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.
Sunday..................... 1:00
p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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LONG-ARM QUILTING SERVICES
·
Basting for hand quilters
·
Edge-to-Edge (Pantagraph) Machine
Quilting
· Custom Machine Quilting
·
Binding Services
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 Ruth &
Quilt Preparation:
(Required for ALL Quilts )
·
Have Batting cut 2” larger than
quilt top on ALL sides.
·
Have
Backing cut 3” larger than quilt top on ALL sides.
·
Do not
expect good results
from attempts to “center” a quilt top on a pieced back(e.g Back has
pieced blocks, a frame or borders around its edge, strip down its center etc …)
·
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. 20090509