LQL Membership

Our Community

Longarm Quilting Lab (LQL) is a place to learn, grow, and expand your skills and knowledge in all areas of quilting.

Created for you by Sarah Evans, a professional longarmer and quilting teacher, LQL is a membership-based makers space for quilters.

To support your learning and create a welcoming space to level-up your skills, we have high-end domestic machines and all the tools you could need to start and finish your quilting projects. We offer classes, experiences, and rentals for all levels of sewists who want to expand their skills.

LQL is, most importantly, a place for quilters to gather to create art and community.

You must be a member to take classes, including our longarm certification events, and to rent time on our longarm machines.

(Inquire about professional longarm services; no membership required.)

Membership Options

  • Pay as You Go Member - $10/month

    Access to:


    This is ideal for folks outside the Chicago area who want to drop in for workshops, take the one-time longarm certification class, rent time on the longarm machines, and generally stay in the loop about what’s happening at LQL.  

  • Standard Member - $30/month

    Access to all the benefits of Pay as You Go Membership, plus:

    • Longarm Rentals - Starting with a $280 Longarm Certification class

    • Discounted class rates, starting at $235 for a 4-week class

    • Open Studio - $5/session

    • Access to our Discord community! We will use this platform to facilitate members-only events & meet-ups, troubleshoot sewing questions, and community building.

  • Super Member - $50/month

    Access to all the benefits of Standard Membership, plus:

    • Longarm Rentals - Starting with a $275 Longarm Certification class

    • Steeply discounted class rates, starting at $225 for a 4-week class

    • Open Studio sessions are included in this membership tier

    • Early access to special events

    • Warm fuzzies for helping to fund our Equity Pricing initiative

    • If paid yearly, one locker in the classroom is provided, while supplies last ($120 value)

Become a Member

Longarm Quilting Lab is a gym for your creative quilting and fiber endeavors.

Sarah Evans, Founder