Machine Quilting Services

We have 5 computerized Statler quilting machines by Gammill.  Page Johnson oversees the quilting process from design selection to pattern layout and finishing.  With thousands of computerized quilting designs and hundreds of thread colors to choose from we can create a custom look for your special quilts at a very affordable cost to you.  Typically an overall design quilting pattern is completed in less than 30 days starting at $28.00 per square yard.   That means a lap quilt is less than $100 including batting and thread while a large king sized quilt will cost about $250.  

The majority of quilts look great with a well chosen overall design.  Sometimes the quilt needs something more.  Semi custom designs such as Page Turners, specialty placement of blocks and sashing have a longer turnaround time (60-90 days).  Due to the time that the quilt is on the frame and dedicated staff time to manage the quilting process the price point also increases to $40-$60 a square yard depending on the complexity of the work to be completed.  

In general, custom design or specialty quilting quickly reaches $70-$90 a square yard ($500 and up) and has a turnaround time of 18+ months.  High-end show quilts are 2 + years out based on the quilts already in the queue and the length of time that a show quilt is on the frame (typically 4-8 weeks).

We recommend that you consider how you want to use your quilt when deciding what level of quilting your quilt needs.  If you intend to use it daily as an everyday bed quilt, then a complementing overall or semi-custom design is usually appropriate.  If this is to be an heirloom quilt, carefully stored in a closet or hung on a wall for display, then a highend quilting style may be appropriate.

Longarm Quilting Services

A full spectrum of quilting services are available to meet your needs.

• Overall or Edge-to-Edge designs from a simple all-over meander to themed motifs

  • Turnaround time is 30 days or less

• Semi-Custom offers a custom looking motif within separate piecing sections

  • Turnaround time is 60-90 days

• Custom quilting with Background fills to enhance your piecing and applique

  • Turnaround time is 18 +  months

• Original designs to complement your needlework

• Quilt Show quality quilting for that truly special quilt top
  • Turnaround time is 24-30 months

   

• We offer 9 different batts including poly, 80/20, cotton and wool. 

• We stock 250+ bolts of wide backing fabrics. 

• We have thousands of thread choices from simple cottons to high sheen trilobal polyesters and fine silk thread for specialty thread-work.

• We offer binding services from machine applied front and back to Show Quality hand turned Bias Binding
• We can place the stitching line for a Scalloped Border Binding
• A two colored binding has a small flange as an accent or piping added to your binding adds a wow factor
• Binding Service available range from $0.15 to $0.38 per linear inch.
  

Quilting Cost Estimator

For a small quilt (i.e. a baby quilt) the minimum charge is $50.00 + tax
For a Lap size quilt 50x65 = $90.00 + tax

For a Twin size quilt 70x90 = $134.00 + tax 

For a Queen size quilt 90x100 = $188.00+ tax

For a King size quilt 108x110 = $243.00 + tax

Semi-Custom quilting typically runs from $38.00 to $52.00 a square yard

Background fill quilting is approximately $52.00 to $72.00 a square yard

High End Custom with Original designs developed for your quilt will run over $75.00 a square yard

Quilt Show level quilts are accepted and charges are estimated when received

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How Much Backing Fabric Do You Need?

The guidelines for the backing fabric for longarm quilting are: 

• The backing needs to be at least 5 inches larger all the way around the quilt (or 10 inches longer and wider than the quilt top)
• We prefer to load the back using the selvage edges along the rollers
• Do not cut off the selvages along the outer edge of the backing - they help keep the back square during the loading process
• Unless the quilting motif is a directional design where the top has to be at the top of the machine AND the quilt top or back have to match the top, we load the backing using the selvages which may or may not match the top of a printed fabric design
• We prefer any backing seams to run parallel (the same direction) to the selvages
• Sew the seams at 1/2 + inch and then trim off the tightly woven selvages leaving 1/4 - 1/2 inch seam allowance
• Do NOT press the backing seams open - press to one sideOften pieced backs have multiple seams going in a variety of directions
  • When pressed open (like what you would do for Hand Quilting) there is only the thread holding one side of the backing to the other side
  • If you press the seam and seam allowance to one side, then the longarm quilting will stitch through all layers of the fabric and hold the two sides of the backing together with greater security
  • In this case just try to have the majority of seams, or any particularly long seams, run parallel to the selvages

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