devices 48 and 49 are an integral part of the machine which according to the invention performs the transverse cutting of the cloth or quilt p stitches the edges upstream and downstream of the provided cut and applies two additional strips 10 d which lie transversely to the strips 10 a with which the edges upstream and downstream of the cut are provided as shown in fig7 and 9 the machine is generally designated by the reference numeral 50 and comprises a finishing unit 50 a composed of a box like carriage 51 which by means of four free wheels 52 slides on a pair of parallel rails 53 whose opposite ends are fixed to side walls 54 55 fig4 of the framework of the machine 50 a sewing machine 56 of the type with four needles 57 is fitted on the carriage 51 and can therefore produce four parallel stitch lines the sewing machine 56 is moved in the direction y which lies transversely to the direction x by means of a movement system which comprises a chain 58 having a portion which is fixed to the carriage 51 and being closed in a loop on a pair of sprockets 59 60 which are fitted in a cantilever fashion on the sides 54 55 the sprocket 59 is free while the other sprocket 60 receives its motion from a gearmotor 61 which is flanged to the side 54 the gearmotor 61 is controlled by a pair of stroke limit switches 62 and 63 which determine the points of inversion of the back and forth strokes two arms 64 cantilever out in front of the carriage 51 fig9 in order to rotatably support a roll 65.