Machine Quilting


Kay & Larry GieseAfter 20 years of dresses, bags, blouses, blazers, skirts, pants, and three wedding dresses, my days of clothing construction were over. In late 1998, I walked into a quilt shop, and as they say, “the rest is history.” All I could say was, “WOW, look at all the beautiful fabric. Addiction, oh yes, to the highest degree. I just couldn’t get enough of that beautiful fabric.

I am the typical “seamstress gone quilter” story. As quilters, we all seem to have that common addiction for fabric, but I have two additional addictions: the love of sewing machines and quilting on a quilt. Maybe it’s the seamstress in me, but I’ve always been interested in “how it was made and put together.” The sewing stitches are what impress me. I guess that would explain the addictions. When I married my best friend Larry over 23 years ago, he bought me a sewing machine as a gift. The beginnings of addiction number two. Along with lots of fabric, I have a nice collection of sewing machines.

It’s hard to believe that in May it will be three years that Larry and I met this wonderful couple from California opening a new quilt shop in Indian Trail, North Carolina. I had just visited the Gammill dealer and purchased my first Statler quilting machine. Aimee and I sat down and discussed what we had to offer the customer and our community. This was the beginning of a wonderful partnership and friendship. Believe me, Larry and I couldn’t ask for better partners than Aimee and Marc.

Quilting Services

Gammill Statler SticherWe own two Gammill Statler longarm quilting machines. We are dedicated to giving you, our customer; quality computerized quilting service with the utmost love and attention at affordable prices. We offer over 4,500 combined computer blocks, borders, sashings, and edge-to-edge designs. And there’s more. If you cannot find the right quilting design for your quilt, there are many Statler design vendors with patterns available for purchase. Believe me, we can find a pattern design for your quilt. I have just added six more design patterns to our basic $18 category. Stop by the shop and check them out.

As of this writing, 1,535 quilts have been quilted since July 2006. Last year we gave the quilting service free of charge to the 1,000 quilt quilted. We will be doing the same to our 2,000 quilt quilted. Stay tuned for upcoming quilt totals.

Quilt Pricing

Our pricing is based on square yard: length x width divided by 1296 equals total square yards.

  • Basic: $18 square yard (edge-to-edge quilt design)
  • Detailed: $24 square yard (edge-to-edge quilt design)
  • Complex: $32 square yard (special borders with edge-to-edge center)
  • Special Quilting: $40 square yard (basic custom quilting, no thread color changes)
  • Custom quilting: $60 square yard (custom quilting with thread color changes)

The typical turnaround time for a simple edge-to-edge design is two weeks.

If you have any questions, please stop by, call the shop at (704) 296-0206 or email the shop.