APQS APQS Lucey

This is a frame longarm meant as an entry point into the APQS range: 26 inches of throat space and 10.5 inches of clearance, the same as the Freedom and the Millie, in a 20 kg head that moves with little effort thanks to adjustable front and rear handles. It sews from 0 to 3,500 stitches per minute.

The stitch regulator is standard and tracks direction as well as speed, which helps keep points and corners crisp through sharp direction changes — something simpler regulators don't do. It can be switched off to sew at a fixed, hand-set speed instead. The laser that follows a pantograph or a paper pattern is included, as is the automatic needle positioner (up or down at the end of a line of stitching) and the standard L-class bobbin. The Quilt Path computerized system is available as a separate add-on.

It's a longarm for someone who wants the stitch regulator and the throat space of APQS's higher-tier machines, in exchange for a lower price than the Millie or the Freedom.