Quilting brake

A method for quilting, the method comprising:

• moving a sewing head in a first coordinate direction along a first coordinate rail and a second coordinate direction along a second coordinate rail, the first coordinate direction and the second coordinate direction being perpendicular to one another;
• and
• braking, by a first brake and a second brake, a movement of the sewing head, the first brake affixed to the sewing head relative to the first coordinate rail and able to selectively engage the first coordinate rail, the first brake operable between an open position and a closed position, the open position allowing movement of the sewing head along the first coordinate rail, the closed position substantially preventing movement of the sewing head along the first coordinate rail, the second brake affixed to the sewing head relative to the second coordinate rail and able to selectively engage the second coordinate rail, the second brake operable between an open position and a closed position, the open position allowing movement of the sewing head along the second coordinate rail, the closed position substantially preventing movement of the sewing head along the second coordinate rail.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium tangibly comprising computer program instructions, which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to at least:

• move a sewing head in a first coordinate direction along a first coordinate rail and a second coordinate direction along a second coordinate rail, the first coordinate direction and the second coordinate direction being perpendicular to one another;
• and
• brake, by a first brake and a second brake, a movement of the sewing head, the first brake affixed to the sewing head relative to the first coordinate rail and able to selectively engage the first coordinate rail, the first brake operable between an open position and a closed position, the open position allowing movement of the sewing head along the first coordinate rail, the closed position substantially preventing movement of the sewing head along the first coordinate rail, the second brake affixed to the sewing head relative to the second coordinate rail and able to selectively engage the second coordinate rail, the second brake operable between an open position and a closed position, the open position allowing movement of the sewing head along the second coordinate rail, the closed position substantially preventing movement of the sewing head along the second coordinate rail.