The invention discloses multi-head quilting equipment and a control method and belongs to the field of quilting equipment. The invention aims to provide multi-head quilting equipment capable of performing quilting according to a pattern and capable of individually controlling multiple heads. The technical solutions are as follows: the equipment comprises a frame, a quilting machine head, a quilting machine faucet, a drive unit, and a power transmission unit; a first driving source is mounted on the frame to drive the quilting faucet to slide along the length direction of the frame; the quilting machine head is mounted on the quilting machine faucet; the drive unit comprises a second driving source and a third driving source, and the power transmission unit comprises a link assembly and a transmission assembly. The multi-head quilting device has the advantage of being able to perform quilting according to the pattern, and the multiple heads can be individually controlled. In the invention, the quilting machine faucet adopts a stepping manner, so that the needle is less prone to bent and broken, and the cloth does not move, so that the quilting process is stable and smooth, and the quilting effect of the cloth is improved.