Do
you love piecing tops but find getting them
quilted a problem? Maybe it is because of lack of
time or you find wrestling a huge quilt sandwich
under your sewing machine foot just too
backbreaking. It could be there are just so many
quilt patterns you want to try that once you have
pieced the top, you just want to move on to
another project. Well they say “a quilt is
not a quilt until it is quilted” so why not
let me help you achieve this. I am an award
winning quilter and have been quilting for over
17 years and have had my Gammill stitch regulated
longarm quilting machine since March 2004. I can
take your lovingly pieced tops and enhance them
with your choice of quilting design.
There
are many finishes that can be achieved with a
Longarm machine and I have listed the main ones
here. Please email me if you would like a full
brochure of what I can offer
The
standard services include:
Pantograph (edge to edge)
quilting
This
is where you choose one of many patterns and it
is quilted from side to side, top to bottom over
the entire quilt. It can be done in matching,
contrasting, variegated or monofilament thread.
Custom Quilting
Something
a bit more special. This is where the quilting
takes into account the piecing of the quilt top
and different designs can be applied to borders,
sashing, plain blocks, pieced blocks etc. This
can include stitch in the ditch, meandering and
stippling, echo quilting, feathers, motifs and
crosshatching.
Basting
This
is a service I offer for those who find it hard
to baste their quilts prior to hand or machine
quilting. A large running stitch is applied every
4 inches to hold the quilt sandwich secure until
you have finished quilting it. When complete,
just snip every third or fourth stitch and pull
out the bottom thread. <
Binding
I
can machine attach a double fold binding with
mitred corners to your quilt top ready for you to
hand finish. Alternatively I can hand stitch it
to the back of the quilt. Just supply a 2 1/4
inch strip the length of the perimeter of your
quilt.
Wadding
You
can supply the wadding or I can supply the
following wadding at competitive prices:-
Hobbs
Heirloom – 80% cotton 20% polyester.
A premium wadding that quilts beautifully and
shrinks approx 3% upon washing to give that
‘antique’ look.
96”wide - £5.50 per metre
Hobbs
Polydown – 100% polyester.
Light and soft and ideally suited to
children’s quilts which will be washed
regularly.
108” wide -£4.50 per metre
Sew
Simple - 80% cotton, 20% polyester.
Another wadding that will give that
'antique’ look upon washing.
90”wide - £5 per metre
Sew
Simple – 50% alpaca, 50% cotton.
A light weight, soft and warm wadding. Its
breathability makes it ideal for any season.
– washable.
90” wide - £8 per metre
Warm
and Natural – 100% cotton.
Needlepunched unbleached all cotton wadding.
124”wide - £8 per metre
Threads
This is
included in the price of your quilting and I use
100% cotton YLI or Signature threads in a wide
range of solid or variegated colours or I can use
YLI monofilament thread in clear or smoke. I use
a new needle for every quilt.
Quilt Preparation
Before letting
me have your top, please make sure it has been
pressed well with all seams flat. Trim all loose
threads front and back and mark the top edge of
the quilt with a pinned on label. If your edges
are pieced, please stabilise them by stitching
approximately 1/8th inch in from the edge. This
prevents distortion and seams coming apart whilst
the quilt is under tension on the
frame. Backing should be pieced and
pressed with all selvages removed. Please ensure
the edges are straight and the corners square.
This should be at least 4” larger all round
than your quilt top to allow for natural
shrinkage during the quilting process.
Wadding also needs to be at least 4” larger
all round and pre wash it if required.
Prices
I charge per
square yard and therefore to calculate the cost
of your quilt measure the sides of your quilt in
inches and multiply length x width and divide
this figure by 1296. This will give you the
square yardage of your quilt, then multiply this
figure by the cost of the quilting/basting.
Pantograph
(simple – lightly quilted):- £14 per square
yard
Pantograph
(complex – more heavily quilted):- £18 per
square yard
Custom
quilting:- From £26 per square yard
Basting:-
£5 per square yard
Binding
(attached to top only):- £1 per linear foot
Binding(attached
to top and hand sewn to back):- £2 per linear
foot
Delivery
Quilts can be
dropped off and picked up in person (please
telephone first to arrange a suitable time) or
posted to me. If posted, I suggest you use Royal Mail
Special Delivery which allows you to insure your
precious quilt. Completed quilts will
be posted back to you likewise and charged at
cost. 20% of the cost is payable as a
deposit and the balance upon completion and prior
to the quilt being picked up or posted to you.
Cheques should be made payable to: Father’s
Heart Country Quilting. Your quilt will
be looked after whilst with me and quilted in my
pet and smoke free studio. I appreciate the
opportunity to admire the work of my fellow
quilters and hope my quilting only adds to its
beauty. Happy quilting !
