sept97

How do you afford to send your quilts to a long arm quilter?

sval

I'd like to know that too. I sent one out. It is gorgeous. but it cost 500 dollars. I'm not saying she didn't earn her money, but I can't justify doing that except for something very special. And even then it "hurts". I can buy a lot of fabric for that much money.

feline fanatic

There are very inexpensive LA sources out there. The starting rate for an all over meander at many LAQ is .01 per s/i. There are even some still out there that do panto for .01 if it isn't too intricate. For an average queen size quilt that comes to $100. There are many starting out who are willing to do it for less for the experience (like getting your hair done at the cosmetology school). There is a place in Kansas(called Happy Crafter) that I can't even begin to compete with that does end to end designs including poly batting AND Backing for insanely low prices (about $100 for a queen size).

Not all people incomes are created equal as well. $100 to some is a lot of money and to others is pocket change.

misseva

The lady who does my quilting charges $45 for a king size pantograph and includes poly batting. I cannot get her to take more. And I have tried more than once. We also attend church together but she charges everyone the same amount.

sak658

The shop where I do the long arm quilting, she charges $100 for King/Queen, $75 for Full/Twin, Throws and baby quilts depends on the size... and it is all pantographs...we average 3-5 quilts a week....very reasonable... and it is all edge to edge...