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About Lady VanWinkle’s

Lady VanWinkle’s provides a Longarm quilting service to quilters who want to enhance their hand crafted projects with high quality edge to edge stitches.

The owner, Diana Reedy VanWinkle, is passionate about working with you to choose the best pattern and thread color for your quilt. She provides a smoke free environment so your quilt leaves the studio smelling fresh.

All quilting is done using the Bernina Q24 Longarm machine with the Q-Matic computer that produces high quality stitches for the quilt you want to SHOWCASE or HEIRLOOM Quilt you want to pass down to a loved one.

Lady VanWinkle’s Studio is located in Cascade Locks.

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Longarm Quilting

About Lady VanWinkle’s

Are you looking to buy a handcrafted quilt. Check out our Quilts for Sale. If you are looking to customize your own quilt? Click the following links for Longarm Stitching services or contact us.

What Batting Should I Use For My Quilt?

It all depends on what you want out of a quilt. Are you looking for a lightweight or a heavyweight quilt? Do you want high or, low loft? Or is your quilt a piece of art?

If you want a heavier warm quilt with medium to high loft you might want to use a 100% cotton or an 80/20 cotton/polyester blend with a high loft that has been needle-punched. The benefits of using needle-punched cotton batting is that the batting will not separate or bunch up, even after many washings. You can purchase cotton batting with low, medium or high loft. The cotton/polyester blends have higher loft.

100% polyester batting gives a lightweight, high loft and holds up with repeated washings and heavy use.

If you are looking for lightweight and warmth you might use a 100% wool or a wool blend. Wool batting produces a lightweight quilt with lower loft and excellent loft retention. I use Hobbs Tuscany Collection which can be hand or machine washed. Use little agitation or wash in machine with no agitation. Too much agitation or steam could cause felting in wet wool. I have had much success using a front-loaded wash machine. Wool batting is available needle-punched. The wool gives warmth without the weight. The fiber breaths, allowing excess heat to disperse away from the body.

If you are wanting a batting for wall art, I would recommend using wool batting for the lightweight and the lower loft.

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Used Cotton Batting
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Used Cotton Batting

About Lady VanWinkle’s

Are you looking to buy a handcrafted quilt. Check out our Quilts for Sale. If you are looking to customize your own quilt? We are here to help you, click the following links for Longarm Stitching services or contact us.

Does Lady VanWinkle’s Provide a Binding Service?

So, you love to quilt but you don’t like the binding process? That’s great. We would love to bind your quilt for you. One way to add value to you quilt is the heirloom binding stitch. Lady VanWinkle’s provides a beautiful finished binding stitch and she is ready to help you finish your quilt. See the binding stitch below. Now is a great time to get your quilt bound as the Binding pricing has just been reduced. CLICK on one of the links below to visit Lady VanWinkle’s.

About Lady VanWinkle’s

Are you looking to buy a handcrafted quilt. Check out our Quilts for Sale. If you are looking to customize your own quilt? Click the following links for Longarm Stitching services or contact us.

Learn How To Quilt During Covid-19!

It’s a difficult time to learn how to quilt during Covid-19 distancing but, not impossible. Want to learn how to quilt? There are several online tutorials and classes that offer great instructions. If you prefer the one on one classes, make an appointment with Lady VanWinkle. Click on ‘Contact Us’ below. Or if you just need longarm services, click on ‘Longarm Stitching Services’. Lady VanWinkle’s also has quilts for sale.

About Lady VanWinkle’s

Are you looking to buy a handcrafted quilt. Check out our Quilts for Sale. If you are looking to customize your own quilt? Click the following links for Longarm Stitching services or contact us.

Is Thread Used In Quilts That Important?

I say yes, it is important. If you are putting a lot of time and money into a quilt, you are going to want that quilt to last for generations. Quilts are usually heirlooms that are passed down to the generations. So yes, good quality thread is important as you don’t want your quilt falling apart after 15 years. You can test your thread buy wrapping it around your hands and pulling. If the thread breaks you probably don’t want to use it in your quilt. My favorite brand is Mettler and they make a nice cotton with a silk finish.

