How does a quilting pantograph work?

How does a quilting pantograph work?

Pantographs are quilting patterns that are stitched across the quilt top. The quilting is done from side to side, top to bottom, over the entire quilt without regard to the pieced or appliquéd design of the top.

What is a digital pantograph?

Digitized Edge to Edge Quilting Pantographs. Continuous line patterns allow for fast, seamless edge-to-edge designs to stitch-out on the quilt. Often referred to as bread and butter designs, it’s easy to see why digitized pantographs are the most popular type of design on our site.

How much does a long arm quilter make?

How much profit can a longarm quilting business make? Total annual profit depends upon your fee structure and the number of orders you complete. If you charge by the square inch, a basic longarm service on a queen size quilt will earn you just under $100, with a king size coming in at $125.

What do long arm quilters charge?

Most longarm quilters charge by the “square inch” for quilting services. That means you’d need to charge 1.75 cents per square inch (or $0.0175 ) for that pattern to earn your projected hourly wage. Use this process with each design you own to determine how to properly charge for your work.

What is a pantograph pattern?

Pantographs are continuous line quilting pattern designs on a paper roll designed for use on longarm quilting machines. The roll is approx. 11 to 12 feet long. A quilting pantograph pattern is typically used by longarm machine quilters or machine quilters using a frame. quiltingmaniac13

What size is a longarm quilting pantograph paper roll?

Star Light longarm quilting pantograph paper roll pattern by Lorien Quilting. A single row is 8.5” wide – printed with two rows – 144” long. Click here to go to our main Panto Directory Page. Click here to see more items of interest to machine quilters.

How big can a pantograph quilt be?

Pantograph designs can be anywhere from 5″ – 18″ wide. Pantographs vary in style ranging from simple to very difficult. As the difficulty increases, so does the time needed to finish your quilt.

How hard is it to learn pantographs?

Pantographs vary in style ranging from simple to very difficult. As the difficulty increases, so does the time needed to finish your quilt. All pantographs are easily learned once you’ve built up a bit of confidence.