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
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 fo
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.
- 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
Quilt Prep and Tidbits
You can view a large portion of my digital design library here on my website for quilting options. But I have over 1000 digital design patterns to choose from so I will work together with you to find the best option for your quilt, making sure pattern and scale compliment your quilt. I am happy to show you designs full scale to help you c
You can view a large portion of my digital design library here on my website for quilting options. But I have over 1000 digital design patterns to choose from so I will work together with you to find the best option for your quilt, making sure pattern and scale compliment your quilt. I am happy to show you designs full scale to help you choose as well! If you have a certain theme in mind, I can find just the right pattern for your quilt and can download options if needed! 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 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.
*Quilting Fee ~ $0.0175 Per Square Inch
*Minimum Quilting Fee - $40
*Thread charge ~ $2.50 per bobbin
*Batting
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 and Quilters Dream
70/30 Blend 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.
You may bring your own batting if it is one of the following brands:
Quilter's Dream; Warm & Natural or 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
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, she will sew one side of binding to your quilt by machine and you can hand sew down to the other side or 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.
VISA, MC, AMEX, DISCOVER,
VENMO, CHECKS & CASH ACCEPTED
Gift Cards Available
A portion of revenue from each quilt I quilt goes toward several charities important to me:
*Feeding South Dakota BackPack program ~ 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.
*Breast Cancer Research Foundation in hopes of finding a cure for breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer.
*The American Heart Association for cardiac research...cardiovasular disease is the #1 killer of women
*Ahlzheimers Association.... for a world without Ahlzheimers
For more information please visit
https://feedingsouthdakota.org/
"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 ~ Tina Chelgren
Cherry Apple Quilting ~ Tina Chelgren
Hi! I'm Tina and I have been quilting since the mid-1980's ~ I started out hand quilting to finish my quilts and transitioned to machine quilting on my domestic machine in the mid 2000's. My husband Tim and I took a leap of faith in 2014 and purchased our very first longarm quilting machine and haven’t looked back since! Quilting is m
Hi! I'm Tina and I have been quilting since the mid-1980's ~ I started out hand quilting to finish my quilts and transitioned to machine quilting on my domestic machine in the mid 2000's. My husband Tim and I took a leap of faith in 2014 and purchased our very first longarm quilting machine and haven’t looked back since! Quilting is my life passion and I am so thankful for the opportunity to quilt for people! I am also the quilt shop manager for the Dutch Rose Quilt Shop here in Sioux Falls, SD and I LOVE my job there! I quilt our shop samples so if you stop in, you can see many samples of my work there. I provide quilting for our wonderful customers and am thrilled to be doing what I LOVE! I am honored to turn your unfinished quilt tops into quilts that can be used and loved for years to come!
My story begins with my mother, who was an excellent seamstress/crafter/artist turned quilter. Growing up, I watched her always creating…in my eyes, there wasn’t anything she tried that she couldn’t do. She began hand quilting in 1979 when I was in junior high and I was in awe of her planning her quilts out, picking out fabrics and bringing them to life. I was not sure then I would ever have the patience to make a quilt but I sure loved using the ones she made! Fast forward a few years to 1987 when she helped me get started on my own quilting journey. I wanted to make a quilt in my spare time as a new wife and mother and after the first one, I was hooked! Though she is no longer with us today, she is always with me in spirit. Now, countless quilting projects later, it has gone from a hobby, to my passion & business!
Cherry Apple Quilting has a little story behind it’s name. Not long after my husband Tim and I were married, I wanted to make some sort of dessert for guests coming over. Growing up, my mom made THE best pies and that’s what I wanted to make. However, we lived a long way from home….soooo I guess it was time I learned how to bake one myself! My favorite kind of pie was cherry, but my husband’s favorite was apple. Instead of making one or the other, I combined the two and my Cherry-Apple pie was created! To this day, I have not made cherry or apple pie alone again. So for me, Cherry Apple Quilting is the perfect name for our wonderful quilting adventure!
If you've read this far, thank you for your interest in our story! It would be my pleasure to quilt for you!
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. – 1 Corinthians 10:31
T-SHIRT/MEMORY QUILT
Cherry Apple Quilting Is Now Offering T-Shirt Quilt Making!
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.
Finished Quilts for Sale
Machine pieced ~ Long arm quilted ~ Hand bound ~ Made with love by Cherry Apple Quilting. Looking for a handmade quilt that is ready to use? Look no further! You can click the link that will take you to my gallery of finished quilts for sale! All are sewn with precision and attention to detail along with using quilt shop quality 100% cotton fabrics from the industry's leaders in fabric manufacturing. Paired with THE best quality cotton and cotton blend batting for the coziest feeling quilt that will last for generations to come!
Here's what to do!
Just click on the link below to view what is available right now for finished quilts. Prices are listed, just send me an email to purchase. Questions? Be sure to contact me and I will be happy to help!
DIGITAL QUILT DESIGN GALLERY
Discover your Digital Design options here at Cherry Apple Quilting
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 gallerys below filled with edge to edge digital designs for you to peruse through. 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? Let me know and I will see if it is in my library or if it is available to download! Not sure what to do, I can make recommendations for you once I see your quilt! Be sure to let me know if you have ANY questions!
I have over 11 years and 3000+ quilts of experience. :)
