CLQ/Karen Marcetti - Services/Prep

Creative Longarm Quilting by Karen Marchetti

Services/Prep


Setup Fee (this includes basic thread charges and cutting down of quilt backing)	$25.00
Basting for Hand Quilters - basting lines at every 5" ($40 minimum and the setup fee is waived on basting services)	.008 per sq inch
All-Over Large Meander	.018-.020 per sq inch
All-Over Detailed Meander	.021-.025 per sq inch
Custom Quilting Labor intense designs in some areas of the quilt. Basic sashing and border treatments, simple feathers, echo quilting, ruler and/or template work, SID in some areas.	.026-.035 per sq inch
Creative Detail Labor intense designs over entire quilt. Separate block designs, sashing and border treatments, detailed feathers, echo quilting, dense stitching, crosshatching, mirco-stippling, McTavishing, ruler and/or template work, complex designs, marking of quilt, intense SID, small trapunto areas.	.036-.045 per sq inch
Heirloom Quilting Extensive creative work, custom drawn trapunto, my design wholecloth quilts.	.046 and up
Make Binding (straight grain-customer provided fabric)	25.00
Machine Binding - machine stitched to front side only	.10 per linear inch
Hand Binding - machine stitched to front side and hand stitched to back	.25 per linear inch
Thread is included in the setup fee. Additional charges may apply depending on specialty threads used and extreme density of quilting style.
Batting - Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 Batting - Quilters Dream	Market Price Market Price
Seam Repairs You will be notified in the event any of your seams are in need of repair. Before and after photos will be provided.	$15.00 per hour
Piece Backing	$25.00

Effective 09/2011 - Prices subject to change without notice.
$50 minimum on all quilting services other than basting.

QUILT PREP:

Press all seams flat.

Remove any loose threads and clip thread tails.

Backing and batting need to be a least 6" longer and wider than the quilt top. Do not baste or pin the layers together, they are mounted on the machine separately.

Make sure the backing is square. If the backing needs to be pieced, sew the pieces together using a 1/2" seam allowance and press open.

Make sure the quilt is square. One way to prevent the probability of wavy borders and having tucks occur during quilting is to attach the borders using the following method. Take the average measurement of the quilt top on both edges and down the center. This will be the length you will cut the border. Mark the centers of the border and the quilt and pin together, easing in or out the difference. Do the same for the other borders.

Make sure there are no pins left in your quilt. If a needle is broken due to a pin being left in the quilt by you, there will be a replacement fee. In addition, I cannot be held responsible for any damage to your quilt caused by the broken needle, which may include rips, holes, or runs.

Use a note to mark the top of the quilt and/or backing if you have a preference.

We all know that quilting can hide many imperfections, however, I cannot guarantee that any fullness in your top will be quilted out. I will do my very best to blend any imperfections as much as possible.

When working with bias edges, you might want to sew a 1/8" stay stitch on all sides of your quilt top to prevent stretching. This is a good habit to develop.

My quilting is hand-guided and mostly done freehand. Please understand that the end product is not perfect and there will be small variations of the designs.

If you make no specific request for quilting design, batting, or thread it is great for me -- I love to be creative and use my own style. But please keep in mind you have made the choice to accept whatever I quilt.

Email me for additional info: karen@creativelongarmquilting.com