Longarm Quilting at Pieces to Patches

We offer longarm quilting to our customers! You pick the design and the thread color for both the top and the bottom portions, and can then bind the quilt yourself, or have us bind it for a fee. The binding fee depends on the size of your quilt.

Pricing is $0.025 per square inch for a less dense design and $0.030 per square inch for a dense design. Batting, binding, and thread costs are extra. There is no charge for the initial consultation. Customers should plan at least 30 minutes for the consult.

We carry Warm & Natural 80/20 batting in the shop.

Tips for preparing your quilt for the longarm process...

Cut as many threads as possible as you do not want them to get caught under your stitching, then press the top with spray starch such as Best Press. Fold neatly and hang on a hanger.

For the backing, cut it large enough to be 4-inches larger than your top, all the way around. There is shrinkage to the backing and batting during the longarming process, so you don’t want to be caught short. Again, press well with spray starch as you did on the top, fold neatly and place on a hanger.

If you need to piece your backing, take off all the selvage edges before stitching. Whenever possible, sew the pieces horizontally or cross-wise.  When they are stitched vertically or up and down, the quilt tends to become uneven towards the edges.

Again, cut your batting larger, about 4-inches larger all the way around to allow for the shrinkage as mentioned above.

We reserve the right to refuse the quilting process if we find that it is not straight, borders are not measured well, or backing/batting is not large enough.

There is a $50.00 min. for all quilts. Typical turnaround time is 3-4 weeks.

Renting the longarm quilting machine to our customers is an extraordinary service that we provide! In order to utilize the longarm machine, you must take the initial training class. Training goes over all the basics of loading your quilt top batting and backing fabric as well as learning about threads, free motion quilting, tools, how-to's, and various other tips and tricks. 

Upon the completion of training, you will then be ready to schedule time to create your very own quilt. The training class requires a prepaid $35.00 deposit. Thereafter, the cost to utilize the longarm quilting machine is $35.00 per hour.