Whether your top has been sitting in a closet for years or is hot off the sewing machine, I can’t wait to help you create the quilt of your dreams! My goal as a longarm quilter is to marry the fabric colors and prints to the design in your quilt through pattern and thread color and create a cohesive and personalized quilt.
My goal is to keep you in the loop at every step of the process. You will get a text or email from me when your quilt is loaded as well as sneak peeks during the quilting process. I love to share my behind-the-scenes and my client’s work on my social media. With your consent, I can create collaborative posts showcasing your quilt that you can share with your friends and family.
My turnaround time is 1 week during regular business times and 2 weeks during the winter holidays.
My edge-to-edge price is all-inclusive (labor and thread).
If you do not see the perfect panto design in my library, I won’t charge when purchasing new pantos specific to your project.
For return clients, I offer a 35% discount on labor for every fifth quilt.
Quilting Services & Pricing
Edge-to-Edge Quilting: $0.03/square inch
Minimum Edge-to-Edge Quilting Charge: $50
If your quilt requires special attention, there may be an extra charge. This is determined on an individual basis.
Square inches are calculated by multiplying your quilt length by your quilt width. Then multiply your answer by 0.03 to figure out the cost of edge-to-edge quilting.
Additional Services & Pricing
Binding Construction: $0.10/linear inch
Machine Sewed to One Side: $0.15/linear inch
Machine Finished: $0.30/linear inch
Hand Finished: $0.40/linear inch
Minimum charge for binding: $40
Backing Construction: $10
Pattern matching available upon request and if backing yardage allows
Squaring & Trimming (without adding binding): $10
Minky/Polar Fleece Surcharge: $15
All binding services are subject to change, or additional fees during the binding process if any additional work is incurred.
Linear inches are calculated by adding your quilt length to your quilt width and multiplying by 2.
Batting Available
50% Cotton/50% Bamboo Batting: $16/yard
80% Cotton/20% Polyester Batting: $12/yard
Fireside Quilt by Suzy Quilts
Made by Lisa Marie Quilts for Midwest Home Magazine
Longarm Quilting by Natalie Novacek
Ridges by Bookends Quilting
Made by Lisa Marie Quilts
Longarm Quilting by Natalie Novacek
Quilt Preparation
Make sure your quilt is ironed and your seams are pressed flat.
Make sure your quilt is free of pins and embellishments; any 3D item on your quilt top will interfere with longarming.
Check that your borders are laying flat; excess fabric will result in pintucks in your quilt top during the quilting process.
A stay stitch 1/8” all the way around the outside of your quilt is always a good idea.
The backing needs to be 4” longer than the quilt top all the way around.
If your backing is pieced, press those seams open to evenly distribute the bulk.
The batting must be 4” longer than the quilt top all the way around.
Do not baste/sandwich your quilt. Bring it in three separate pieces (top, batting, backing).
Mail-In Quilts
If you do not live locally to the Twin Cities Metro and want to mail your quilt in, email me and let’s chat!