Longarm quilting is the process of joining the quilt top, batting and backing together. Longarm quilting machines are high precision machines that can accomplish in just a few hours the amount of work which can take several weeks to achieve by hand - with consistently high quality and at reasonable cost. The quilting I do on my Gammill Classic Plus machine is entirely hand-guided, and may be freehand or can be based on a pantograph design template.
My quilting studio is located in my smoke-free and pet-free home in Yorktown, Virginia.
Be assured, as an avid quilter myself, I understand the time, energy, and love that went into cutting and piecing your quilt top.
My goal is to provide you with high quality machine quilting at reasonable prices that will turn your work into a true treasure.

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Your quilt top is important to you and me, and will be treated with the utmost care.
In order to assure the best quality outcome of your finished quilt, please use these quidelines when preparing your quilt top.
  • The better your quilt top (and backing) is prepared, the better the finished quilt.
  • Your quilt top and backing should be well pressed with all seams flat. Be sure the top lies flat.
    • Ripples and puffy places will not necessarily quilt flat.
    • Take care that the borders do not ripple and wave.
    • If your backing is pieced, seams need to be pressed open with salvage edges removed.
    • Bolt folds must be pressed out.
    • Longarm quilting will not "fix" misaligned patchwork or the uneven borders that can cause your quilt to have puckers or tucks when quilted
  • Trim all loose threads.
    • Stray threads will show through lighter fabrics and they can cause snags and uneven stitching.
  • Make sure the quilt top / backing and batting edges are cut straight and are squared.
    • Packaged batting does not need to be trimmed.
    • Low or light loft batting is prefered.
  • Backing and batting must be a total minimum of 8" wider and 8" longer than quilt top - After squaring.
    • If you choose not to square I will need 12" longer and there will be additonal charges for the squaring service.
  • Do not baste or pin the quilt layers together.
    • The three layers of the quilt are loaded separately onto the rollers.
    • Use a safety pin or post-it note if you want to designate the top edge.
  • The top should be free of embellishments such as buttons, beads, and crystals.
    • Embellishments can cause broken needles or damage the fabric as it rolled on the rollers and should be applied after the quilting process.
  • Any preparation you have me do will be billed at $20 per hour.
You can use the form below to calculate an estimate.

Your Quilt size:




Choose Quilting:

All Over Design: $ 0.0200 per square inch.
Custom Quilting: $ 0.0350 - $ 0.0500 per square inch.

Batting Options:

Quilters Dream Cotton Select
None, I'll provide my own.

Thread Options:

Solid color thread - $ 5.00
Varigated thread - $ 9.00

Binding Options:

Create Binding and machine sew front only. $2.50/foot
Create Binding and machine sew front and back. $3.00/foot
No thanks, I can do that part!

Select Options:

Wall hanging sleeve. $15.00
Piece backing fabric. $10.00 first seam, $5.00 each additional seam

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( For Estimation Purposes Only, Final Price May Vary. )


We will be happy to prepare and attach the binding for you if you provide the fabric, usually 1 yard will be enough.
The binding is attached by machine on the front and optionally the back.
Machine attaching the back means that unlike hand stitching, there will be a line of top stitching on the back side of the binding.
Make and attach binding to front of quilt only - $ 2.50 per running foot.
Make and attach binding to front and back of quilt - $ 3.00 per running foot.


We will seam the backing material you provide for a charge of $ 10.00 for the first seam and $ 5.00 for each additional seam.


The current turn around time is 2 - 4 weeks from the time we receive your quilt.
We will contact you to let you know your quilt arrived at our studio.
Please be sure to include an email address if possible along with a phone number.


To send us your quilt top and backing, we suggest using Priority Mail, as this will provide a tracking number and it arrives in 2 - 3 days. Most quilt tops and backing (without batting) will fit into a flat rate box available from the post office.
Return shipping is approximately $22 and will be sent signature required to be sure it arrives safely.
If you are in the Tidewater area, let's discuss arrangements for local drop-off and pick-up!


We ask that you include your name and address along with a phone number and an email address.
We will let you know when your quilt arrives but may also have questions along the way.
Feel free to include more that one phone number and tell us if you prefer daytime or evening calls.
We do ask for an email address, for so many it is more convenient, and in case we need to send you a picture.
Browse our pattern selection. If you would like a specific pattern, let me know, as I have many others that are not listed below.
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A Little Bit This

Abigail

Abracadabra

Alfresco

Allegiance

Ambrosia

Amusement

Angel Wings

Animal Crackers

Apple Orchard

Apricot Moons Daisy Doodles

Aqua Flame

Arabesque

Aurora

Basket Case

Bayside

Beckers Shooting Star

Bell Blossom

Blossoms

Blowin Wind

Bluster

Bora Bora

Bossa Nova

Breaking Wave

Bubbles

Butter-Fly

Butterfly Vines

Cafe du Monde

Chamomile

Chaos

Chaparral

Charisma

Check And Chase

Chinook

Crepe Myrtle

Curlz

Daisies Galore

Dazzle

Debs Swirls

Deck The Halls

Deja Vu

Dragonfly Pond

Dragons Breath

Drip

Dusty Miller Grande

Effervescence

Entangled

Escargot

Fall Reward

Fantasy Flame

Feather Frond

Feather Meander

Feathered Fun

Feathers All Over

Festival

Filigree

Fire Lily

Flat Cat

Flight Of Fancy

Flowering Fern

Fluent

Flurry

Fly Away

Flying Paisley

Forget Me Not

Fright Nite

Frisky Feathers

Fronds

Froth And Bubble

Garden Frills

Gardenia

Geometric & Target

Grassy Splendor

Greenery

Ground Cover

Gusty

Happy Times

Harbour Wave

Harvest Winds

Hearts A Flutter

Heavenly Morsels

Helico

Helix

Holiday Isle

Holiday Lights

Holly Berries

Hollys Hearts

Honeysuckle

Hot Cocoa

Hurricane

Hydra

Jacquard

Je T Aime

Jester

Joust

Kandinsky

Kaylies Flowers

Leap Frog

Longing For Spring Set

Loriens Nautilus

Loriens Phoenix

Loriens Pirouette

Loriens Rooster

Lovely

Lush Leaves

Lyrical

Marmalade

Maze

Merry Go Round

Midnight

Mimosa

Mirage

Modern Squares

Modernish 2

Nightshade

Nightshade Sashing

Nori

Outside In

P.S. I Love You

Page Boy

Parsley

Partridge

Passion Flower Set

Petal Flambe

Photon Wave #2

Pieces of My Heart

Pipeline

Plumage

Plumbago

Plush

Pom Pom

Popcorn

Prickly Pear

Primrose

Pumpkin Patch

Puppy Paws

Purple Meadow Set

Quirky

Radiance Set

Ribbon Dance

Ribbons

Ripples

Santa Ana

Seaweed

Shimmer

Silver

Simple Stars Loops

Simplicity

Sin A Rolls

Snowflakes & Ribbons

Spaced Out

Spilled Ink

Spin

Spiral Path

Splash

Splash of Love

Sprung

Star Dance

Steam Heat

Sweetness

Swirl N Twirl

Swirling Water

Tahiti

Tea Lights

Tendril

Tickle

Tickle Two

Tiger Swirls

Toss Up

Trumpet Vine

Tulip Festival

Twine

Twister

Under The Sea

Utopia Set

Vanilla Cream

Vertigo

Vogue

Watercourse

Waterworld

Wattle Ways

Wave On Wave

Whoosh

Wild Wind

Wildflowers

Will O The Wisp

Winds Of Change

Winterfest

Wisteria

Woodgrain


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