WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY "STUDIO ONE"
Home of thee Leatherneck Kilted Quilter
Longarm Quilting, Embroidery, Vinyl Transfer and Sublimation
About Us
"We"
This website is directed to a small audience with intent.
It may have errors...we are good with that.
We are not concerned at all about an increase in our audience.
Elaine and I now call West Grove/New London Township Pennsylvania home. The quilting journey all started when my best friend and lovely wife, one in the same, ask me to go to the quilt show...she was in the market for a longarm machine (I had no idea). As it turned out the longarm machine was a power tool attached to a computer tablet with PantoVision (a pantograph software system)...the rest is history. Whether wood working, building decks and patios, framing houses, in my younger years, or a DIY project around the house, I have never shied away from a power tool. She does get to use it...I golf and ride a motorcycle...so I'm not always at the longarm. You can follow our journey here on the website, on our blog...
www.wequilttogether.blogspot.com
We both have a presence on Facebook.
Elaine - elaine.navarro-page
I also have a Page but only check it on the first of each month. Best contact for me is i.longarm@yahoo.com
or via the "Contact" section below.
Longarm Services
We operate a hand guided Innova Longarm for our quilting needs. We have been longarming quilts since 2012. We spent a year researching and testing a plethora of longarms. The selection of Innova came after much consideration due to the financial investment that was being made. Two main reasons Innova was the choice. A computer tablet delivered a "pantograph" system, which moved the operator to the front of the machine and very limited maintenance. Many of the other machines required daily oiling and maintenance...above the quilt. It just seemed, oil daily, the chance of damaging a quilt was greater. The computer tablet pattern system provided a much more ergonomically correct positioning for the operator.
With RARE EXCEPTION we are able to have your quilt back to you in
SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS or less. AVOID THE LONG DELAYS.
Contact Les for questions or scheduling from the Contact Section below or via email... i.longarm@yahoo.com
Longarm Services...and more... 2025 Changes...
Effective Jan 21, 2025
Our stock batting, Hobbs 80/20 96" will increase to .25 per linear inch. We are also now stocking Hobbs 80/20 108". We will price it out at .30 per linear inch. Sounds like a lot. Not really. It has increased each year, 2021,2022,2023, and again this year. What was $240 in 2020, is now $340. We know we are competitive for our stocked Hobbs 80/20 at .25 and .30 cents per linear inch. Packaged Batting will remain at "our cost + 15%"
The GOOD NEWS...
All over edge to edge and border to border will decrease from .0225 to .0200 per square inch. Walmart calls it roll back...we call it being optimistic about the future, lower inflation and much needed relief on the every day expenses that have burdened us all these last four years. (See Downloads for full pricing information beginning Jan. 21, 2025.) Our increases over 2021-24 (utilities, fuel oil, thread, shipping, and equipment upkeep) still inhibits providing a cash discount. But we have hope.
Shipping cost increases still hurt. We can still help by paying 50% of the return shipping fee...UPS Ground to residential address or USPS if shipping to a PO Box.
If there is one thing we try to do in not only our quilting and crafting hobbies as well as our daily lives it is ...Keep it simple. This really applies when we set out to develop fair and honest pricing for the quilters that we longarm for. I have visited numerous websites and blogs of longarming services and having gained a pretty good insight into the process over the last 12+ years longarming. I find quite a few longarm services to be riddled with "plus." Do we have some pluses? We do. Two, one for Variegated Thread and one for quilt tops 106" to the maximum our machine can handle, 124".
What you won't find is pricing riddled with "plus" or overpricing. A top or back may need some extra pressing, and I've not found a back yet that didn't need ironing. The piecers can spend all day cutting excess threads (Irish pennants to this Marine) but there will still be some that need to be trimmed before the quilt gets loaded. One of the "pluses" that I've never figured out, a fee per bobbin. Maybe it's just me...I thought that was part of the per inch charge.
We have tried our best to provide the quilter with pricing they can figure out, quickly and easily. We have a craft that shouldn't be complicated. In most circumstances the quilter knows up front what to expect without having to figure on plus this and plus that. You can download our Quilt Preparation file for the general guidelines for preparing your quilt to be longarmed. The guidelines are relative universal. Check with your longarmer for personal preferences.
Oh, we do have a plus we think you'll like...seven business day turnaround for locals to drop off and pick up. Ten business days if shipping is involved. On rare occasions those deadlines aren't met. Usually, based on the quilter's comment, "I'm in no hurry, take your time." Even then we still make an honest effort to meet our goal. We do appreciate "no hurry" in November and early December.
This year has been exceptionally busy. The 2024 Holiday Season has been our busiest yet. I will do my best to announce any cut off dates when necessary. In previous years we were able to handle some last minute tops. Like last year, 2024 exceeded any idea we had about the seasonal work load. We admit to accepting the "no hurry" status again this year. Thank you all for allowing us to be part of your quilting journey.
Quilt till you wilt...we do.
Embroidery
We use a Brother Entrepreneur Pro 1050X for our embroidery needs. Whether quilt labels or a special request for a shirt, bag, hat or other need, The Brother handles them all.
Sublimation
Sublimation
Is the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state, without passing through the liquid state. Sublimation is an endothermic process that occurs at temperatures and pressures below a substance's triple point in its phase diagram, which corresponds to the lowest pressure at which the substance can exist as a liquid.
Are you asleep yet?
A long list of products
What this means here in West Grove, PA at Studio One with the Longarm Kilted Quilter and Elaine’s Crafts:
We can transfer photos to certain fabrics for memory quilts, on polyester or polyester blend T’s we can transfer photos onto them to include personal touches to T Shirt Quilts. There are some new products that can allow sublimation on to other fabrics such as 100% cotton that we are experimenting with. There are short YouTube Videos that detail this relatively new process in sublimation…we are still looking for the right quality and products that will meet our standards.
The "Surf's Up T on the right, is 22 years old. Our granddaughter in 2000. I can't even guess how many washings.
Other products we can create include:
o Mugs, Drinkware and Tumblers
o Can Cooler & Drinkware Sleeves
o Plaques
o Pets
o Puzzles
o Coasters
o License Plates & Hitch Covers
o Magnets
o Plates
You can view available products @ heatpressnation.com. This company is our major supplier due to customer service and quality of product.
Studio One...Constantly Evolving
Sublimation has added yet another layer of utility to our abilities in aiding the quilter in crafting quilts or their personalizing of a gift or quilt for a friend, loved one or pets.
Along with the addition of the heat presses we use in the sublimation process when combined with Elaine’s ScanNCut comes the ability to do vinyl heat transfers as well.
We are here to enjoy with you the crafting and quilting journeys with a variety of tools to help you complete the vision you had when you began your project.
For information regarding Longarming, Embroidery, Heat Transfer, Sublimation or T Shirt Quilts please use the "Contact Us" section above. In the “Download Files” section there are other documents that you may find useful. All our contact information is also included on the downloadable file…Pricing_2022.
And remember…Quilt till you wilt…we do.