Patterns and Pricing

Prices

For general longarm services using a pantograph design, my charge is 2.5 cents per square inch. There are no charges for thread or thread changes (although there is a charge for "matchstick" quilting). Semi-custom work [automated patterns within blocks, accents or borders mixed with background fills, etc.] is 4.5 cents per square inch, and full custom [hand driven or especially difficult designs] is 6.5 cents per square inch.

I can usually provide batting at a cost of $8 per yard or use batting that you provide. If I am providing the batting, I will use Quilters Dream (white), Hobbs Heirloom (white), or Warm and Natural 80/20. Let me know if there's another type that you prefer.

Preparation

Please do your best to have your quilt pressed and long threads snipped. Batting and backing should be 3-4 inches larger than your top on all sides. The extra fabric gives room for my leaders and clamps, and a little flexibility to work with fullness, if there is any. If your backing needs to be pieced, please do that before you bring it to me. Or, I can piece it for you for $10 a seam.

Pattern Library

My digital library of patterns includes HUNDREDS of pantographs (Citrine is my personal favorite!!). I will work on including some examples below, but please let me know what you are looking for. If I don't have what you need, I am willing to work with you to acquire additional ones - they usually run about $15.

I would love to consult with you on pattern, scale, and thread selection! Contact me to get started!

Lather Rinse Repeat

Jacquard

Mod Hearts

Macintosh Rose

Regalia

Sleepy Ewes

Citrine

Fabulous Feathers

Bauhaus

Belly Bop

Darlene's All Over

Giboshi

Ikat

Marmalade

Footballs

Comments

In the works!

I’ve been working on a few things lately- a mystery, an Alaska, a self drafted one for a friend’s mother, and this one. This one is called Indigo Bravo (by Nightingale Quilts). It’s being made as a surprise birthday gift for my neighbor’s father who is turning 90 soon. He’s a snarky old Marine, and we love him like family! I liked the Indigo pattern for its simplicity and how well it works with a solid color scheme. It’s navy, white, and gold, and will be bound in a red - a nod to the Marine Corps blood stripe. To balance the angles (or, at least not emphasize where my 45° are not exactly 45°) I’m quilting in an edge to edge fleur de lis design. It’s soft without being feminine, so hoping that works for this old leatherneck! Completed pics should be added soon - especially since this quilt has a scheduled appearance at Pap Pap’s party! I’ve learned an important, hard to swallow lesson on this piece. I’m a generally impatient person and I thrive on seeing progress. So I skipped some st...

Christmas Quilting

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! A lovely customer brought this quilt for me to longarm, but she was worried that a busy pattern would detract from the quilt design. This holly and ornaments pantograph, in barely-there green, does the job by complementing the quilt without becoming a focal point. Do you have something that needs to be quilted? I will always work with you to make sure that the quilting works with your quilt - in pattern, scale, and color. PS. She loved it!!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

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