Longarm Quilting
Longarm Machine Quilting
Simple meander - $0.02 per square inch (psi)
Other all over designs - $0.025 (psi)
Semi-custom meander - $0.035 (psi)
Other semi-custom designs - $0.039 (psi)
Custom level quilting - $0.055-$0.095 (psi) depending on intricacy
Heirloom level quilting - Pricing available after consultation
$40 minimum longarm service
Thread
High quality quilting thread - $2.50 per bobbin
Additional charges for specialty threads (silk, metallic, couching, glow-in-the-dark, etc.)
Batting
Quilters Dream Cotton Request or Quilters Dream 80/20 Batting
Baby - $9 per yard
Queen - $12 per yard
King - $ 15 per yard
Quilters Dream Black Poly and Quilters Dream Wool available for an additional $1.50 per yard.
Piecing/Needlework
Backing - $12 per seam (+ price of materials if not provided)
Miscellaneous needlework or mending - $12 per half hour
Squaring Up Quilt Top or Backing
$24 flat rate
Pressing
$12 per half hour
Binding
Customer provided prepared binding - $0.14 per linear inch machine stitching to quilt top
Customer provides fabric and LLQ prepares binding - $0.28 per linear inch machine stitching to quilt top
LLQ provides fabric and prepares binding - $0.42 per linear inch machine stitching to quilt top
Hand or machine stitching to back of quilt - $12 per half hour
Custom binding (piping, cording, double binding, etc.) - pricing available after consultation.
Basting Services for Hand or Machine Quilters
Less than a penny per square inch - $0.008 (psi)
Shipping:
$25 flat rate for the first quilt in the box plus $10 for each additional quilt in the same box.
Additional insurance coverage and delivery options available upon customer request.
Quilts are booked by reservation only. Please note that I will need a 50% deposit before I can reserve your quilt’s time on the frame.
*Prices are subject to change.
Preparing Your Quilt Top for Longarm Quilting
Many of my new customers express concern when dropping off their quilt tops for the first time; they feel that their piecing is not perfect and are worried that I might judge their work. I want my customers to trust that I respect the time and hard work they have put into their quilts and that I do not look upon any imperfections judgmentally. I am always looking for new tricks to improve my own quilting so I would like to offer the following rules of thumb to help you as you prepare your quilt top for longarm quilting.
Backing and batting should both be at least 8” wider and longer than the quilt top (4 inch “margins” all the way around).
Make sure your quilt top is well pressed and seams are flattened.
Trim all hanging threads as much as you can.
If there is fullness in the center or wavy borders, you may wind up with pleats or puckers. I do my best to correct such problems as I quilt, however, I can’t guaranteed that I can work out all fullness. To avoid wavy borders, measure through the middle of your quilt and cut the borders to that length. You may need to ease the quilt to fit the borders.
Identify the top of your quilt and backing with a safety pin if they have a directional print.
Please press the backing fabric.
Please do not baste the quilt top, batting and backing together. I need all three layers separated so I can attach them individually to the frame.
Shipping Your Quilt Top
Place your quilt top, backing, etc. in a zippered plastic bag to protect the materials if the box gets wet during shipping.
Please do not ship your quilt top until you have reserved time for quilting with Erin. As a reminder, I will need a 50% deposit before I can reserve your quilt’s time on the frame.
