Longarm Quilting
Tsala Quilting Studio
We use professional longarm machines to turn your quilt tops into finished quilts with custom stitching and patterns, including memory quilts from clothes.
Pricing Guide
Edge-to-Edge Machine Quilting
Service Scope
- Pattern Selection: Choice of quilting design (Pantograph) from studio library including spirals, loops, or meanders.
- Machine Setup: Professional loading of Quilt Top, Batting, and Backing layers onto the Bernina Q24 frame.
- Execution: Automated or hand-guided single density stitching covering the full width.
- Materials: Includes standard high-quality polyester or cotton threads in solid colors.
Technical Details
- Stitch Regulation: Consistent Stitches Per Inch (SPI) for uniformity and durability.
- Finishing: Trimming of excess batting and backing material post-quilting.
- Note: Price covers labor and thread only; client provides fabric layers.
Custom Heirloom Quilting
Design Customization
- Detailed Planning: Consultation to map specific stitching designs to different quilt areas (borders vs blocks).
- Complex Techniques: Use of Ruler Work for geometric precision and Micro-stippling for dense background filling.
- Detailing: Stitch-in-the-ditch outlining to make patchwork pop and create 3D texture effects.
Execution
- Manual Control: Free-motion operation by senior artist for organic, high-end finishing.
- Threads: Multiple color changes allowed to match or contrast specific design elements.
- Finishing: Tension balancing and square-up trimming for wall-hanging quality.
Turnkey Memory Quilt Commission
Production & Fabrication
- Consultation: Pattern layout planning based on provided clothing quantity (e.g., 6-8 sarees or 10-15 shirts).
- Preparation: Cutting, de-constructing garments, and applying fusible interfacing to stabilize delicate or stretchy fabrics.
- Piecing: Sewing stabilized blocks together to construct the quilt top.
Assembly & Finishing
- Layering: Addition of cotton batting and coordinating backing fabric.
- Quilting: Professional longarm machine stitching to secure all layers.
- Binding: Edge finishing with fabric binding strip.
- Output: Fully washable, finished quilt (Lap to Queen size depending on price point).
About Longarm Quilting
What We Do
At Tsala Studio, I get to add the final touch to your quilt, making it come alive. Using our longarm machine, I stitch together the quilt top, batting, and backing fabric. It's the step that transforms your work into a finished piece ready to be cherished.
Quilt Styles & Techniques
No two quilts are the same, so I offer a bunch of options to suit what you've made:
- All-over patterns like swirls or grids for even texture
- Custom quilt stitching to highlight appliqué or themed designs (Super Mario quilts, anyone?)
- Ruler work quilting for clean lines and geometric looks
- Free-motion quilting service for everything from stippling to feathers and leaves
What I Quilt
I've worked on:
- Memory quilt finishing from old sarees, baby clothes, t-shirts, even dad's shirts (these are super special!)
- Traditional patchwork, like Jacob's Ladder, Irish Chain, Star, Log Cabin
- Bold, modern designs
- Baby quilts, wall hangings, and art pieces
Quality Promise
I use top-notch Bernina and Handi Quilter professional longarm machines. Your quilt gets precise, durable stitching to last for years. I treat every project with the same care you put into your quilt top.
Meet your Expert
Tsala Studio
My Story
We’re Tsalaquiltingstudio, and honestly, nothing beats making a quilt that’s packed with memories. Folks come in with their mum’s old sarees or their kid’s tees, and we get to stitch them into reversible saree quilts that tell their story. Watching someone walk out of our beginner quilting workshops, grinning with their first handmade bag or baby quilt – it’s pure joy. It’s not just fabric, it’s heart, it’s warmth, it’s a little bit of magic.
My Work
What We Do - We offer longarm quilting services, custom memory quilts, bag making, and beginner quilting workshops.
Memory Quilts - Bring us your old sarees or t-shirts - we’ll turn them into beautiful, reversible memory quilts.
Quilting Classes & Workshops - Our beginner quilting workshops are hands-on and fun. Learn the interleave quilting technique or make your own cushion cover.
Longarm Quilting Techniques - We use ruler work, stitch in the ditch, stripling, and spiral quilting to make your quilt tops pop.
