Edge to edge quilting is a repetition of one or more designs that covers the whole quilt, including the border(s).  Designs can range from simple to moderate to dense. We offer hand-quided free motion, simple ruler work (usually a very simple pattern such as a gridded design), and pantographs.  Pantographs are similar to a stencil design that is followed via the hand guided method.  There are many patterns to choose from.

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This quilt was done with a pantograph called Drift.

The sky's the limit to what can be done with custom quilting.  Between your imagination and ours, we can dream up all kinds of things.  It can range from stitch in the ditch, large designs, small designs and even micro designs.  You can choose hand-guided free motion, ruler work, stencils, couching, trapunto, and more.  This is the preferred method when quilting on a top that has been embroidered, cross stitched or appliqued.

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The quilt you see here is the Winter Solstice pattern by Cozy Quilt Designs.  It was pieced and quilted by me using rhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVGAhxfdU9culers, templates and free motion quilting.

Do you have a quilt that is in need of repair?  Perhaps your pet has loved on it more than you would have hoped.  Is your vintage quilt wearing down and in need of refreshment?  Has that family heirloom seen better days?  Let's take a look at it and see what the options are in order that it remains in your family for more years to come.

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This quilt's binding was frayed, most of the outer blocks were worn beyond repair.  There were only three straight lines of quilting, which were removed and new batting and backing were added.  The first row of blocks was removed and the salvageable centers were used to replace worn ones in the rest of the blocks.  They were stabilized and re-quilted.  Muslin fabric, which is timeless, was added on to where the first row of blocks, the border and the binding were.  The whole quilt was ditch stitched in the center and the border was quilted with cross hatching.  The wool batting was lofty enough to hide wavy areas.

Sometimes a quilt is just not salvegable, but is attached to the memory of a loved one or some other special remembrance.  In that case, we look for other options to keep its memory alive.  This is what's considered upcycling.

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The pillows here were made from one such quilt.  It was missing a large portion of it.  After weighing the options, the customer decided to have them made into pillows that could be given to family members for Christmas.  How cool is that?  Now one family heirloom becomes many so that others can share in the memory as well.  This can also be done with other items such as clothing, vintage hankies, photos, etc.  And, they can be made into other items, such as Christmas stockings, potholders, trivets, and more.  It could also be transformed from a large quilt to a baby blanket.  I'm sure you can come up with even more ideas.

Memory quilts can originate from many different places.  It may be T-shirts collected over the years, children's clothing or pictures of family members printed on fabric.  I even had someone ask me about putting movie theater tickets on fabric and then making a quilt from that.  Again, the possibilites outweigh my imagination.

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This quilt is made from baby's first year clothing.  They were cut up and appliqued onto the backing.  Some were combined with others, while some had a few scraps fabrics added for design.  Each block was custom quilted using both free motion and ruler work.  The border is a custom free motion design and the binding is satin.  The child's name was added with scrap fabrics.  The quilt back is super soft minky. 

Do you want a quilt, but are not interested in learning how to make it yourself?  You just want someone else to do it for you?  It's possible to hire someone do just that.  

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This quilt was requested by a customer as a Christmas gift for his wife.  He wanted a wilderness design.  We agreed on a panel and took pieces parts of it and framed each one, added four patch blocks in some of the corners, added a wide border and voila!  Each block, along with the border are all quilted differently using free motion, stencils and ruler work.  The backing on this is soft and warm minky.

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Do you quilt your own quilts on a domestic machine or sit-down longarm machine?  Basting, whether by pinning or glue basting is time consuming and tedious.  There is an easier way.  Longarm basting!  Your quilt can be loaded on our longarm and basted for you with long basting stitches that you can remove as you quilt.

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The sample here has 1/2 inch basting stitches and the rows are approximately 4 inches apart.  That can all be adjusted to your preferences.

Binding the quilt, which is the finishing touch, seems to be the least favorite part of the quilting process for some people.  Typically, when the quilting is finished by Village Stitchery, the customer takes the quilt home and binds it.  However, like I said, some would rather someone else do it for them.  

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There are a few different ways that I do this.  One way is to machine stitch onto the front and hand stitch to the back.  This is the cleanest and most time consuming.  Another way is machine stitched to the back and turned and machine stitched on the front.  The final way is to leave extra backing when trimming.  This is then folded and turned to the front and machine stitched down.  This is my least favorite way simply because it leaves virtually no binding on the back to take up some of the wear and tear of aging.  I do like it, however, for things like placemats and table runners.  This whole cloth wall hanging was done using this method.