A self-starting entrepreneur and owner of a successful quilting company, Mary M. Covey is an award-winning quilter whose favorite part of the process is design. Mary invites you to acquaint yourself with her work as you discover your own talents in quilting.
Longarm Machine Quilting
General Information
From simple designs like stippling to intricate heirloom designs, quality machine quilting is my business. I am a professional long arm machine quilter. With reasonable rates and turnaround times, I have hundreds of designs that will suit both your quilt and your budget.
My award-winning machine quilting has been featured in numerous publications. In fact, I have written four best-selling books on the subject – Follow the Line Volumes One through Four. I regularly attend conventions, trade shows, and training classes to keep abreast of current designs and trends in long arm machine quilting.
I would love to work with your quilt. Please read the general information below and contact me with any questions or comments.
Quilt Prep
• Clip all threads.
• Press the quilt top and backing.
• Batting and backing must be at least 4” larger on all sides than your quilt top. For example: If your quilt top were 60” x 80” then your batting and backing should be at least 68” x 88”.
• Make sure your backing is square.
• Do not baste or pin your layers together. The three layers must be separate.
• Wait to add any dimensional items or embellishments until the quilt is quilted.
Batting
You must provide the batting of your choice for each quilt. I recommend Warm and Natural or Hobbs Heirloom, but will try to work with any batting that you send if possible. I do not work with any type of polyester batting.
Thread
The cost of thread is included in the price quote that I will give you before I start work on your quilt. I use top of the line, 100% cotton thread called Aurifil (made in Italy). I have a large selection of colors and always try to match colors to your quilt.
Pricing
Prices are figured by the square inch (length x width = total number of square inches). My base price starts at $0.012 per square inch and increases based on the degree of difficulty and density of the designs that you choose. I will give you a firm price quote before starting work on your quilt.
Rush Orders
If you need your quilt completed sooner than the normal turn-around time, a rush order charge will apply.
Pickup and Delivery
I accept quilts via Fed-X, UPS, and the US Postal Service. I also have free pick-up and delivery at local quilt shops. For details call us at the number listed above.
Ask About Additional Services Including:
• Block/Quilt repair
• Adding borders
• Piecing quilt backing
• Binding