6699 Northeast Chestnut Street, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124, United States
Tips for the best quilting results
- Backing should be larger than your quilt top
- If you supply your own batting, it should be larger than your quilt top
- Press your quilt from the top, making sure there are no "tucks" at seams
- You will have several choices to make when you drop off your quilt, including design, thread color
- See additional information below!
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Additional Information
- Make sure your backing is at least 4" larger on all 4 sides than your quilt top (a total of 8" longer and 8" wider than the top). This allows me enough fabric to attach the backing to my frame and quilt all the way to the edge of your quilt.
- If your backing is seamed, I will load it on my frame so that the seam runs horizontal (left to right on my frame). I find the best way to seam backing is to use at least 5/8" seam (if the salvedge makes a bump, be sure to cut it off) and then press the seam open, be sure to use a SMALL stitch so the seam does not come open as the quilt is used and laundered! If you have any special expectations about which direction seams should be in relation to the quilt top, please be sure to let me know!
- I have several types of batting available including Hobbs 80/20, Warm & Natural 100% cotton, Hobbs 100% cotton with scrim, Polyester, wool and bamboo. I buy in bulk and sell it to you for about the same as you would be able to get with a coupon at a discount store (I charge by the inch, so sometimes is much less than what you would have paid for packaged batting!)
- If you supply your own batting, it also needs to be larger than the quilt top (same size as backing). Please take your batting out of the package and cut it about 3" larger than your quilt.
- Please give your quilt top a good press, preferably from the front, take care that there are no tucks/folds around the seams (by pressing from the front, you are more likely to catch these). If there is a tuck at a seam, it most likely will be quilted that way; or worse could get caught on the foot of my machine and cause a tear.
- If you have very thick seams (where several points come together), iron them open to create less bulk. If my machine hits a bump where these seams come together, it will create uneven stitches.
- All over (edge to edge) designs start at $0.0225 per square inch ($50 minimum)
- Adding custom borders to an edge to edge design starts at $0.035 per square inch (charged for the entire quilt size).
- Custom quilting prices vary per design, due to the nature of custom quilting, it may be charged per hour rather than square inch. Custom quilting is very time consuming!
- You will have your choice of 1000's of quilting designs (I have provided PDF's available for you to download below). If you don't have a chance to check out these catalogs, I have a printed version at my studio!
*** Special considerations for 108" backing - PLEASE READ!
If you are using 108" backing, you'll get better results if you follow a few extra steps. Starting when purchasing your backing, ask that it is "torn" rather than cut. This ensures that your fabric is on the straight of grain. Most of the wide backs end up twisted as they are rolled onto bolts, if the fabric is cut at both ends, those cuts could be several inches off of the grainline. If you try to straighten it after the fact, you could lose up to 1/4 yard of fabric.
Next, wash and dry (preferably on hot). This will relax the fabric and allow for shrinkage. Most widebacks are a looser weave fabric than regular quilting fabric and will shrink quite a bit more than the front of your quilt top.
If the fabric is quite a bit wider than you need, please leave the extra on (don't cut off the salvage). This will help me load it on the straight of grain.
An example of custom quilting