Chamberlain Longarm Quilting Service

Christine Chamberlain is an award winning quiltmaker.  She has been a quilter for 30+ years and a longarm quilter since 2012.  She says, "My frame is 12 feet wide which means I can quilt any width, from a small wall hanging to a 110” king size.   I have a computerized system with access to 1,000+ designs.  I'm accepting new client quilts and I look forward to quilting for you!" 

Please be sure to do the following before bringing your quilt top...

Preparing Your Quilt Top for the Long Arm

• Make sure your quilt top is well pressed and seams are flattened.  The use of light starch is recommended but not required.
  
• Trim all hanging threads from the back and edge as much as you can.  Threads will show through light areas of the quilt if they aren't trimmed.
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  If there is fullness in the center or wavy borders your quilt may wind up with tucks or puckers. Lay your quilt top on a flat surface and check to see that your center and the borders do not ruffle or wave.  I do my best to ease such problems as I quilt, but I can’t guarantee that I can work out all fullness.  To avoid wavy borders and tucks, please be sure your quilt fits your borders.  Measure through the middle of the quilt and cut your borders to that length. 
• Please contact me if your quilt has curved corners or scalloped borders, there is nominal fee to cover the extra time required to load your quilt on the frame.
• If your quilt has a directional print, identify the top of your quilt and backing with a note pinned to the upper edge.
• If your edges are pieced, stay-stitching (a stitch length of 2.0 or less) 1/8" from the edges will keep your piecing from stretching and coming apart during the quilting process. 
• Please wait until after quilting to attach buttons or other embellishments.

Preparing the Backing for the Long Arm

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  The backing fabric should be cotton fabric, flannel is fine.  If you send flannel it should be washed first and ironed well.  I understand some want to use sheets and if you send a sheet please be certain it is less than 250 thread count.  Higher thread count causes problems for the longarm machine.
  
• If you piece yardage together, please use a 5/8″ seam to piece the backing. Be sure to cut off all selvage edges.  Press the seam open.
• I am happy to make your backing fabric out of yardage you provide.  I charge $3.50 per yard.  This includes cutting off the selvage and ironing the seam(s) open.
• The backing must be at least 8-12 inches larger in length and 8-12 inches larger in width than the top. (4 to 6 inches extra on each side.)  
• Please do not baste the quilt top, batting, and backing together.  I need all three layers separate so I can attach them individually to the frame.

Batting

Please do not baste the quilt top, batting, and backing together.  I need all three layers separate so I can attach them individually to the frame.  I have access to about 8 different kinds of batting. I have Quilters Dream Request 100% Cotton, Warm & Natural and Hobbs 80/20 on hand. Please stop by to pick out the one you like or give me a call. Price is dependent on the size needed. You may provide your own batting, but I recommend that you choose a good quality batting.

My prices for batting are:

Price to Quilt

$50 minimum.  I charge by the square inch. To figure the square inch of your quilt top, measure the width and the length and multiply them together. This will give you the total square inches of your quilt. To find the price of an edge to edge design, multiply the total square inches by .02 cents.

Example: A quilt which measures 60 X 72 = 4320 square inches X .02 = $86.00 

For complex edge to edge designs I charge .022, depending on the design.  

I accept cash, check, Zelle

credit card payment via Square.

 

Quilt Labels

Custom embroidered quilt labels are available for $15-25.  I give you a generous amount of fabric surrounding the text.  I use Moda Bella Solids 100% cotton bleached white fabric for your label or you can provide any fabric of your choice. 
 These are an example of what you can place on a label. I have 450+ colors of thread, I'm sure we'll find the perfect color to match your quilt!  

Binding Service

You provide the thread and binding (2-1/2" wide, sewn, folded in half and ironed) and I machine-sew on the front with mitered corners and machine-sew the binding on the back for 20 cents per linear inch.  
If you would like to provide yardage for me to prepare the binding for sewing the cost is 23 cents per inch.

You can reach Christine by calling (919)697-6830  

7 days a week  10AM to 5PM  Eastern time zone