The Quilt Police
You must do this for all your starts and stops or you'll get kicked out of the quilt show.
Bury your thread tails
TIP: CS users can adjust the type of Tie Off in Controller Definitions: Competitive or Standard.
If your thread is throwing a pool party at the bottom of the cone, you probably forgot to use this
Thread Net
TIP: Use a thread net for trilobal polyester and other "slippery" threads that fall off the spool!
You’ve just quilted 500 quilts, and even though you are still winning blue ribbons, your belt is begging for mercy—schedule service every this many years.
5 years
This feature on a Gammill allows quilters to easily remove or replace quilts without re-pinning the entire quilt top to the frame.
Zippered Leaders
Sometimes grabbing this is much faster than clicking out a long ditch with Draw Line.
Straight Ruler
TIP: On your Ascend, engage your Power Assist to help keep these straight lines straight.
According to the Quilt Police, your custom quilting should never cross one of these — stay inside the block!
A Seam
The “R” on a needle package stands for this — not “rocket science.”
Regular Round Point (Sharp)
If your machine starts wandering like it’s possessed, our ghost-busting techs always check this to make sure it’s level and parallel.
Table
TIP: Drop your belts and use your machine head to help you level the table. Whatever direction it rolls, raise that corner. (Non-Computerized don't drop belts)
In place of basting you can use these handy tools to stabilize your quilt across the belly bar. They are also great for turning a quilt!
Gammill Quilt Clips
It's not a cutting ruler Martha! You are holding this way too tight.
Longarm Ruler
Do NOT use a cutting ruler on your longarm. Rulers MUST be a 1/4" thick. And don't hold them so tightly....
The Quilt Police insist your top thread must always match this — or risk immediate citation.
Bottom Thread
Sometimes, using a different thread altogether can be really useful - like a 60 wt (Bottom Line or Sew Fine) works really well with metallics.
This lint-loving part can be cleaned with a business card — your most underrated quilting tool.
Bobbin Case (Tension Spring)
Educator DEMO
Before your tech shows up, do this—because ‘just work around it’ is not in their service manual.
Clean off the Table and Unload Machine
The guys appreciate it when you put your pets away and make sure they can get all the way around the machine.
This accessory puts you in control when the design calls for teeny-tiny designs in tight spaces?
Micro-Fill Handles
TIP: Shorten your stitch length, use 60 wt. thread, and use a smaller needle for micro work
Put these on the underside/etched side of the ruler to keep your rulers from slipping.
Grip Dots
Always use your ruler with the etched side down for the most accurate stitching.
The Quilt Police often say that it's absolutely sacrilegious to longarm quilt a top that has been pieced this way.
By Hand
This “perfect” gauge reading is called this because it conjures perfect stitches; every machine is a little different.
Magic Number
TIP: On most machines, the magic number is 180-220. But on 18" machines it is 250-300.
Before being released into the wild, these Gammill employees complete ride-a-longs, interviews, months and months of training, and a final blessing from the machine whisperer.
Gammill Service Technicians
Training doesn’t stop for these Gammill employees—they share solutions with the whole team so everyone is always learning.
What lets you go from ‘sit and stitch’ to ‘stand and conquer’ with the push of a button?
Hydraulic System
Ruler Base Plate
This plate gives you safe, stable work surface for ruler work.
The Quilt Police say you MUST do this to both your top and your backing before loading - savvy longarmers know differently.
Press
There are many ways to remove wrinkles from a backing-- roll the backing back and forth, use commercial wrinkle releasers, or a even spritz of water and wait to dry.
After hitting something hard and breaking a needle, you might need to check the height of this.
Needle Bar Height
Needle Bar Adjustment Tool
https://knowledgebase.gammill.com/knowledge/using-the-needle-height-gauge
Not all motors need new belts—but this one gets changed regularly, and our techs always come prepared.
Z- Motor Belt
This is one of many wear parts that our technicians check. To ensure they have what they need, make sure to fill out the service request form completely.
This must-have accessory makes the happiest bobbins around—and it’s so quiet, you can take a phone call while it runs.
Gammill Professional Bobbin Winder
Demo
These plastic sheets have a magic center dot and are designed by Gammill Educators.
Stencils
All of our stencils are designed to work with our marking kit AND our rulers.
DEMO