Preparing Your Quilt
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Select your design.
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Square your quilt top, press your seams and cut any loose threads. Dark threads will show through white fabric….not a good look.
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Stay stitch your quilt if you do not have a border or if you have a piano key type border. Seams can come lose during the quilting process.
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Square your quilt backing. Backing must be 8” wider and longer than your quilt top (4” all around). You can add a strip of any fabric if you are short as this is only to hold the quilt to the frame. Excess 2-1/2" strips work great for this.
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My recommendation if you are a using flannel for your backing is to pre-wash it as it has a tendency to shrink excessively.
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No salvages please. These are a different weave and can distort your quilt as it moves on the frame.
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If you do not purchase batting from me, your batting should be the same width as your backing. Please good quality cotton or cotton blend batting only.
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