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06-03-2008, 09:11 PM
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I am curious...
I quilt small lap quilts, wall hangings and one twin quilt on my home sewing machine.
I am taking on a larger quilt and am wondering about "sending it out to the quilters"?
How do you do this? How do you prepare the quilt top?
Do they care on battings and backings...and how larger should they be?
How much do they usually charge so I know I am in the ball park.
Thanks for all the help.
Kirsten
I quilt small lap quilts, wall hangings and one twin quilt on my home sewing machine.
I am taking on a larger quilt and am wondering about "sending it out to the quilters"?
How do you do this? How do you prepare the quilt top?
Do they care on battings and backings...and how larger should they be?
How much do they usually charge so I know I am in the ball park.
Thanks for all the help.
Kirsten
06-03-2008, 10:03 PM
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I have a long arm quilter that does my quilting for me on big projects.
She charges 2 cents per inch.
She provides the batting.
I mail her the backing and the top. The backing has to be 6 inches bigger all the way around.
She will attach the binding for $10 extra.
I send it insured, signature required, US mail.
Her turn around time is about 4 weeks, sometimes less.
She and her husband are fantastic!
I let them pick the design, because it is always so beautiful.
Did I leave any questions out?
I would be glad to pass on her name...
Purple
She charges 2 cents per inch.
She provides the batting.
I mail her the backing and the top. The backing has to be 6 inches bigger all the way around.
She will attach the binding for $10 extra.
I send it insured, signature required, US mail.
Her turn around time is about 4 weeks, sometimes less.
She and her husband are fantastic!
I let them pick the design, because it is always so beautiful.
Did I leave any questions out?
I would be glad to pass on her name...
Purple
06-03-2008, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by purplemem
I have a long arm quilter that does my quilting for me on big projects.
She charges 2 cents per inch.
She provides the batting.
I mail her the backing and the top. The backing has to be 6 inches bigger all the way around.
She will attach the binding for $10 extra.
I send it insured, signature required, US mail.
Her turn around time is about 4 weeks, sometimes less.
She and her husband are fantastic!
I let them pick the design, because it is always so beautiful.
Did I leave any questions out?
I would be glad to pass on her name...
Purple
She charges 2 cents per inch.
She provides the batting.
I mail her the backing and the top. The backing has to be 6 inches bigger all the way around.
She will attach the binding for $10 extra.
I send it insured, signature required, US mail.
Her turn around time is about 4 weeks, sometimes less.
She and her husband are fantastic!
I let them pick the design, because it is always so beautiful.
Did I leave any questions out?
I would be glad to pass on her name...
Purple
06-03-2008, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by purplemem
Terri,
No, she pays for the batting as part of her service.
purple
No, she pays for the batting as part of her service.
purple
She charges you 2 cents a square inch and that b] includes[b] the batting?
No extra charge for it, correct?
So, if your quilt were 100x100, she would charge you $200, for the entire quilt including the batting...right?
06-03-2008, 10:15 PM
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that's about right.
I just got a quote on a 92x92 for $200, and she was attaching the binding.
She's fantastic. Actually, as she is undergoing chemo and radiation therapy right now her husband is doing the long arm quilting. He's fantastic, too. He's recovering from a liver and kidney transplant.
Super people.
Purple
I just got a quote on a 92x92 for $200, and she was attaching the binding.
She's fantastic. Actually, as she is undergoing chemo and radiation therapy right now her husband is doing the long arm quilting. He's fantastic, too. He's recovering from a liver and kidney transplant.
Super people.
Purple
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