Pricing of Machine Quilting Services

Calculate the size of your quilt top:
Measure the width and length in inches.
Multiply length by width and divide by 144.
Example: 50" (W) X 70" (L) = 3500 sq inches.
3500 sq inches ÷ 144 = 24.30 sq ft.

Payment methods accepted: Internet Transfer, Cheque or Cash.

No Credit Card or EFTPOS facility available.

Prices are current as at 1 June 2008 and subject to change.

Edge to Edge Quilting: I will be happy to guide you through making your choice from the wide selection of pantograph patterns available. Priced according to the intricacy of intensity of quilting involved

From $3.75 to $5.50 per sq ft.

Custom Quilting

Uncomplicated $7.50 per sq ft
Freehand $8.50 per sq ft
Creative $10.00 per sq ft
Formal $10.50 per sq ft
Heirloom $12.00 - $15.00 per sq ft
Wholecloth
(includes designing, marking and quilting)
$25.00 per sq ft

Thread: 100% cotton, high quality Egyptian thread stocked in a wide selection of either plain or variagated colours. To view the range of colours available from Aurifil threads, please visit authorised Australian distributor Always Quilting.

Plain $2.50 per bobbin
Variagated $2.75 per bobbin
Specialty/metallics $4.00 per bobbin
Preparation: includes seaming up backings, securing seams in quilt tops, removing frayed threads, etc $30 per hour
Invisible Stops and Starts: Unless otherwise requested, all threads will be securely tied off and sewn into the quilt to be invisible to the naked eye.

Turning the Quilt: This is my recommended method for the final stage of custom quilting. Turning the quilt involves removing the almost completed quilt from the machine, turning and reloading to expose the full length of the side borders and positioning in the horizontal position on my machine.

$20.00 - $30.00

Set-up Fee: Time involved in setting-up/loading a quilt varies with the size of each quilt.

$20.00 - $50.00

Batting (All Australian made products)

Matilda’s Own 60% Wool/40% polyester blend needle punched on scrim $17.50 per metre
(240cm wide)
Matilda’s Own 100% Cotton needle punched on scrim $20.50 per metre
(240cm wide)
Nu-Wool 60% Wool/40% Polyester Blend heat bonded fibres $16.50 per metre
(240cm wide)
Backings: Wide backings may be chosen from a folder of samples and sourced for your convenience.