Log Cabin Quilting and Sewing

About Me

My Story

I started sewing when I was about 6 years old, and received a Singer (toy)sewing machine for Christmas. By the time I was in high school, and a couple of sewing machine upgrades, I was sewing most of my own clothes, and even some for my parents. During that time, my mother opened a fabric store... I was in heaven! I worked at the store part time, when not working at my full time job, just to be able to be near the fabric (and I could sew when not busy with customers).

When I retired, (from my full time job), I decided it was time to try my hand at quilting. I had an antique quilt that my great great grandmother had made in 1873 (she won first place at the Kansas State fair with it). It is in very bad condition now, so the best way I could think of to honor her life and the quilt was to copy it. So with no pattern, I set to work to figure out the blocks. It didn't take me long to figure out how to put the block together, although I've learned a lot along the way and my piecing has improved significantly. It is the tree of life quilt (pictured above). I quilted it on my domestic sewing machine with a walking foot (I know the lines aren't very straight...my first attempt!). It is a king size quilt, so it was a monumental task on a little machine, with no quilt frame. After two weeks of wrestling that quilt, I set out to see if there was a better way to do the quilting. I discovered the longarm quilter! (can you believe I've been a sewer for 55+ years and didn't know what a longarm was). Well, as soon as I discovered them, I decided I had to have one. I started out building my own quilt frame and put my domestic sewing machine on it. It worked great, but was still a little slow because of the short sewing (throat) space. I found a used longarm, made a couple of adjustments to the frame, and I was up and running. I've quilted about 13 quilts in just this last year on my frame.

The longarm didn't fit in our house very well, so my dear husband offered to finish up a large area above his shop for me to make the ultimate sewing room. With that generous offer, I decided it was time to upgrade the longarm to one with a computer/robotics system so that I would be able to quilt for others.

My studio is now complete and I'm ready to quilt. I will also be "renting" out studio space for anyone who would like to sew, but don't have the equipment or room in their home. I'm also set up for machine embroidery and of course sewing, hemming, repairs and (some) alterations.

Custom Orders

I'm set up to do longarm quilting, machine embroidery and of course sewing, hemming, mending and (some) alterations.

Longarm quilting, starting at $0.015 per square inch ($50 minimum)
- Examples: A twin size quilt 72" x 90" would be $97.20 for a basic all over design. A baby quilt 36"x 45" would have a minimum charge of $50.
Hems starting at $10.00
Custom machine embroidery (price depends on design, $5 set up fee plus $1.00 per 1,000 stitches)
Custom sewing $20.00 per hour

Machines and Materials

My studio is available for you to bring your project and sew. I have machines and all the tools you need to make your project special, without messing up your home. If you have a machine you prefer to use, bring it and I have a place to store it along with your project so you can come back another day to finish up (no one else will use your machine!).

At the studio, you'll have access to regular sewing machines, a serger, iron and ironing board, steam press, large cutting table(s), cutting mats, rulers, rotary cutters, scissors, pins, etc.

Studio rental $5.00 per hour, includes use of machines and shop tools