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Bats and Stars for Spooky Season: Offsetting Rows on a Pink Halloween Quilt
Happy Feature Friday, quilting friends! Spooky season is here, and there's a brand-new Halloween quilt on the frame in the sewing studio. In Feature Friday 2026 Episode 42, Aubrey sets up an edge-to-edge design called Bats & Stars and uses nearly every Edit feature on the Butler Robotics system to get it looking just the way she pictured it, including a staggered, offset second row. Meet the Halloween Cutie This little quilt is a bit non-traditional for Halloween, because the
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Automation & Upgrades
Posts about automating and upgrading your longarm quilting setup with Quilt EZ robots and stitch regulators.


Retrofit or Replace? How to Know It's Time to Automate Your Longarm
Hand-guiding taking a toll, or a basic stitch regulator not cutting it anymore? Here's how to tell you're ready for automation — and why most owners retrofit their current frame instead of buying a new machine.
aubreyquiltez
Sep 92 min read
Custom Quilting Made Easier: Pattern Tags, Margins, and More with Butler
Custom quilting gives you the freedom to make every section of a quilt unique—but keeping your designs organized and positioned exactly where you want them can sometimes be the challenging part. In Feature Friday 2026 Episode 32, Aubrey walks through several Butler tools that can make custom quilting easier, including pattern tags, margin adjustments, and custom quilting techniques. These may seem like small features, but they can make a big difference when you're working wit
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Aug 143 min read
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