LongArm Quilting Service ~ Turning Your Beautiful Tops into Cherished Quilts

Computerized Edge to Edge Quilting Service ~ T Shirt Quilt Making Service ~  11+ Years Longarming with over 4500 tops quilted

Quilt Prep and Tidbits

Hi!  We are Cherry Apple Quilting located in beautiful Sioux Falls, South Dakota!

I absolutely love to finish quilts for people and I offer computerized Edge to Edge Quilting in my smoke-free, pet-free studio on my ABM Innova Mach 3 Auto Pilot long arm machines.  Quilts are completed on a first in-first out basis with possible exceptions for rush projects. Drop off and Pick Ups are easy at the Dutch Rose Quilt Shop where I am Shop Manager or please feel free to call, email or message me and I will add you to my list and contact you when I get to your name. We can also arrange a time to meet at my home studio!  I quilt week nights and on the weekends. My turn around time is approximately 4-6 weeks right now depending on the size of your quilt.  I am also happy to do out of state quilting and will mail your quilt back to you, keeping the cost as low as possible for you. 

What I need from you:
  • Keep your top and your backing separate.  Please do not baste your layers together.   
  • Allow a total of 8-9" of backing fabric larger than the size of your finished quilt....this equates to 4-5 extra inches on all 4 sides. If you supply your own batting, please allow this much extra as well. For example, if your quilt top is 52" x 60" - your backing should measure 61" x 69" or larger (if you have extra and don't want to trim.) If you are unsure of the size you need, please contact me and I can help you determine what to bring me.
  • Cut as much of the loose threads off of the back of your quilt as possible. Dark threads show through light fabrics and threads that are gathered together underneath in a nest don't produce nice stitching on the top of your quilt. 
  • Check for any pins that may have gotten left in while piecing your top together and remove.  
  • Press your top and backing and if possible bring on a hanger or folded up in a bag. I do hang the quilts once they are in my studio and I do light pressing before they are loaded in to my frame. 
  •  Please refrain from adding any embellishments such as buttons, beads, ric-rac etc...to your quilt top until after it has been quilted. T-Shirt quilts need to be free of thick jersey type seams, pockets, patches, buttons, etc. Any "3-D type" blocks such as Prairie Points, Flanges or any free floating fabrics need to be tacked/basted down along the edges. 
  •  I am unable to quilt denim jeans quilts.
  •  I do quilt with Cuddle/Minkee/Fireside for backing
  • Any extra prep or considerable ironing will result in an extra fee

Fees

Quilting Fee

$0.0175 Per Square Inch

Minimum Quilting Fee - $40

Thread charge

$2.50 per bobbin

I have many thread colors to choose from - I use Innovatech Longarm thread which has been designed for the Innova machines. It is a polyester thread made to have the look and feel of cotton but glide and stitch very well through the machine for a nice finished look.

Batting

I charge for batting by the yard in 1/8 yd increments and allow just what I need for overage so you don't have as much waste as packaged

 

 I prefer to use my own batting and have the following batts on the roll:

Quilters Dream 100% Cotton  |  Quilters Dream 80/20 Blend  |  Warm & Natural 100% Cotton  |  Legacy 80/20 Blend

 

Upon request, I can order:

Quilters Dream Polyester  |  Quilters Dream Wool  |  Quilters Dream 70/30 Blend Batting. 

 

You may bring your own batting if it is one of the following brands:

Quilter's Dream  |  Warm & Natural  |  Pellon's Nature's Touch.

 

From experience, other battings I have used have thin or dead spots with little to no batting in places and do not provide nice stitches on the quilt. Quilters Dream Poly is the only polyester batting I use.

Other Services

Basting service for hand quilting - $35 minimum

Quilt back assembly - $5 per seam

Adding Leaders - $5 per leader

RUSH FEE - $50

Binding

I have a wonderful lady that will do bindings for you. She will even cut and sew your binding together if you need her to! 

There are 2 options of binding service:

  1. She will sew one side of binding to your quilt by machine and you can hand sew down to the other side
  2. She will attach it by machine and then hand stitch it down for you.

Fees are dependent upon size and how much she needs to do, but cost ranges from $35-$90. 

Payment Options

VISA, MC, AMEX, DISCOVER, VENMO, CHECKS & CASH ACCEPTED

Gift Cards Available

A portion of revenue from each quilt I Longarm goes toward several charities important to me

In efforts to help fulfill the goal of providing kids in our community food to eat on the weekends when they may otherwise go without

In hopes of finding a cure for breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer

Cardiovasular disease is the #1 killer of women

For a world without Ahlzheimers

"If it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, then do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, then do it cheerfully."  ~ Romans 12:8

Cherry Apple Quilting Is Now Offering TShirt QuiltMaking!

T-SHIRT QUILTS

GRADUATION QUILTS

MEMORY QUILTS

Let's create a lasting memory.   Dig out those t-shirts, jerseys and sweatshirts.   I will help you design your top and then sew it together, longarm quilt and machine bind it for a lasting treasure to snuggle with.

DIGITAL QUILT PATTERN DESIGN GALLERY

I have over 1,000 digital designs loaded in my library and we have brought a good many of them here online for you to view! We have 3 galleries filled with edge to edge digital designs for you to look through. I will work together with you to find the best option for your quilt, making sure pattern and scale compliment your quilt. If you find one you would like to have stitched out on your next quilt, just click on the image and send me a screenshot via text or email! If you need help choosing or want to see a few full scale to the size of your quilt, just let me know, I am happy to help you make the decision!  Don't see what you would like? Contact me and I will see if it is in my library or if it is available to download!  If you are not sure what design to choose, I can make recommendations for you once I see your quilt! Be sure to let me know if you have ANY questions! My goal is to enhance your quilt top with the quilting, not take away from it and I want you to be excited about the result!

I have over 11 years and 4,500+ quilts of experience

Contact Us

Let us know how we can help!

Do you have a question about my longarm quilting or process? Please feel free to send me a message or give me a call. I'll get back to you soon!

Cherry Apple Quilting

605.212.6822

cherryapplequilting@gmail.com

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Location

5309 W 50th St
Sioux Falls, SD 57106