Quilt Preparation

These guidelines are to help ensure that your quilt will be as beautiful as possible.

Your quilt will be quilted in the condition it is received. It will be as free of pleats, fullness and tucks as the piecing allows.

Quilt Top:

• Do not pin baste your quilt
• Square your top
• Press well and check for loose seams.
• Indicate if your top and or backing have a direction. If so, mark with paper pinned to the fabric.
• Trim loose threads on your quilt as they can show under light fabrics and can get caught on the machine.
• Your top should be free of embellishments, such as buttons, beads, charms, pins, etc.
• It is a good idea to do a basting stay stitch around the edge of your top, especially if it is pieced to the edge.
• Borders should be flat. If not, this may cause tucks, pleats or fullness.
• If you will be shipping your quilt top and backing, fold them neatly and they will ship beautifully.

Backing:

• Allow extra 4-6 inches on ALL sides of quilt
• Trim selvage from seams and press open.
• Press well.
• Square your backing.

Batting

• Should be the same size as the backing. This means 4-6 inches longer than the quilt top on all sides.
• You may purchase your batting from me.

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