How to Prepare Your Quilt

• Remove threads from the Top and Back, especially dark ones which might create a shadow from inside the quilt.
• Ensure the Back and Batting are 4″ (small quilts) to 5″ (large quilts) larger than the Top on all 4 sides.
• Even up the top and bottom edges of the Top and Back to aid in loading the quilt square on the frame.
• Stay stitch edges of the Top where there is heavy piecing (for instance, if the Top is pieced and doesn’t have borders).
• If using 108″ wide fabric for the Back, it must be washed. This is because 108″ wide fabric typically has a loose weave and may come out of the wash with quite a skew.
• We can accept quilts up to 120″ wide (King Size).

Pricing

• Calculate the square inches of your top by multiplying the width by the length.
• Quilting: $.025 to $.09 per square inch, determined by factors such as automation or free-motion quilting, density, complexity, placement of patterns, thread color changes, and/or masked areas.) We are happy to provide a firm quote when we meet with you and see your quilt.
• Custom Design Time: $30/hr. (Digitizing custom patterns or designing a theme of patterns to place in specific areas.)
• Backing: $.003 per square inch. (Backing fabric will be 5″ larger than the top all around, washed, ironed, and sewn.)
• Batting: We stock Quilter’s Dream batting, or your can supply your own.
• Binding: We can trim your quilt, make the binding, sew the binding to the Top, and/or hand-sew the binding to the Back.
• Sleeve: We can construct and sew a sleeve to the back of your quilt for hanging purposes.
• Basting: We will baste your quilt in preparation for your domestic machine or hand quilting.
• We accept cash, checks, and credit/debit cards.
• We have a $50 minimum charge.
• Please see our Quilting Services Estimate for pricing details.