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Directory · 2026
81verified US studios that accept quilt tops by mail — because the right longarm quilter for your quilt doesn't have to live in your town.
Mail-in longarm quilting works exactly the way it sounds: you book with a studio, ship them your finished quilt top and backing, they quilt it on their longarm, and it comes back to your door finished. The quilting is priced the same as local service — see current longarm prices— plus $18–$25 to ship a queen-size top and a similar return charge, which several studios below bundle into their rates. For quilters without a longarmer nearby (or with a waitlisted one), mail-in is how most of the country actually gets quilts finished.
Nearly every studio wants contact — a form, a scheduled slot, sometimes a deposit — before your quilt ships. A top that arrives unannounced sits in a pile. Booking first also locks in the current rate and turnaround.
Press seams flat, trim stray threads (dark threads shadow through light fabric forever once they're quilted in), and make sure the backing is at least 4 inches larger than the top on every side. Don't baste or pin anything — the layers load separately.
Because it is. Fold the top and backing into a plastic bag (protects against a wet porch), then a sturdy box. Include your name, contact info, and the studio's intake form. No loose pins, and skip the fabric softener — many longarmers are scent-sensitive.
USPS Priority Mail with tracking is the standard, about $18–$25 for a medium box. Insure it for the value of your materials, photograph the top before it goes in the box, and send the studio your tracking number.
Expect a received-it note, then 2–6 weeks in the queue depending on the season. Most studios invoice when the quilting is done and ship after payment.
Return shipping is $15–$30 unless the studio bundles it in (several below do). Open it, admire it, and leave the review — mail-in studios live on word of mouth from quilters they've never met.
Full prep details (pressing, thread trimming, backing size) are in the quilt preparation guide.
Every listing below is a real, independently verified longarm business whose published services include mail-in work. They're grouped by home state, but that's just where the machine lives — all of them work with quilters nationwide. Studios marked all-inclusive bundle extras like batting, thread, or return shipping into their rates.
Anchorage, Alaska
Established in 2016, a standalone studio running five named Bernina longarm machines with three staff quilters.
Phoenix, Arizona
Erynn Truex, an INNOVA Certified Educator, does both edge-to-edge pantograph and custom computerized quilting; also works as an industry pattern tester and technical editor.
Bella Vista, Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas studio run by owner Donya, who works directly with clients — in person or by mail — to choose a custom quilting design and thread combination.
Mountain Home, Arkansas
Family-run mail-in longarm business operated by Jeff and Diann, quilting customers' tops since 2003.
Pollock Pines, California
A Gammill Statler Ascend–equipped operation in the Sierra foothills finishing 300+ customer quilts a year.
Wellington, Colorado
Natalia Majors has run this Fort Collins-area home studio since 2009, quoting a 14-day-or-fewer turnaround.
Milford, Connecticut
Home-studio longarm business with published per-square-inch pricing and a specialty converting old T-shirts into quilts.
Stonington, Connecticut
One-person home studio run by Jane Connelly on a Gammill Statler, launched in 2020 to finish other quilters' pieced tops; has since added machine embroidery and small custom-sewn goods.
Orlando, Florida
Run by Michelle Weber on an HQ Infinity 26" machine, having passed 1,000 quilts finished ranging from edge-to-edge to full custom and memory quilts.
Brooksville, Florida
Lauren runs three APQS 26" machines north of Tampa, pairing a send-in service (with a login-based online submission flow) with hourly rental for quilters who certify on her equipment.
Tampa, Florida
Tampa Bay studio quilting on Innova machines that also rents longarm machine time to quilters who want to finish their own tops.
Canton, Georgia
Pam Hayes runs three Handi Quilter machines with Pro-Stitcher software, built specifically around finishing others' tops rather than making quilts.
Savannah, Georgia
Katie Lane quilts customer tops from her Midtown Savannah home studio; the business pivoted from an earlier Etsy fabric shop to focus on longarm quilting starting in 2023.
Hayden, Idaho
Laurie Troemel runs a computerized HQ Amara operation with tiered per-square-inch pricing near Coeur d'Alene.
Gurnee, Illinois
Ligia Colello launched this studio in March 2025 and took it full-time in 2026, adding a Gurnee storefront — one of the newest dedicated longarm businesses in the Chicago area.
Round Lake, Illinois
A Lake County home-based longarm operation run by a quilter with 25+ years' experience, on a Gammill with Statler Stitcher, with tiered pricing and free estimates.
Normal, Illinois
Solo operation built around a self-serve porch-box drop-off system on a Gammill Statler Stitcher, rather than in-person meetings.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Melissa Snyder runs this Indianapolis studio with 620+ pantograph designs and simple per-square-inch pricing.
Greencastle, Indiana
An active social presence backs this mail-in oriented Greencastle longarm business focused on pantograph designs.
Lafayette, Louisiana
Formerly a general fabric and Bernina dealership since 2009, the owners downsized in 2024 to focus specifically on longarm finishing on a Bernina Q24.
