Holly A Miner Quilting provides machine quilting and other quilt related services. Quilting is based on the square inch. To figure a rough estimate take the length times the width of your quilt to get the total square inches. Now multiply the total square inches by your choice of quilting. Example: 72” x 90” = 6480 square inches. (6480” x .02 price of quilting option= $129.60) Please allow 1-3 weeks for quilting, custom may take longer. There are several quilting techniques that can be provided. The machine quilting Holly provides for you is hand guided by the operator and not computer programmed to stitch out your selected design. Please understand that the end product will naturally have small variations since some of the designs are hand drawn and operator executed. These characteristics will enhance and produce the hand made look that we all cherish in our quilts. You will want to take into consideration that stitch in the ditch, echo quilting and diagonal crosshatching may seem simple, but are actually very difficult and challenging to accomplish on the longarm machine. Such quilting will be considered custom quilting and fee adjusted accordingly.
Meadering & Panto-graph $.02 cents per square inch. You have several designs to choose from or Holly will be glad to choose a panto-graph that fits the design of your quilt top. To view panto-graph designs click here.
Custom$.04 (and up) per square inch depending on the complexity of the custom quilting.
Squaring up Quilt Top -At your request Holly will square up your quilt top after quilting for a flat fee of $20.
Binding -is calculated on the linear inch. Add the length of all four sides together to calculate linear inches. Binding is $.10 cents per linear inch. Holly will stitch your prepared binding to the top of your quilt and have it ready for you to hand stitch.
Other Quilt Services-Holly reserves the right to charge a minimum fee of $20 per hour for splicing batting, pressing, trimming threads, removing basting, mending and preparing your fabric for binding.
Rush Charge -If you have a schedule that is extremely tight, for a modest $25 charge, Holly will accommodate your time table.
Batting -Holly carries a variety of batting choices. Contact her for more information.
Shipping -Your quilt will be shipped via UPS or USPS and insured for an approximate value. Shipping charges will be applied to your invoice.
Prices subject to change without notice.
Helpful Tips When Preparing Your Quilt Top
Press the back of your quilt top well, making sure that all seams are pressed flat on the back and facing in the desired direction. Use of sheeting is discouraged and another backing will need to be chosen before quilting can take place.
Cut off any trailing threads from the back of your quilt. You have put a lot of time and effort into your quilt top and would not want to have these threads showing through on lighter areas of your quilt top.
Please mark your quilt direction “TOP” with a safety pin or another method. Also mark the backing and batting "TOP".
Make sure you have squared up your quilt top. This will allow Holly to load your quilt on to the machine in a uniform direction.
Quilt Back/Batting
The best choices of fabric for your backing would be the same type of fabrics you created your quilt top from.
If your backing is pieced, please make sure all pieces are the same length and width on the top and bottom so you have a straight cut on all edges. Salvage edges should be cut off and seams should be pressed one way.
Allow your backing and batting to be at least 8" larger than your top.
Quilt Border tip: When attaching borders, the cut boarder length/width should be exactly the same as the quilt top when measured through the center. Mark both the border and the quilt edge in eighths. Match pins and ease your quilt and boarder together.
Holly looks forward to providing you with your machine quilting needs. Please contact her with any questions or for a free quote.
Thread Colors
Choose from 172 colors of thread. Click the thread website to view color options in both solid colors and variegated colors.