Forever In Stitches,
LLC
LONG-ARM QUILTING SERVICES
·
Basting for hand quilters
·
Edge-to-Edge (Pantagraph) Machine Quilting
· Custom Machine Quilting
·
Binding Services
Forever In Stitches, LLC
Your Full-Service Quilting ShopÔ
120 N. Main Street
Bluffton , OH
45817
419/358-0656
Store Hours
Please Call For Quilt Check-In
Appointment!
Daily...................... 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday ............................. Until
9:00 p.m.
Sunday.................... 1:00
p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Long-arm
quilting and hand quilting bring different looks and distinct capabilities to
your quilts.
Our shop features two Gammill
Optimum computerized Statler Stitcher models. This
allows you stitching ranging from uniform regulated stitching to automated
stitching, bringing you the look, detail, and uniformity that you simply can
not get from hand, machine, or free-hand long-arm quilting.
To many quilters the joy is in designing, selecting
fabrics and piecing quilt tops, Long-arm services can free you up to piece more
beautiful quilt tops.
It’s easy, just bring us your
quilt top and we’ll give you a free written quote.
Service Cateogries:
Basting – For hand
quilters and/or home machine quilters, the basting is done in rows and columns
for the entire length and width of the quilt in 3 to 4 inch blocks. Large
stitches make is easy to remove once your hand stitching is completed.
Edge-to-Edge
[E2E or Pantograph]
A single pattern
is used on the entire quilt top (including borders) from left to right. Many
designs are available to enhance or compliment your quilt’s design.
Our E2E patterns
have been divided into 5 Categories Stipple, Basic, Intermediate, Detailed
& Complex for pricing.
Custom
– Specific
placement of pattern(s) on quilt’s blocks, sash-ings, borders, setting squares
etc.
Our custom
services include stitch patterns that the Statler Stitcher computer can
perform. We do not do manual long-arm
work. (e.g. Stippling around objects and/or backgrounds, echoing shapes etc…)
Binding – A French binding
with mitered corners will be attached by machine to the quilt ready for you to
turn and hand-stitch to complete.
We will only bind quilts with straight
sides and 90o corners.
Hand-stitching of binding to back is also
available but it is more cost effective for you to do this step.
Services Pricing:
(NOTE: All pricing subject to
change without notice)
Long Arm
Services
|
Price
|
|
Basting |
$0.004 x Sq.In. |
|
Stipple Edge-To-Edge |
$0.010 x Sq.In. |
|
Basic Edge-to-Edge |
$0.013 x Sq.In. |
|
Detailed E2E |
$0.015 x Sq.In. |
|
Detailed E2E Highlighted |
$0.023 x Sq.In. |
|
Xtra Detailed E2E |
$0.024 x Sq.In. |
|
E2E Center + 1 Border |
$0.025 x Sq.In. |
|
E2E Center + 2 Borders |
$0.030 x Sq.In. |
|
E2E Center + 3 Borders |
$0.035 x Sq.In. |
|
Custom Services |
$20.00 per Estimated Hours |
Other Charges:
|
Service |
Price |
|
Thread – per bobbin |
80¢ Solid Color or $1.60 Varigated /Bobbin |
|
Non-Long Arm Sewing Charges*** |
$20.00/Hour – ½ Hour Minimum |
|
Trim & Square |
$5.00
Flat Fee |
|
Binding Services (Only straight edged quilts with 90o corners
accepted for binding) |
Per
Linear Inch + Thread $0.05 (You Make Binding) +$0.05
(We Make Binding) +$0.15
(Hand sew to Back) |
|
Minimum Long-Arm Services Charge |
$45.00 |
|
Custom Stitch Design |
$45.00 |
|
Expedite Fee |
25% -- $35 Mininum |
|
Backing & Batting |
Current Retail |
** Includes (but
not limited to, Piece Back, Attach Leader Strips when back not large enough, Minor quilt
repairs, secure outer seams etc…)
“Checking In” a Quilt:
·
Our
#1 concern is for the proper care and safety of your quilt(s). Quilts stored at our facility awaiting processing are strictly monitored, numbered and
locked on-site. Our strict regulations
regarding quilt processing are solely for the purpose of protecting your
cherished property.
·
ALL quilts
accepted and placed in our queue must be viewed and discussed with
Quilt
Preparation:
(Required for ALL Quilts )
·
Have Batting cut 4” to 6” larger
than quilt top.
·
Have Backing
cut 6” – 8” larger than quilt top.
·
YOU must add filler
strips to extend backing and/or batting if not large enough as per above. Feel free to use our training room machines
if necessary.
·
Lay your quilt out on a flat surface and verify that the
quilt [especially the borders] lay flat (See fullness disclaimer)
·
Have quilt top trimmed to final finshed size. We will not “cut-down” a quilt top to
fit a too-small backing.
·
Quilt tops must have four (90-degree) corners. Curved corners are NOT accepted. If hexagonal in shape, YOU must add
filler strips to extend corner to
90-degrees angle. Feel free to use our training room machines if
necessary.
·
Remove all excess loose threads.
·
Remove ALL pins, buttons and/or other embelishments.
·
Have quilt top and backing fabric completely pressed, making
sure ALL seams are pressed flat.
·
Do not attach ANY binding fabric to the quilt top, and if you
intend to bind your quilt by bringing the backing fabric to the front, you MUST
let us know that at your check-in appointment.
· Selvege edge of
fabric should be removed from seams on backing. The selvege edge will shrink
differently when laundered causing later pucking at the seam line.
· DO NOT baste, knot,
sew or partially quilt the quilt top to batting and backing. If you intend to
have a quilt that is both long-arm and hand stitched or knotted, it must be
long-arm stitched first due to the nature of the mounting process on the
long-arm machines.
·
Use one safety pin to mark the "top" of quilt top,
and backing fabric (if directional).
·
Verify
that all seams are complete and that no open seams and/ or holes are present.
·
Have
ALL exterior (usually the outer border) seam endings back- stitched to prevent
them from pulling open. This also applies to the backing fabric if it has been
pieced. (One can also serge or sew a 1/8” straight stitch around the outer edge
of the entire quilt top to secure these seams)
·
To
allow the binding to secure tie-offs on sides of quilts, we start our edge-to-edge(E2) patterns slightly
off the quilt’s edges.
·
On
custom quilts & centers of E2E quilts we knot the thread ends twice and
clip them. If you do not want us to clip
the threads but leave them long for you to pull-through later, YOU
must let us
know at your check-in appointment.
·
Your
quilt top must be completed, and it and the batting & backing must meet all of
the above preparations BEFORE it will be assigned a place on our queue.
BINDING ISSUES
We consider standard
binding to be a folded 2½” strip attached to the FRONT edge of the quilt and
the quilt trimmed leaving ¼” reveal of batting & backing.
·
YOU must let us know if
your binding requirements differ. E.G.
Bringing backing to the front, need a larger trimming reveal etc…
Fullness Disclaimer:
Fullness and/or puckers within a quilt and its borders cannot be quilted
out. Although we try our best, we cannot guarantee that puckers and tucks may
have to be sewn in. In some cases, excessive fullness in borders may result in
our quilt corners not being square.The flatter your quilt lays, the better the finished
results.
Mechanical Disclaimer:
Please be
aware that sewing machines, including long-arms, are mechanical devices.
Although we do our utmost to insure perfect results every time, on very rare
occasions mechanical problems can occur which may cause minor damage to a quilt
top and/or backing. [e.g.
Needle breaks…]
Subject to change without notice. 20080301