FAQ

After you have made your beautiful quilt top give it a good press. Clip any loose threads and bits of fraying fabric.

Mark the top of your quilt top with a safety pin.

To go above and beyond in prepping your quilt top, sew a “victory lap” to secure the very outer seams for extra strength. This means you sew a line of stitches an 1/8” in from the edge of the quilt top.

Your backing fabric and batting need to be at least 8” wider *and* longer than your quit top. This allows 4” on all four sides of your quilt for proper loading onto the longarm frame and thread tension adjustment.

Example: A quilt top that is 60x72 inches would require a backing and batting of at least 68x80 inches.

I highly recommended using a 1/2” - 3/4” seam allowance and a seam that runs horizontal. This is to avoid any bunching or pleating during the quilting process.

Please square up your backing fabric and press your seam(s) open. This gives the best quality finished quilt. Use a safety pin to mark the top of your backing fabric.

I can sew your backing together for $10/seam. Note: I will not pattern match backing fabric.

I can square up your backing fabric for $10.

In the event that length or width adjustments are needed for your backing fabric, additional charges may apply.

Extra backing and batting width and length to allow proper loading on the longarm. At least 8 inches longer and wider.

If backing fabric adjustments are needed, additional charges may apply.

I provide digital edge to edge (E2E) longarm services. This means a computer perfectly guides the design you pick out.

I do not offer hand guided quilting, custom quilting at this time.

I do not provide batting.

I do have batting for purchase if you’d rather not send in your own high-quality batting with your quilt.

$9/yard- Hobbs 80/20, natural, 96”

$10/yard - Warm n Natural 100% cotton, white, 96”

**If your quilt top measures bigger than 88” x 88”, batting will need to be pieced or special ordered.

Warm n White- 120” x 124”, Hobbs 80/20- 120” x 120”

I proudly use Glide thread. There are so many amazing thread colors to choose from. I recommend one of the following methods for choosing a thread color:

• Match it to the lightest fabric color or to the most used color in the quilt.

◦ This provides an all over texture and allows your beautiful quilt to be the star!

• Use a contrasting color.

◦ This will allow you to see more of the quilting stitches. It can be a really cool effect to see that pop of color in the thread.

Quilting services start at $0.022/square inch. Some dense quilting designs are $0.03/square inch.

For example: 60 x 72 = 4,320 inches, 4,320 x 0.022 = $95.04

I have a minimum load fee of $50. That means for some smaller quilt tops, or table runners, you will pay $50 even if the dimensions add up to less than that.

You may consider sending in multiple projects that share a backing to meet the $50 minimum charge.

I can take quilts up to 120 inches wide.

See the current turnaround time at the top of the website.

After payment is received, I will ship out your quilt as soon as possible, or you may pick up your quilt if you are a local customer.

Rush service: If you need your quilt back by a certain date, please let me know, I will do my best to meet your request. However, I cannot guarantee deadlines, especially during peak season (November and December).

Yes, I accept mail in quilts!

I live in mid-Michigan and happily accept mail in, and local customer drop off quilts.

If you’re sending in a quilt, wrap up you project as waterproof as possible, in a cardboard box. This will ensure your quilt arrives to me safe and sound. Once your quilt is finished, I will carefully package it up and send your quilt back to the address you provide in the quilt request form.

You are responsible for all shipping cost, to and from, my home studio. I use Pirate Ship to return your quilt to you using USPS or UPS, whichever one is the cheapest. Both USPS and UPS come with $100 insurance. If you’d like to purchase extra insurance, please let me know at the bottom of the quilt request form.

If expedited shipping is needed, please let me know.

Once your quilt is complete, I will send you your total and you will pay when the quilt is complete.

You can estimate your total cost by using this equation: length x width x 0.022, for example 60 x 72 x $0.022= $95.04. Please note that some quilt designs are $0.03/ square inch.

Local customers can pay cash, check or Venmo.

Mail in customers can pay via Venmo.

Your project will not be returned or mailed to you until payment is received.

Yes, I can!

I have a range of binding services. You must provide appropriate fabric yardage and I will hand cut and attach 2.5” straight grain, double fold binding for you.

I suggest a plastic bag such as a large Ziplock style bag or clean, unscented trash bag. Then put that into a cardboard box that fits snugly around your quilt, backing and batting.

I do not sell finished quilts at this time.