DeRidder, Louisiana
Operating from a home studio since 2013 with a particular focus on memory and T-shirt quilts, serving both local and out-of-state customers.
Wells, Maine
Appointment-only, two-location operation (Wells and Vinalhaven) run by Elizabeth Pelletier, focused solely on finishing customers' tops with no retail side.
Windham, Maine
Gail LaPrino opened this solo studio in Buxton in 2024 and relocated to Windham in 2025, serving southern Maine locals alongside mailed-in tops.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville quilting studio run by Lara Pollack, finishing tops with hand-guided pantograph and free-hand edge-to-edge quilting on an Innova M20.
Easthampton, Massachusetts
Studio finishing tops on a Bernina Q24 and Handi Quilter Amara, also offering rental time for quilters who want to stitch their own.
Berrien Springs, Michigan
Runs a Gammill Supreme Statler Stitcher, with a standing free-return-shipping offer for new customers.
North-Central Minnesota, Minnesota
Runs two computerized Innova machines; the owner spent six years managing a shop's longarm department before going independent.
Alexandria, Minnesota
Katie Hanson pairs a robotic edge-to-edge service quoting under-two-week turnarounds with her own pattern and kit line — about six years into quilting professionally.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A Minneapolis studio offering digital edge-to-edge quilting with current per-square-inch pricing.
Thaxton, Mississippi
One-person studio in Thaxton that has been longarm quilting since 2014, working exclusively in digital edge-to-edge designs — one flat rate of 3 cents per square inch for every pantograph in the library, thread included, and photos of the finished quilt sent to every customer.
St. Joseph, Missouri
A family operation quilting customer tops since 2009 — over 15,000 finished — with an online order form, published prep pages, and flexible ship-back options.
Kansas City, Missouri
Lisa Yamanaka offers a detailed current rate sheet and typical 2-4 week turnaround for both hand-guided and computerized work.
St. Louis, Missouri
Offers a round-the-clock self-serve drop box for local customers alongside standard mail-in service; custom work is referred out to specialists.
Bozeman, Montana
Owned by Lori McKinley and Amber Lindberg, offering a sit-down design consultation for customers dropping off pieced tops.
La Vista, Nebraska
A La Vista-area longarm service offering mail-in finishing with return shipping included.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Home-based operation using an Innova M-24/Mach 5, listed on the Desert Quilters of Nevada guild's longarm roster.
North Las Vegas, Nevada
A 10-years-running operation also functioning as an INNOVA dealer/classroom alongside its quilting-for-hire line.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A brothers-run shop with a large YouTube and TikTok following, selling quilting as simple flat-rate packages by quilt size rather than per-square-inch math.
Freehold, New Jersey
Solo home-studio computerized longarm business run by Sherre MacClellan since 2013, pricing per square inch.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Debbie Thornton has run this business since 2009 on an ABM Innova with Auto Pilot Robotics.
Taos, New Mexico
Debbie Schulze has quilted for hire since 2012, running an all-freehand/ruler-work Innova operation with no computerized pantograph work.
Floral Park, New York
Home-studio business on a Gammill Classic Plus, quilting by mail-in appointment since 2007.
Rensselaer County, New York
Run by Holly, serving the Albany/Columbia/Saratoga county area since 2015.
Penfield, New York
Built entirely around mailed-in tops since 2006, with pattern, thread, and batting choices all made at online checkout rather than by phone or email.
Clifton Park, New York
Finishes tops on an APQS Millennium with QuiltPath — one of the most actively maintained sites found in this research.
Durham, North Carolina
Run by Meghan Morris on an APQS Lucey with IntelliQuilter, taking both mailed-in and local tops with a typical 2-3 week turnaround.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Owner Carrie Hauser has won show ribbons including Best of Show for her own quilting, alongside taking in customer tops.
Raleigh & Wendell, North Carolina
Pairs an online longarm price estimator with memory- and T-shirt-quilt finishing; carries current Longarm League trade-group membership.
Mansfield, Ohio
Amy Armstrong has longarmed since 2006 and run this dedicated studio since 2019.
Springboro, Ohio
Runs a computerized Gammill Statler and takes in any pieced quilt top by mail, not just T-shirt quilts, despite the name.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Founded in 2003, still running on a Gammill Statler Stitcher with a nature-themed pattern library.
Oklahoma City area, Oklahoma
Pairs standard mail-in edge-to-edge service with custom finishing and its own original pattern line.
Salem, Oregon
A Salem-based mail-in longarm service with a large edge-to-edge pantograph library plus a higher custom tier for ruler and free-motion work.
Portland, Oregon
Runs a Grace Co. 21x Elite with Quilters Creative Touch automation, offering a flat-rate edge-to-edge package bundling batting, thread, and return shipping.
Portland, Oregon
Emily Hoppe built the business explicitly around "Portland and Mail Orders" — quilts are booked through an online form against a browsable edge-to-edge design library.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Starla Landis quilts on a Bernina Q24 with Qmatic system, with flat-rate return shipping for mailed-in tops.
