Machine Quilting


Do you love to make quilt tops, but have no time to finish them? Orchard’s Edge can help! We offer a convenient machine quilting service.
Our quilting is done on a hand-guided Gammill long-arm quilting machine. We do overall quilting, meandering, and echo quilting.

What to do first

No need to baste your quilt. 
Top, backing and batting are put on the quilt frame separately.
All threads should be trimmed from your quilt—they can catch in the machine and cause holes.
Backing and batting should be at least 6” bigger than your quilt top on all sides.
Press and square up your quilt backing. Mark the top of the quilt and backing.
We all make mistakes when making our quilt tops. Sometimes quilting can magnify piecing errors. Please remember that “wavy” borders cannot be quilted out. If your quilt doesn’t lay flat before quilting, it will not lay flat after.

Pricing

Quilting is charged by the square yard. Prices increase with the complexity of the quilting, and start at $18/square yard.
There is a minimum charge of $35.00 per quilt.
There is an additional fee of $35 for preparing backings. 

Backing and Batting

We carry a variety of 108" cotton backing fabrics.
 
We also carry a variety of batting:
  • Hobbs 80/20
  • Hobbs Washable Wool
  • Low and Extra loft Poly
Please call for prices on backing and batting. Other backings and batting may be available.

Binding

Binding material may be sent with your quilt. On average, 1 yard of fabric will complete the binding.
We make a double fold binding that is applied by machine, both front and back.
Straight edge bindings: $0.15/inch
Unusual bindings (Scalloped edges, double wedding rings, etc.) $ 0.30/inch

Prices subject to change.