Charisma’s quilt requirements:

Freehand Quilting

  • Custom quilting will start at .04 and up. I will give you an estimate after I see the quilt and discuss quilt planning.

Computer Quilting ( Gammill with a Statler system.)

Edge to Edge Quilting (We will have a list of patterns to choose from)

  • .0175 cents a square inch. (light density)
  •  .02 cents a square inch. (medium density)
  • .025 cents a square inch. (heavy density)
  • .03 cents a square inch.  (Edge to Edge in the center of your quilt with custom borders)

If there is a certain digital design that you would like quilted on your quilt that we don’t currently have (or we have nothing comparable in our selection) we will ask that you purchase the pattern if it is over and above 20$. (we can discuss this if necessary).

I am posting a minimum charge of 35$. There is typically a 2 week turnaround for Edge To Edge Quilting.

I also raise my price for any significant amount of micro stippling, pebbling, ruler work and any other tight fill-in work that requires a lot of time. I can give you a price when we discuss design ideas.

We can talk about design options before you send me a quilt if you email pictures of your quilt to Charismah(@)MSN(dot)com To get a price quote.. you can send payment with quilt, or you can send your quilt and I usually take a quilt out to look at it and think about design ideas a few days before I actually quilt it, I can send you a price at that time with design ideas.

Back to quilt requirements:

The backing fabric needs to be 8 inches wider and longer than the quilt top (so I have 4 inches on each side)

We like to have the extra on the backing because quilting sometimes takes up some of the inches and also if I have tension issues I need to have a practice area. Each quilt presents different tension and thread issues. Also we use red snappers to load our quilts instead of pins. So we need the inches.

I also would just like to say I will work on pieced backings, sheets or whatever you send. I don’t have a preference about seam. I often piece scraps for my backings and I don’t have any problems. However if you don’t have square backings ..or you have pleats in your pieced backings..or you don’t square up your scrap pieces before sewing a backing I will not accept responsibility for pleats that are created by quilting. Also due to the way we load quilts, we  can’t guarantee that a quilt will be centered perfectly on a back. So if you have a reversible quilt….or if you sew on coping strips be aware that we may get some of that fabric on the back…we can’t guarantee that we won’t. So please use a fabric that you like for the back.

I would also like to say quilting is fluid. I ask for extra inches to allow for variances in pieces and quilting. I am a human quilter..I probably won’t sew that perfect straight line across the top and the quilt could be offset. If you have a preference for your backing please mark it and know that I will do the best I can. I can rarely line a quilt up perfectly straight..so, please don’t add coping strips around the backing that you don’t want showing in the quilt back unless there is adequate room on the body of the quilt, I am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you, but it just saves us both heartache in the end.

If you need me to sew your backing It will be an additional fee of 10$ a seam.

If it is a vintage quilt please let me know ahead of time because sometimes depending on the quilt, I may only be able to quilt a stipple or some kind of loose all over design so I can ease in any puckers or wonkiness.  Custom quilting may not be an option.

I also reserve the right to use whatever color bobbin thread best suits the situation. Sometimes I try to match the backing….sometimes I have to match the top thread. It just depends on tension.

I ask that you pay shipping to me and from me. Whatever it costs you to ship it to me just pay that same amount in your payment . If there is an extra charge for bulk after I get your quilt done, I will bill you.  I will ship using the most affordable option, if you have a preference let me know. I use all three shipping agencies, USPS, UPS, and fed-ex. I live in a small community , I know many of my delivery carriers and all my neighbors.

I offer 4 types of batting:

Hobbs poly down batting  at $7.00 a yard and it’s 108 inches wide

Warm and Natural cotton at $9.50 a yard and it is 96 inches wide

Warm and Natural Bleached white cotton at $9.50 a yard. it is 96 inches wide

Warm and Natural 80/20 cotton-poly blend batting at $9.50 a yard. it is 96 inches wide

I can use any batting on the market ..so if you don’t prefer any of these you can always send or bring me any batting that you want in your quilt. I just cant store every type of batting in my studio.

I accept personal checks, money orders and concealed cash at your own risk. But with personal checks I have to wait 7 business days for them to clear before sending back the quilts. I prefer personal checks or money orders (now) only because I am paying so much in Paypal fees. But I will accept anyway you are comfortable with paying. Please make checks payable to Charisma Horton

As far as turn around time.  I am upfront when you contact me about my turn around time, I am usually pretty fast but of course there are seasons and vacations that can interfere with the schedule. But I have never not met a deadline if I have promised.

I No longer offer binding servies.
I no longer offer show quilting.

Please label your quilts with specific requests and your user name or email address so I can contact you about arrival, design ideas, and anything else I may need to contact you.

Thank you!