Effort, Pennsylvania
Sharon Gower runs two Handi Quilter machines in the Pocono Mountains, finishing roughly 400 quilts a year from a 3,000+ pantograph library.
Denver, Pennsylvania
Husband-and-wife studio (Leo and Carol Maynard) on a single Bernina Q24, with a portfolio citing 400+ finished projects.
Chester, South Carolina
Runs almost entirely by mail, quoting jobs from a library of over a thousand edge-to-edge patterns.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Tina Chelgren has completed 4,500+ tops over 11+ years on an ABM Innova Mach 3 AutoPilot.
Jackson, Tennessee
Jessica Carter sells quilting the way a shop sells products — purchase the service tier online, ship the top, and get tracking back — with a budget meander tier priced below almost any studio surveyed.
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Run by Vivian Lee Hughes near Nashville, taking tops by mail from across the country with a specialty in memory and T-shirt quilts.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Debbie's Knoxville-area studio has quilted for over 30 years on a Gammill machine, working strictly by appointment.
Old Town Spring, Texas
A family-run studio serving greater Houston/Gulf Coast since 2015, combining pay-per-service quilting with open APQS rental time.
Houston, Texas
Christen books quilts into specific week slots through an online order-and-deposit flow on an APQS with stitch regulator, with a paid fast-track lane for deadline quilts.
San Antonio, Texas
Patty runs a deliberately simple service menu focused narrowly on digital edge-to-edge finishing with design-selection help.
Flower Mound, Texas
A DFW-metro operation on a Bernina Q24, focused exclusively on edge-to-edge finishing with flat-rate pricing.
Kaysville, Utah
A mail-in-focused business covering return shipping nationwide, with a physical Kaysville storefront for local intake.
West Bountiful, Utah
A productized mail-in operation — comprehensive online order form, batting and return shipping bundled in, and a paid priority lane ahead of the standard 4-6 week queue.
Fielding, Utah
Emily Denkers operates both a Babylock Crown Jewel 3/Pro-Stitcher and an Innova M28/Autopilot from a home studio.
Herriman, Utah
A home-studio operator with an active social following, running scheduled local drop-off partnerships alongside mail-in service.
Wilmington, Vermont
Run by Tessa Atwood since 2001 on Gammill equipment.
Bassett, Virginia
Sandra Shell finishes quilts from a smoke-free, pet-free home studio in southside Virginia on a Bernina Q20.
Manassas, Virginia
Owner Diane Hannon, an APQS-certified quilter, runs this home-based service on a 12-foot APQS Lucey frame.
Sterling, Virginia
Runs on a Gammill Statler Ascend, serving Northern Virginia walk-ins and remote mail-in customers alike.
Brush Prairie, Washington
Owner Corrie has quilted professionally since 2019 and belongs to Longarm League and Clark County Quilters.
University Place, Washington
Jennifer Smith runs one of the more growth-minded solo studios surveyed — first-quilt discount, a referral program, and designer collaborations — with demand deep enough for a multi-week queue.
Bellingham/Ferndale, Washington
Award-winning quilt artist Jo Baner started this business in 2005, focused on custom rather than computerized allover work.
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
A quilter of 40+ years and professional longarmer for 15+ also teaches free-motion technique classes alongside taking in customer tops.
Seneca Rocks, West Virginia
Teresa Yonce quilts from a farm property near Seneca Rocks using three Gammill machines, promising a two-week-or-less turnaround.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Marcia Stewart's home studio also handles antique-quilt finishing and embroidered labels, pricing edge-to-edge by the square inch.
For Longarm Quilters
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Thousands of tops cross the country every month, and established mail-in studios have receiving quilts down to a routine. Protect yourself the same way they do: photograph the top before packing, use tracking, insure the package for the value of your materials, and confirm the studio's intake process before anything ships.
The quilting itself runs the same as local service — roughly $0.015–$0.035 per square inch for edge-to-edge. Add about $18–$25 to ship a boxed queen top via USPS Priority and $15–$30 for return shipping unless it's bundled. All-in, a mailed queen typically lands between $250 and $300. Some studios include return shipping or ship both ways free, which can make mail-in cheaper than driving.
Two to six weeks in the studio queue is typical, plus a few days of transit each way. Fall is the crunch: holiday quilts stack up from October on, so a top you want back by Christmas should ship by early fall. Several studios sell a paid priority tier if you're up against a date.
Usually not — batting is bulky to ship and almost every studio sells it off wide rolls, sized exactly to your quilt. If you want to use your own, ask first: most accept new packaged batting and decline anything repurposed.
Yes, always. Most mail-in studios require a booking form or scheduled intake before your quilt ships, and some (like slot-scheduled studios) assign you a specific week. Shipping unannounced risks your quilt sitting unlogged — and you'll miss the prep instructions that studios send with their intake confirmation.