Patent ID: 6263816
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B41J,D05B,D05D

Abstract:
A quilting method comprising:feeding fabric in web form through a printing station having a computer controllable printer thereat;communicating data of a plurality of different patterns to the printer at the printing station;at the printing station, scanning a web of the fabric with a print head of the printer and printing with the print head a plurality of panels on the web each with one of the patterns in accordance with the communicated data;moving the web of fabric having the plurality of panels respectively printed thereon with the patterns from the printing station to a quilting station;combining the web of fabric having the plurality of panels respectively printed with the patterns with at least one layer of fill material; andat the quilting station, quilting the plurality of panels of the web with at least one layer of fill material at the quilting station.