Longarm quilting stitch-regulated APQS Millennium, 14 ft table, with 12 ft leaders (144" wide king-sized bedspreads/quilts).
I prefer doing free-motion quilting, and I charge by the square inch. Here are my current rates.
| Loops or Meandering |
All-over free-motion loops or meander, one design |
$.025/sq. inch |
| Custom |
Separate block, sashing, and border motifs, some stitch-in-ditch, average fill |
$.045/sq. inch |
| Heirloom |
Dense quilting, lots of stitch-in-ditch, faux trapunto, or specially designed and marked motifs |
$0.06 and up |
| Trapunto |
Since it takes so much time to do this, it will be charged on the hourly rate and will be most expensive, but gives a raised area that has quilting around it to enhance the trapunto. |
Ask for a quote. |
I charge a minimum fee of $50 which covers consultation, loading, unloading, and invoicing.
Batting provided on roll (Warm & Natural) either 90" ($9/yd) or 124" ($12/yd), and have used, but do not stock wool batting.
You may provide batting with your quilt, but batting and backing should be at least 4 inches on each side, and preferably 6-8 inches on each side. That means that if your quilt top is 90 inches x 90 inches, your backing and batting should be 98 x 98 at least. The backing and the batting should be cut straight across the sides and top and bottom and square corners. Stay stitch around the edge of your quilt top or back if you have lots of seams that come out to the edges, as the tension of the longarm clamps may pull on the seams and separate them. If you have a direction to the top or backing, indicate with a note safety pinned to that position. If you want the top and backing to be centered, please indicate that also (either side to side centering, and/or top to bottom centering). Please trim excess threads, press the top and backing flat, correct any seams that may not be stitched down, or borders that are wavy or crooked. If you have a lot of seams coming together in one point, it is best to press them open. Also, the best way to reach me is email, or cell phone, so call or email me to discuss the quilt. I take appointments and will set up the best time for us to meet. Prices are subject to change, and estimates for quilting will be approximate, so if the costs exceed the estimate, I will contact you. I must have the preferred contact information, and best methods of contacting you, in case I have any questions..
Superior "So Fine!", "King Tut", "Rainbow" and "Bottom Line" threads are used, solid color or variegated. I really like using any thread that is strong and will allow your quilt to be enhanced, not compete with your pattern or applique. When I micro-stipple, I use the finer threads, so there is no thread buildup. I either custom wind bobbins to match the backing, or use prewound SuperBobs from Superior. I have cones of all 100 colors of King Tut (40 wt. 3 ply Extra-long Staple Egyptian cotton), all 60 colors of Rainbows (variegated 40 wt. trilobal polyester), all 134 colors of So Fine! (50 wt. 3 ply polyester, all solid colors), and 47 of the 54 colors in Bottom Line (60 wt. polyester, solid colors) in stock. This picture of my thread wall was taken before I added the Bottom Line, and now overflows with threads. The King Tut are on the right, the So Fine! are more in the center and top left, and the Rainbows are in the bottom and middle right.
I can do all-over or side-to-side patterns, in-the-ditch quilting, pantograph, stippling, and micro-stippling, original designs or choose from thousands of quilting designs in my CD collection of Quilting Designs The Quiltmaker Collection Volumes 1-7. I prefer free-motion quilting, and rarely mark my quilts.
I am capable of using the program for designing quilts called Electric Quilt (v. 7). But often, I prefer to sketch the quilts by hand and use the program to refine the design, if needed. My rates of free-form quilt design start at $50/hr. and commissions are taken for complete quilts. I also do repairs or restoration on quilts at the rate of $50/hr. and up. Hand repairs are more expensive. Ask for a quote. I can work with you on it also, if you prefer to do some of the work yourself.
The quilt shown below was a signature quilt, so I made sure the free-motion, "curls" quilting design left room for a signature in the open square. This quilting is not an all-over design but follows the blocks and would be in the rate of $ 0.045/sq in.
