Patent ID: 8633982

Claim:
A sewing monitoring system adapted for use with a sewing machine, the sewing machine configured to sew a stitch pattern in a sheet of fabric by moving the sewing machine relative to the sheet of fabric, the sewing machine having front and opposing sides, the system comprising: a camera assembly arranged below the sheet of fabric and mounted to and extending laterally from a side of the sewing machine to generate images of a bottom side of the sheet of fabric and the stitch pattern formed by the sewing machine as the sewing machines moves relative to the sheet of fabric, the camera assembly being adjustable to obtain different views of the bottom side of the sheet of fabric and the stitching; and a monitor assembly arranged above the sheet of fabric and mounted to the sewing machine facing in a forward direction, the monitor assembly configured to display the images of the stitching and a bottom side of the sheet of fabric for viewing by a person operating the long arm sewing machine to manually identify an error.