Quilting machine with tilting sewing assembly

A quilting machine for use with sewing a sheet of fabric with the quilting machine being supported upon a floor, the quilting machine comprising:

• a machine frame including legs sized and configured to rest upon the floor upon which the quilting machine is supported and support arms sized and configured to support a sheet of fabric;
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• a tilting sewing assembly supported by the machine frame including:
• a needle beam defining a needle beam longitudinal axis;
• a needle head attached to the needle beam and sized and configured to translate along the needle beam along the needle beam longitudinal axis;
• a hook beam defining a hook beam longitudinal axis disposed separate from and parallel to the needle beam longitudinal axis, the needle head being positioned between the needle beam and the hook beam;
• an axis of rotation parallel to the needle beam and the hook beam with the hook beam disposed between the needle beam and the axis of rotation, the tilting sewing assembly being configured to pivot about the axis of rotation with the needle beam and the hook beam moving about the axis of rotation to move the needle head relative to the machine frame when the legs are resting upon the floor;
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• a pivot shaft that axially defines the axis of rotation with the tilting sewing assembly configured to pivot about the pivot shaft.