All-new Electronic Controls and 7" LCD touchscreen
• Auto Needle Positioner offers the ability to stop the needle in either the up or down needle position
• Built-in bobbin winder that winds while you quilt, so your next bobbin is always full and ready
• M-Size bobbin has the largest available bobbin capacity
• Fully adjustable handle bars, and included rear handlebars, for the maximum control and comfort while quilting
• Speeds up to 3,000 stitches per minute – You can’t outrun the Stitch Regulator
• Fluorescent lights in needle area give amazing illumination
• Stitch regulator. Simply attach the hardware, plug it in, and you have a fully-automated system.

Key Machine Features

Stitch Regulation

Your Artistic Quilter 18-8DX features a 7" color touch screen display. When you select one of the stitch modes, your machine will coordinate with your movements. It sews as you move and it stops with you. The stitch regulation will make your quilting elegant, sophisticated and accurate.

Auto Needle Positioner

The ability to stop in the needle up or needle down position with exact precision, minimizing bent or broken needles and allowing free movement of the machine.

Built-In Bobbin Winder w/ Large Bobbin

Built-in bobbin winder that winds while you quilt, so your next bobbin is always full and ready to start sewing. It also features the largest capacity bobbin available, the M-size bobbin.

Comfort Grip Handlebars

The curve style handlebars allow for easy movement of the machine while helping to ease tension and tired muscles, making quilting easier and more fluid.

Oil Reservoir

Needs very little maintenance. The oil is self-contained so you no longer have to worry about oil on your quilts or oiling the hook with every bobbin change.

Features & Options

Optional Add-on Butler Quilting Robot

The best value computerized quilter

The Butler is a computerized quilting system. This will control the movements of your machine seamlessly and accurately. You tell the system where you want to sew, place a pattern in that area, edit the pattern by flipping, rotating, scaling, repeating – doing just about anything you want to the pattern, then press go. The Butler will do the rest AUTOMATICALLY for you.

The Butler Computerized Quilter is designed to attach onto any Mid to Long Arm machine on the market. With our extensive research on all machines on the market, you can rest easy knowing you are receiving a quality product that can be easily attached to your machine and frame.

There is a belt that attaches to the top carriage to control the front/back movements. And a belt that attaches to the sides of the frame, to control the left/right movements. The touch screen display mounts to the head of the machine. And the "control box" (motor box, because it has the motors inside it) mounts to the front of the bottom carriage. It is extremely fast and easy to install.

Features

The optional robotics upgrade is an easy-to-use computer control that turns your quilting machine into a QUILTING MACHINE! For Quilters looking to quilt with confidence and ease, simply press GO and let robotics quilt simple to complex patterns with perfection. Quilt smoothly, quickly and effortlessly!

• 7" or 10" Color Touch Screen Display – Enjoy an easy-to-use, high-resolution touch display.
• Computer Motion Control – The Black Motor Box attaches to your carriage. It houses an internal computer and our servo-controlled motors with the power to guide your quilting machine
• Frame and Carriage Belts - Our durable timing belts will be installed onto your carriage and frame, guiding your machine. Use the motor box lever to quickly disengage the belts and be ready for free motion quilting in no time
• Perfect Stitch Compatible - Butler connects Seamlessly with the Perfect Stitch Regulator. (*Perfect Stitch Regulator not included with Butler) note: Perfect Stitch is not required to use Butler on your quilting machine. Butler will attach onto ANY quilting machine on the market, regardless of the machine's stitch regulator

Downloads

More info on the robotics upgrade

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Butler robotics manual

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7" or 10" Android Tablet

The Android tablet gives you all the functionality of the 7 or 10 inch display, along with the quilting industries latest advances.

Features and Benefits:

• Improved Hardware – With a 10 inch capacitive touch screen and a dual core, 1.3 MHz processor, the new butler system is faster and more responsive than ever before.
• The Power of Android – The Android Tablet gives you all the features of an android device. Access the Google Play store, Browse the internet, or even watch YouTube videos all from your quilting machine
• Powerful Editing Features - Along with the ability to rotate, autosize, and repeat patterns, Butler also includes a crop feature, perfect for applique patterns. You can also see a birds-eye view of all your to-be-stitched patterns, select which patterns you would like to run
• Wifi Enabled - Wireless internet lets you access popular sites, like YouTube, Pandora, E-mail and others, all right from your quilting machine. You'll also be able to install software updates at the push of a button. We are the only system on the market to be able to QUICKLY update over WiFi
• Compatible with nearly every machine - Regardless of which display you choose, Butler is compatible with nearly every machine on the market

Quilt Manager - Included With Butler Purchase Only for a Limited Time!

Quilt Manager is the BEST, most SIMPLE to use digitizing software you can find. It's also the most affordable option to create and modify robotic quilt patterns.

What can the quilt manager do?

1. Open/Save Digitized Patterns – Whether QLI, DXF, or QCC, Quilt Manager can open your pattern design files. Available output files Are QCC and DXF
2. Shape tools - Quilt Manager has built-in shape tools so you can quickly make perfectly proportioned circles, squares, rectangles or stars
3. Advanced Editing Tools - Using Quilt Managers advanced features, You can mirror, echo, or repeat patterns
4. What ever you can imagine - Check out our tutorial videos for more detailed explanations

Other features

• Preview Shape Stitching - watch a stitching simulation of your pattern
• Create & Edit Pattern Boxes – isolate elements of your design
• Grid Views – allow shapes and patterns to auto-align with gridlines
• Show Stitching Jumps - shows where the stitching arm will "jump" and not stitch
• Create Custom Shapes - multi-cornered, circular, square, polygons, stars, etc
• Adjust & Manipulate Shapes – divide line paths, cut shapes, edit line points
• Draw Freehand - custom draw, add to existing patterns
• Join Path Points - connect an end point and start point of two different shapes
• Set Colors - differentiate your shapes easily and quickly
• Group/Ungroup Shapes – preserve spacing between several different shapes
• Swap Start & Stop Points – eliminate wasted thread
• Mirror Vertically & Horizontally – quickly invert the shapes positioning
• Repeat Patterns – place similar shapes in several adjacent grid boxes
• Set the Dimensions - set your preferred unit of measurement

Minimum System Requirements: 500 MHz 512 mb RAM 1 GB Hard Drive Windows XP or newer CD-ROM Drive Mouse

Supported File Formats: Shirley Stitcher – qcc Quilt Magician – qcc Statler Stitcher – qli (import only) AutoCad – dxf500 MHz

General Specs

Android Tablet Specs

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