Black Point Quilts provides all-over stitching designs which cover the entire quilt top, from edge to edge. These designs are also called “pantographs.”

We do not provide custom quilting (placing different designs in specific areas of the quilt, including separate designs for borders and the center of the quilt).

Cost for Quilting Service

Depending on the pattern chosen and scale, prices range from 3 to 3.5 cents per square inch, with a few of the most basic patterns at 2.5 cents. To estimate your cost, measure your quilt top by multiplying the width times the length to get the total number of square inches. For example, for if your quilt top is 60” wide and 80” long, 60 x 80 = 4800. The quilt is 4800 square inches. 4800 x .03 = $144.00, 4800 x .035 = $168.00. The minimum charge is $50.00. No deposit required.

Denser patterns cost more. More intricate patterns cost more. Each take more time and expertise to execute. What is “dense” to one person may not be to another. You can indicate on the Intake Form if you’d like a price estimate for your specific quilt.

Batting

You may bring your own batting, or purchase from us. Effective February 2026 we are transitioning to a new batting supplier and changing our offerings as follows:

• 80/20 (80% cotton / 20% polyester) - thinnest

• Bamboo (4 oz.) - slightly thicker than 80/20

• Bamboo (6 oz.) - thick and “cushion-y”

• Wool (up to 92” wide) - highest loft but lightweight

Limited quantities of the following battings are available until existing stock is gone:

• Cotton (up to 120” wide)

• Polyester (up to 92” wide)

Why the change?

Because prices nearly doubled and availability was increasingly unreliable. So I researched various batting companies, compared samples of their products and landed with Winline, a small company in Utah that offers superb products! (I intentionally avoided stocking Quilters Dream batting to avoid competing with our Local Quilt Shops, who need our support.)

Why only 80/20, bamboo and wool?

I learned a lot researching batting companies and the different types of battings they offer. I’ve decided to go with products which are more sustainable as well as kinder to our planet, but still provide a soft, drapey “hand” as well as warmth. Did you know that conventionally grown cotton, as a crop, involves the uses a lot of fertilizers, pesticides, and bleaches before it ends up as batting? As for polyester batting, polycarbon fibers in synthetic batting are petroleum based and environmentally unfriendly.

Bamboo is a highly sustainable plant that needs no chemical fertilizers or pesticides to grow, it is breathable like cotton, has minimal shrinkage, contains no bleaches, glues, or binders, and is naturally antibacterial (see below). It is very durable and breathable, which will keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It also drapes well, and adds a high level of quality to heirloom quilts. It is bit more expensive than cotton but is proving to be a good choice for heirloom quilts. The bamboo crop used to produce this particular batting is certified by the US national Organic program or N.O.P. as organic bamboo base. Also the farm it is grown on is certified by OCIA International IFOAM accredited as organic crop.

Among a number of other qualities it is also antibacterial. The Japan Textile Inspection Association, has tested the batting and even after 50 times of washing Bamboo fiber has proven that it still possesses excellent anti-bacterial qualities. The test results showed an over 70% death rate for bacteria being incubated on bamboo fibers.

Binding

(please note that we do not provide binding services for quilts utilizing Minkee fabric)

There are two options:

(1) Need just need a little help? Let me get you partway there and you finish it. You provide me with pre-made binding (strips cut to whatever width you like, sewn together into a long strip, folded over & pressed in half). I will trim your squared up quilt top and stitch your pre-made binding on the front of your quilt. You will then turn it over to the back, and hand-stitch it down. The rate for this is $0.13 per linear inch (see explanation of how this is calculated below). Excess scraps of backing fabric, left over after trimming, will be returned to you.

How do you calculate “linear inches”? Measure each of the four sides of the quilt top, and add those numbers together. For example, a 60” x 80” quilt top would be 280 linear inches (60 + 60 + 80 + 80 = 280).

(2) Don’t want to deal with it at all? Give me yardage and I’ll create and attach your binding (no flannel - it’s fine if the quilt top & backing are flannel, but no flannel binding). The quilt will be 100% finished when you pick it up. I secure both sides of the binding with a single line of stitching. The cost is $0.30 per linear inch. Do not cut binding fabric into strips. Simply provide adequate yardage for 2” wide strips and I’ll return any overage.

“Harvesting” Backing Fabric for Binding

If you have adequate excess backing fabric (at least 5” extra on each of the four sides) that extra fabric can be used to create binding. I will square & trim the quilt, cut the binding strips, stitch them together & press them to create the binding and attach using either method above for an additional $0.10 per linear inch.

Turn-around Time / Advance Reservations

The length of my queue is constantly changing. Contact me to find out how long my current queue/wait is, or, if you’re an existing customer, I can add you to my calendar to save a future “stitch date” for you. I will need the dimensions of the quilt as well as a name for it in order to add it to the calendar. Please understand that this courtesy will be rescinded if you miss a held date. It is your responsibility to remember your reservation date and ensure you drop off your quilt BEFORE your stitch date.