Longarm Services

I “LOVE” to Quilt, and would be delighted to assist you in completing your Quilting project. Please see notes and pricing below.

Business Revisions for 2025

Please email me to make sure I’m available to help you finish your quilts. We’ve been blessed to be able to build a vacation house in Montana so that we can give support when needed to our youngest son and his wife who live there. We will be spending one month per quarter there. The best way to find out my availability is to email me at Pam.hayes@downsouthquilting.com 

I have decided to do ONE custom quilt a month and edge to edge quilts are always open through November. Each month will have 1 slot for custom quilting except for November and December when I take a couple of months off to revamp and finish projects of my own.  Please look at the monthly blocks located on “reserve your quilt: custom" to see how booked I am and to help you plan ahead.  You will need to email me at pam.hayes@downsouthquilting.com to get my cell phone number to text me the slot you want to reserve and I will put your name in a slot. You will need to leave me your cell number to reserve a slot so that I can contact you. If a month fills up, please look at a different month to reserve a spot for your quilt top to be quilted.  Edge to Edge is always open through November. If I get overwhelmed with quilts, I may ask you to wait until the next month to schedule an appointment to drop off your edge to edge quilt. Please fill out this form for the quilting services you wish and include it with the shipped quilt or bring it with you when you drop it off. Also, all quilts will need to be delivered to my studio via shipping/mail or directly. Please email me for my address. I can no longer meet you for pick up and drop off. All quilts shipped will have a charge added for return shipping price.

Thanks so much everyone and Happy Quilting in 2025!

I operate a 20 inch Handi Quilter Amara for custom quilting, an 18 inch Handi Quilter Avante’ and 24 inch Forte’ which are equipped with a computerized Pro-Stitcher for edge to edge quilting. Two machines are on a 12 foot frame (machine-quilting table) and the Forte’ is on a 14 foot frame accommodating king size quilts. I use Glide Thread on all my customer quilts and I provide this thread. I also carry batting but you are welcome to bring your own. See batting prices on quilting form.

Edge to Edge(E2E)/Computerized

Your design you pick determines your price per square inch. I have recently divided purchased designs into four notebooks. You can have your quilt quilted simply at 2 cents a square inch. I also have designs that are 2.5 cents a square inch, 3 cents a square inch and 3.5 cents a square inch. The more dense the design and the time it takes for my machine to complete a row have determined these prices. You can view my notebooks when you drop off your quilt. If you’d like, you can look at Urban Elementz, My Creative Stitches, and Wasatch Quilting to choose a design you think you might like for your edge to edge quilting before dropping off your quilt.

Custom Quilting:

Begins at $0.10 Cents a square inch and increases with complexity. Send me a picture of your quilt and I can approximate a cost.

Other Costs

Binding:

• Wall Hanging: $15.00

• Table Runner: $15.00

• Baby Quilt: $15.00

• Lap : $25.00

• Twin: $35.00

• Double: $45.00

• Queen: $55.00

• King: $65.00

• Go to quilt form here and print it for pricing and types I carry. Also, you’ll need to bring this form with you at drop off or include in your shipping box.

Rush Orders and Fees

A rush order can be requested if you did not reserve a slot in a month that is already full. However, it will be up to my discretion if I accept the rush request as it depends on the order types I have scheduled for the month.

• Crib Quilt: $10.00

• Lap Quilt: $25.00

• Queen Quilt: $50.00

• King Quilt: $75.00

Quilt Top and Backing Prep

• Both should be clean and pressed.

• All seams should be flat - open seams preferred but not necessary.

• All threads should be clipped and removed. If using white fabric on top, please ensure that colored threads are not visible from the bottom.

• All basting threads and pins should be removed

• Backing and batting should be 8 inches longer than top on all sides.To get the 8 inches for backing, add 16 inches to the height AND the width of the top. All edges must be even. This ensures that the quilt rolls evenly on my longarm. The backing must be square. In the event it is not square and my services are needed to square the top, I will call and ask if you’d like to come get it and square it or there will be an additional charge.

• Quilt top must be flat and square with no fullness in the blocks. If blocks are not square and the same size throughout quilt, it will have puckers. If puckers are found after quilt has been loaded and partially quilted, it is up to the longarmer to determine how to proceed with the quilt.

ALL DESIGNS WILL BE DISCUSSED AND AGREED UPON PRIOR TO QUILTING

If you need help with design ideas, I have many books with designs and will be happy to brainstorm with you.

Return Shipping Costs

• at shipping company costs - typically UPS

To schedule an appointment, ask questions, or for more information: pam.hayes@downsouthquilting.com