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Grace Company Quilting Machines & Quilting Frames

Grace Company makes quilting easier for home-based quilters — hobbyists and professionals who want better tension, smoother machine movement, and frames that fit a real sewing room instead of a warehouse.

For more than 40 years the Utah family company has been the name behind machine quilting frames, hand quilting frames, Q'nique mid-arm and long-arm machines, hoop-style frames, cutting tools, and studio accessories. The idea is still the one Grace Bagley started with: quilting could be easier.

Swing Design carries creative production gear for makers and small shops. If you are building a home quilt studio — or stepping up from a domestic machine on the dining table — Grace is the line that turns “I quilt when I can wrestle the layers” into a system you can sit or stand at and finish.

Questions on which frame or machine fits your throat space and room size? Email support@swingdesign.com or call 978-371-2211, Monday–Friday, 9am–4pm ET. Business & Personal Financing is available on qualifying orders.

The Grace Company story The company begins with Grace Bagley, a home-based quilter working at Mormon Handicraft in the Salt Lake City area. She kept hearing the same problem: the frames on the market did not handle fabric well. She told her son, engineer Jim Bagley. In 1985 he designed a no-baste rail-system frame and named it the GraceFrame. They sold the first units through the shop where Grace worked, then out of a garage, then a factory. In 1987 Jim took the frame to the International Quilt Festival in Houston. National quilt shops started ordering. Grace Company grew into the leading producer of both machine quilting frames and hand quilting frames, and later into machines, hoops, automation, and cutting tools. Headquarters remain in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2026 the brand is marking 40 years of that original idea. What Grace Company makes Grace builds a full home-quilting system: start with a frame, add a machine, finish with lighting, leaders, clips, and cutting tools. Machine quilting frames Frames that hold quilt top, batting, and backing under even tension so you can free-motion quilt without pin-basting the whole sandwich. Cutie / Cutie Breeze — tabletop fabric frame for tight spaces; use a domestic machine or a Grace mid-arm Q-Zone Hoop-Frame and Hoop-Frame Pro — about 4.5–5 ft wide; zone-to-zone quilting so queen, king, and larger quilts fit a desk-sized footprint; domestic or longarm machines up to a 19" throat; Pro adds dual track and table inserts Q-Zone Queen — hoop-style frame with more permanent presence Quilter’s Evolution / Evolution Elite — 5', 8', 10', and 12' lengths for sit-down or standing work Continuum II — full-size rail frame paired with larger Q'nique machines such as the 21 series Grace frames are known for a smooth track-and-carriage feel, adjustable height for sitting or standing, and compatibility across many domestic machines as well as Grace’s own heads. The company has also built frames for other major sewing-machine brands. Q'nique quilting machines Grace’s own mid-arm and long-arm lineup, from compact high-speed heads to 21" elite models. Typical features across the range include stitch regulation (on most models), strong motors, and controls built for home quilters rather than industrial shops. Lines include Little Rebel, Q'nique 15 / 16 / 19 / 21 series, and recertified factory machines when available. Hand quilting frames and hoops Where the company started: no-baste wooden and later engineered frames and square hoops for quilters who still work by hand. TrueCut and studio accessories Rotary cutting systems, cloth leaders, quilt clips, bungee clamps, Fabri-Fast tools, light bars, stitch regulators such as SureStitch Elite, and QuiltMotion / QCT automation for computerized quilting on compatible setups. Who Grace equipment is for Home quilters ready to stop basting king-size quilts on the floor Domestic-machine owners who want free-motion quilting without a 12-foot frame Quilt-for-hire studios that need consistent stitch quality and less physical strain Anyone comparing a hoop frame vs. a full rail frame for a spare bedroom studio If your machine throat is 8.5" to 19", there is usually a Grace frame that fits. Larger Q'nique 21-class machines pair with Continuum-class frames, not the compact hoop frames. Why quilters look for Grace Made for home studios, not only commercial longarm shops Frame + machine + accessory ecosystem so tension, carriage, lighting, and leaders match Space-saving hoop frames that still finish king-size work by zones Family company, 40+ years, still identified with the original GraceFrame idea Cross-brand machine compatibility on many hoop and tabletop frames Shop Grace with Swing Design Swing Design helps makers choose production gear that actually fits the room and the workflow — DTF, embroidery, cutting, sewing, and now the quilting studio side of the same business. Use us to compare frame width, machine throat, and whether you need a tabletop Cutie, a Q-Zone hoop, or a full Continuum setup.