Longarm Quilting Service
We know how much time, care and love goes into making a quilt top. When you leave your quilt with us, you can feel completely confident that it will be handled carefully, quilted beautifully, and finished in a way that still feels personal to you.
A £25 reservation secures your frame time and is deducted from your final quilting cost.
Want to know more before booking? Keep scrolling for pricing, preparation notes, FAQs and how the service works.
Reserve a specific available week on our longarm frame, so you can choose a week that suits you.
Choose your thread colour, quilting design and other finishing details, with friendly guidance if you need it.
Your quilt will be handled by Meg Leach, our award-winning machine quilter with over 35 years of experience.
How to book your quilt in
Reserving your longarm quilting week is simple. Your reservation secures your place on our longarm frame, then we guide you through the details when your quilt comes in.
Reserve your week
Choose an available week on our reservation page and pay the £25 frame reservation fee.
Bring or send your quilt
Your quilt top, backing and wadding need to reach us before your reserved quilting week.
Check in your quilt
We measure your quilt and talk through thread colour, quilting design and any special requirements. If you bring your quilt in yourself, this is usually done at the same time.
We quilt it for you
Your quilt is professionally loaded onto our longarm quilting frame and quilted the way you have chosen. We can keep you updated with photos or messages as your quilt progresses.
Collect or arrange return
We will contact you when your quilt is ready to collect, or arrange return delivery if needed.
Enjoy your finished quilt
Your quilt will be ready for binding, gifting, displaying, snuggling under, or finally ticking off the “to finish” list.
A note about thread at checkout
You do not need to add “matching thread” at checkout when booking your longarm reservation. Quilting thread is included in the longarm quilting price and we will discuss thread colour with you when you bring your quilt top in. The matching thread option is intended for fabric orders.
Longarm quilting options & guide prices
You do not need to decide exactly what type of quilting you want before reserving your week. This section is here to show you the options we offer and how our pricing works. When you bring your quilt in, we will talk through what would suit your quilt, measure everything properly, and confirm the cost with you.
Basting
A useful option if you would like your quilt layers basted together ready for you to quilt yourself.
Edge-to-edge quilting
A digitised quilting pattern that runs from one edge to the other of the quilt. The price depends on quilting density, with medium density being our most common option at 3p per square inch.
Custom digitised quilting
Digitised quilting patterns placed and sized to work with the blocks or layout of your quilt, rather than simply running across the whole quilt.
Detailed custom digitised quilting
More detailed digitised quilting, or a combination of custom digitised quilting with ruler work.
Mostly custom ruler work
Predominantly custom ruler work, with a smaller amount of custom digitised quilting where it suits the quilt.
All custom ruler work
Fully custom ruler work across the quilt, planned around the design, structure and finish you would like.
All custom hand guided by Meg
Our most individual quilting option, guided by Meg by hand and planned around the quilt itself. Because this depends on the complexity and detail of the quilting, the final price is confirmed during consultation.
Minimum quilting charge
Our minimum quilting charge is £80. This is because even smaller quilts still need time to be loaded, tensioned, checked and set up carefully on the longarm frame.
How pricing works
Longarm quilting is priced by the square inch. This means the final cost depends on the size of your quilt and the type of quilting you choose.
The basic formula
Quilt width × quilt length × price per square inch
Once we know the size of your quilt and the quilting style you would like, we can calculate the quilting cost clearly.
Your reservation fee
The £25 frame reservation fee secures your quilting week and is deducted from your final quilting cost.
Our minimum quilting charge is £80.
Example
A quilt measuring 60" × 70" = 4,200 square inches.
If quilted at 2.5p per square inch, the quilting cost would be £105. Your £25 reservation fee would then be deducted from the final quilting cost.
What is included?
Included in the quilting price
- Professional longarm quilting
- Aurifil or Superior quilting thread
- Discussion of suitable quilting style
- Thread colour guidance
- Careful loading of your quilt onto the longarm frame
Not included in the quilting price
- Backing fabric
- Wadding
- Binding
- Extra preparation work, if required
- Return postage, if your quilt needs to be posted back
Need backing or wadding?
You are welcome to supply your own backing and wadding, or purchase suitable backing fabric and wadding from us. If you are unsure what you need, we can help you choose.
Preparing your quilt
A little preparation helps us load your quilt smoothly and achieve the best possible finish. Here are the main things to check before bringing or sending your quilt to us.
If you are buying wadding from us
You do not need to prepare the wadding in advance. We will cut it from the bolt and load it onto the frame when we quilt your quilt.
If you are buying backing from us
Please choose and purchase your backing fabric before your quilt comes in, so you can take it home and press it. Backing fabric that needs pressing may incur an ironing charge.
Backing size
Your backing should be at least 10 inches wider and 10 inches longer than your quilt top.
Do not baste your quilt
Please keep the quilt top, backing and wadding separate. We load the layers separately onto the longarm frame.
Press and fold lightly
Please press your quilt top and backing, fold them lightly, and keep each layer separate.
Use suitable wadding
Only needle-punched wadding should be used. If you are supplying your own wadding, please make sure it is large enough for your quilt.
Tell us about any concerns
Please let us know at check-in if there is any extra fullness, stretching, flaws, delicate fabric, or anything else you would like us to be aware of.
Your quilt is in experienced hands
Your quilt will be handled by Meg Leach, our award-winning machine quilter.
Experienced quilting knowledge
Meg has been teaching and writing about machine quilting for over 35 years, helping quilters understand technique, design and finish.
Award-winning work
Meg has won multiple awards for her own quilting work, including at Festival of Quilts, Quilts UK and The European Quilt Championships.
Every quilt is handled with care and respect, whether it is your first quilt, a special gift, or a project you have spent years preparing.
Frequently asked questions
No. Quilting thread is included in the quilting price and we will discuss thread colour with you separately. Please do not add matching thread at checkout when reserving your longarm week.
No. The £25 reservation fee secures your frame time and is deducted from your final quilting cost.
Yes. You can provide your own backing and wadding, or purchase suitable backing fabric and wadding from us.
Your backing should be at least 10 inches wider and 10 inches longer than your quilt top.
No. Please do not baste your quilt. We load the quilt top, wadding and backing separately onto the longarm frame.
Your quilt needs to reach us before your reserved quilting week. Ideally, bring it in with enough time for us to check everything with you.
In a very small number of cases, we may need to discuss alternatives if the quilt top is not suitable for the expected service. If we cannot offer the service after seeing the quilt, we will discuss this with you clearly.
Ready to reserve your quilting week?
Choose your preferred week online and secure your place in our longarm quilting schedule.
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