Longarm Quilting (360) 201-1050
I'm in Bellingham, Washington...if you are too far to meet in person, then we can work by mail!

Email me with any questions! ...Betsy@nautilusquilting.com
Hello, I am Betsy Sauther, an award-winning quilter offering longarm quilting services for your lovely quilt tops at reasonable pricing.

My specialties are edge-to-edge swirls, hearts, flowers, fantasy garden mixes, stars, loops, spirals, flames, leaves, teardrops, meanders or any combination of these. I do freehand work, not pantographs.

Prices start at just .015 per square inch for larger quilts, more for smaller ones.

See below for full pricing guide.

Flames
Fantasy ferns on a satin pillow--my snow days project!

Price Guidelines

(Some quilts fall between two price rates.)

Measure your quilt on two sides and multiply to calculate the square inches.

Quilting ($35.00 minimum):

Basic quilting is meanders, leaves, swirls, etc. in a more open format, done edge-to-edge, and begins at .015 per square inch.

Basic plus, a little more fancy, perhaps something different in the borders, and closer/denser quilting begins at .02 per square inch.

A Custom quilt would have special treatments of different areas/blocks, border treatments, denser quilting; prices start at .023 per square inch.
Meanders

Binding:

I can bind your quilt for you!

I do a beautiful double-bias "stuffed" binding that adds beauty, strength and value to your quilt.

You provide the fabric, I make the binding and sew it on to the front by machine, then hand stitch it to the back for $1.80 per running foot. (Other options available.)

Batting: $7.50 per yard.

Thread Charge: $4 and up per quilt.

Other sewing services available upon request.
Spirals
Flower

Preparing your quilt for machine quilting:

-Do not baste or pin.

-Press the quilt top and backing.

-Square up the corners of top and back.

-Make sure backing is 4" larger on all sides!

-If you are providing the batting, please make sure it is at least 2" larger on all sides than the quilt top.

-Check for uncut threads on the top (fabric fibers/threads can poke out from between seams too), rips in seams, etc.

**-Thank you!
Hearts
Flowers
Email me with any questions! Due to spam I am simply writing it here, it's not a link...betsy@nautilusquilting.com
My own creation for my Aunt Mary Ann.
Trapunto technique used on a simple quilt made with hand dyed and marbled fabrics. Asian panels quilt I made...got a blue ribbon at the NW Washington Fair, plus a "viewer's choice" ribbon, came in 2nd at the EverGreen Quilters show on 9/13 & 14, 2007
More trapunto and a background stitching technique called "McTavishing" named after Karen McTavish, who developed it. This one won a blue ribbon at the fair in 2006.
Call me at 360-201-1050 or email me with any questions! Due to spam I am simply writing it here, it's not a link(ignore the dots... before it.)

...betsy@nautilusquilting.com
Links:

www.marbled-arts.com  Marbled Arts creates luscious hand marbled fabrics for all of your fiber projects.

Fabric-Etc. is a wonderful shop here in Bellingham with really great people. They sell quilting fabric and garment fabric so I go there when I am feeling creative!

Detail of Helen Rudy's Quilt
I've got a new business! See Nautilus Embroidery for information.

Email me: Betsy@nautilusquilting.com
Two pictures, below, of Rhona B's Irish Chain quilt with african motifs.
Below, a quilt I made from very vivid hand dyed fabric: a blue ribbon winner, it photographs with difficulty due to those crazy colors! Right, 2 detail shots.