Finish quilt??

Question

I have three quilt covers I'm trying to have finished. I purchased them on ebay, adn they measure 70(ish) by 80(ish)..... I've tried contacting businesses under 'quilting' in our yellow pages, with no luck....can anyone suggest how I can find someone to help me? (I don't have the batting or backing yet, but willing to get the supplies, so all that needs to be done is some machine sewing.

Answer 1

Try doing a web search for "long-arm quilters."

Answer 2

Do you have a store in your area that sells quilting supplies?  If so, ask there for the names and phone numbers of people that do quilting for $.  Our quilting shop even has a bulletin board where quilters post that information.

Answer 3

I don't know where you live but we have people here that machine quilt. NOT hand . So it is done by machine.

She charges about 60.00 for quilting it then you would have to have 1 yard of material to bind. Binding a quilt will cost you about another 20.00.

I live in Southern IL. But look for someone that machine quilts.

Let me know if you find someone.

stampinjean

Answer 4

You're looking for either a hand quilting service or a long arm quilting service. (The "long arm" refers to the size of the sewing machine.) If you Google that phrase you'll get a lot of options:

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You could also pick up a quilting magazine at the local bookstore and check out the ads in the back. The cost to finish the quilts varies depending on the complexity of the pattern, the size of the quilt, and whether it's done by hand or machine. For hand quilting, the price is often quoted by yards of thread, while machine quilters quote by square inches. Machine quilting is generally cheaper, with prices ranging from about a penny per square inch on up to four cents per square inch or more. Expect your 70" x 80" quilts to cost  between $56 and $200 for the quilting alone. Add the cost of the backing, batting, and binding and you can plan on at least another $75 to $100, more if you have someone else put the binding on for you.

Answer 5

It is not hard to hand quilt a quilt.  One of the easiest ways would be to tie the quilt.  Hand quilting is also not that hard.  If you would like more help,  you can contact me at http://www.appliquequiltdesigns.com.  Good luck with your project.