Smoky Mountain Quilt Emporium

Top-Quilting

Knoxville’s Smoky Mountain Quilt Studio  is home to the Gammill Statler Stitcher Long-Arm Quilting Machine. Our Gammill is specifically designed to professionally top-quilt a beautiful and unique quilt. With a little care and planning, your quilt will be a wonderful addition to your personal collection, or a precious gift to a loved one. 

Available Top-Quilting Options

 

  Edge-to-Edge - a continuous pattern repeated in rows, from edge-to-edge. (.01-.0250 per sq. in.)

 Custom Designs - uses a variety of techniques and patterns to highlight the uniqueness of your top. Includes stippling, separate designs in individual blocks, outlining of blocks or designs, as well as other patterns quilted in the sashing or borders.
(.02-.05 per sq. in.)

 

 Pricing example:

Beginning price for an edge-to-edge, Penny pattern on an average queen size quilt measuring 85″ x 95″, you provide the batting, backing and do the binding:

 $95.75 + tax. 

Quilts are usually completed within 3 to 6 weeks.

 Estimating Your Cost:

Avg. cost per square inch for an Edge-to-Edge:

Minimum .01-.0250 per. sq. inch;

Quilt sizes approximate cost:

Less         40” x    50”   - Min $    45.00
Crib         40” x    50”   - Min $    45.00
Lap           50” x    60”   - Min $    50.00
Twin        65” x    90”   - Min $    70.50
Full           80” x    90”   - Min $    85.00
Queen      85” x    95”   - Min $    95.75
King        100” x   100” - Min $   115.00

Avg. cost per square inch for a Custom Pattern:

Minimum  .02-.04 per. sq. inch;

Quilts sizes approximate cost:

Less        40” x   50″    -Min $ 50.00
Crib        40” x   50”    -Min $ 50.00 – 100.00
Lap          50” x   60”    -Min $ 60.00 – 150.00
Twin       65” x   90”    -Min $117.00 – 292.50
Full          80” x   90”    -Min $144.00 – 360.00
Queen     85” x   95”    -Min $161.50 – 403.75
King       100” x  100”  -Min $200.00 – 500.00

**Minimum quilting charge is $45.00

Pricing is based on both the size of your quilt top and the amount of design detail desired. Prices are calculated by square inch 

(length in inches x width in inches x price per square inch)

Batting = You provide the batting of your choice.

Binding =  5 to 25 cents per running inch

Backing = $8.50  per yard

Rush orders = $50.00 extra fee

Hanging Sleeve = $15.00

I provide a pet-free and smoke-free environment for your quilt top.

 

 

 

 

 

  Quilt-Top Preparations Summary

1.  Square and flat quilt top. 

2.  No wavy edges.

3.  Have the TOP of the quilt marked with an attached piece of paper.

4.  Do NOT pin, tack or baste you quilt.Square backing  & batting to 3″ larger each side, top/bottom.

5.  DO NOT  bring a quilt top with the smell of cigarette smoke.  It will transfer the smell to my leaders and rub off onto other quilt tops. *******

6.  Trim all loose threads.

7.  108″ backing available.

8.  At present, quilts have a return time of 6 to 9 weeks.

Shipping your quilt

PLEASE READ BEFORE SHIPPING YOUR QUILT !

 Below are the steps to shipping your quilt;

1.  Please call for a consultation concerning you quilt before you ship it to us.  We will need name, address, daytime phone and email address.

2.  Upon receiving your quilt, you will receive an email showing receipt of the quilt. 

3.  Within 1-3 business days you will receive a phone call to discuss the options involved in finishing your quilt. 

4.  After agreeing on your quilt top needs, an email with a quote to finish your quilt will be sent to you within 24 hours. 

5.  After reading the quote you will need to send a reply email to the Quilt Studio giving us consent to begin on your quilt.

6.  Upon completion of your quilt, you will receive another email with an invoice for the amount due. 

  We accept only cash, checks, Visa, MC, Discover   PERSONAL CHECKS:  Please allow 10 business days for out-of-town checks to clear bank before quilt will be shipped. 

  Per Tennessee state law, a State/City/County Sales Tax of 9.25% is applicable on orders only shipped to Tennessee residents.

How to Prepare Your Quilt

Is the quilt square?

Probably the single greatest ingredient to a beautiful quilt is a well pieced top. Receiving from the client a wonderfully pieced, flat, pressed to perfection quilt top is, of course, the ideal situation. But if a quilt is out of square, no amount of top-quilting will make it square. To correct, square each block as you assemble your top. Then measure your quilt from left to right and top to bottom to determine if it is square.

Does the quilt lie flat?

Often, when we hold or fold a quilt top, it appears to be relatively flat. However, when that same quilt top is laid on top of the batting we immediately see that the edges are wavy or have a fullness in the interior. Some fullness can be quilted out, but trying to quilt an area with a large amount of fullness often results in puckers and pleats in the quilt top. To correct a top with too much fullness usually requires re-piecing of the top.

Are the borders wavy?

If a strip of border fabric is attached to the quilt and the excess then clipped off, chances are you will have wavy borders. Instead, measure your border fabric first, and then attach it to the quilt top.

Backing fabric:   

Backing fabric must be seamed, pressed and measure at least 3” larger than your quilt top in width and length. Busy backing tends to hide start and stop stitches better. I can provide a neutral backing fabric for an additional cost of $9.50 per yard of 108″. 

Backing fabric is usually best when seamed from the top of the quilt to the bottom to avoid stretching. A  cost of $10.00- $25.00 (depending on size of quilt) is required if you have me take your backing fabric and piece it to be large enough for the quilt top.

Batting:

Batting can be provided for an additional fee.  We use Warm & Natural and Mountain Mist’s 100% cotton white rose, low loft.  Most of our  clients provide their own batting, usually a store bought in the bag type.   It must be  3” larger than the quilt top in both length and width. 

We do not accept certain store bought batting sold in the bag.  Please call for a list of the names of batting not accepted.

Threads:

I use Signature Threads in solid and variegated colors. I stock a large variety of colors, but can special order any color in the collection.

Loose Threads:    Trim all loose threads, front and back of quilt top. An additional $10.00 fee is charged if more than a few loose threads need to be trimmed.

Binding:

You have 4 binding options -

1.  You can do it yourself upon completion of the quilt top;

2.  I can sew the binding on by machine, attaching it to the top of the quilt, for 5 cents   (.o5) per running inch. ( top + side + bottom + side) You then sew the binding on by hand to the back side of your quilt;

3.  I can apply the top of the binding by machine, and apply the bottom by machine by running in the ditch of the top binding where it attaches to the quilt top, for 10 cents (.10) per running inch. ( Bias and double);

4.  I can apply the top of the binding, machine sewn, hand finished for 25 cents (.25) per running inch.

Hand quilters: Basting services are available for $ .005 per square inch. A $ 25.00 minimum charge applies. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My goal is to partner with you to produce a beautiful quilt by doing quality work with great care.