About Lady VanWinkle’s

Are you looking to buy a handcrafted quilt. Check out our Quilts for Sale. If you are looking to customize your own quilt? Click the following links for Longarm Stitching services or contact us.

Are Quilts Valuable?

QUILTS ARE VALUABLE… As a general guide, a queen-size quilt will sell anywhere from $650 to $3,000. A baby-quilt or lap-quilt will sell anywhere from $175 to $550. There are Art-Quilts that sell for $7,000 plus. Good quality handcrafted quilts are heirlooms and are handed down for generations. Quilts make wonderful gifts for weddings, birth of a child or for personal use. People are prepared to spend big money for Quilts.

You can google… ‘The the Most Expensive Quilt Ever Sold at Auction’. You will find it is the Civil War-era quilt known as the Reconciliation Quilt. It was bought for $264,000 at Sotheby’s in 1991.

About Lady VanWinkle’s

Are you looking to buy a handcrafted quilt. Check out our Quilts for Sale. If you are looking to customize your own quilt? Click the following links for Longarm Stitching services or contact us.

Why Are Longarm Quilter Hard To Find?

It’s because there are only a few Longarm Quilters out there. This is primarily due to the expense of the Longarm Quilting machine. These machines cost anywhere from $30,000 to $45,000 dollars. These machines are anywhere from 10 feet to 14 feet long and require approximately 3 feet on all sides with 5 feet of comfortable working space in the front of the machine. If you are looking for a Longarm Quilter? Visit Lady VanWinkle’s Website. Click on Services and Pricing.

About Lady VanWinkle’s

Are you looking to buy a handcrafted quilt. Check out our Quilts for Sale. If you are looking to customize your own quilt? Click the following links for Longarm Stitching services or contact us.

Longarm Quilting Price Reduction!

Lady VanWinkle has lowered her Longarm pricing. Due to Covid-19 and money being tight, the cost to have your quilt quilted with high quality stitches has been reduced. Effective immediately Lady VanWinkle’s has eliminated the cost of the Loading Fees and has reduced the cost of the Trimming. Unlike many Longarm studios who charge for bobbin thread, at Lady VanWinkle’s there is no cost for bobbin thread.

About Lady VanWinkle’s

Are you looking to buy a handcrafted quilt. Check out our Quilts for Sale. If you are looking to customize your own quilt? Click the following links for Longarm Stitching services or contact us.

Is Sewing Batik Fabric Difficult?

Batik is a centuries old tradition for dyeing material using wax to create designs on the fabric. So is Batik fabric difficult to work with? Yes, and No…One reason quilters may say it’s difficult to work with is that while sewing they experience skipped stitches. That can happen when working on a large project, but there is a remedy. When starting your project always begin with a brand new needle. I use the Schmetz brand. If you are sewing a Queen size quilt or larger, review for skipped stitches about 3/4 of the way through. If you experience skipped stitches just change your needle and you are back in business. I also, recommend a good quality thread. Mettler thread is a strong thread and comes in many brilliant colors. When I use new needles and good quality thread, I find Batik fabric is easy to work with.

I like to use Batik fabrics on quilts because of the bold and brilliant colors and after many washings the fabric still holds it’s color.

Batik Fabric

About Lady VanWinkle’s

Are you looking to buy a handcrafted quilt. Check out our Quilts for Sale. If you are looking to customize your own quilt? Click the following links for Longarm Stitching services or contact us.

Are You Looking For A Longarm Quilter?

Are you looking for a Longarm Quilter? Look no further! Lady VanWinkle’s has many beautiful quilt patterns to choose from and the pricing is very reasonable. Visit Lady VanWinkle’s website and Click on the Services and Pricing page. And, while you are there, Click on the Testimonials page and see what people are saying. If you are still not sure, take a look at the Quilt Gallery.

At Lady VanWinkle’s studio you can schedule an appointment to choose your pattern and thread color in a relaxing smoke free environment.

Are you looking for high quality service? Lady VanWinkle’s the place to go!

About Lady VanWinkle’s

Are you looking to buy a handcrafted quilt. Check out our Quilts for Sale. If you are looking to customize your own quilt? Click the following links for Longarm Stitching services or contact us.