Special Order Quilts
Estimates for commissioned quilts are quoted based on estimated labor and material requirements. Each quilt has a different level of intricacy and it may not always be possible to provide a precise estimate. Final prices are dependent on actual labor performed and cost of materials used.
Project Planning and Piecing
Quilt top - $24 per hour + price of materials
Backing - $12 per seam + price of materials
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.
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.)
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.
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 ask for 50% of the estimated price as a deposit before I can reserve time to work on your special order quilt.
*Prices are subject to change.
