LONGARM QUILTING

Backing and batting must be at least 4” bigger on all sides than your quilt top. For example, if your quilt top is 60”x72” your backing and batting will need to be 68”x80”, This allows for loading your quilt and backing on the longarm. If your backing is not big enough to allow for this, you may sew strips (basting is fine) to the edges of you backing.
 

If your backing is considerably larger than your quilt top, please cut off excess to allow for even loading and quilting. (A few inches wider is completely fine but excess width can cause puckers in the quilting on the back due to the way the backing fabric will roll on the frame. Excess length is not an issue and I do try to load and avoid waste of fabric in cases such as excess length) .
 

A quilt top, backing or batting with strong odors may be returned to you. If you have a vintage quilt, contact me for suggestions on safely cleaning.
 

Remove excessive pet hair. (Lint roller or painters tape in a pinch are great for this task).
 

Press your quilt top and check for any open seams.
 

Trim all loose threads from your quilt top. A dark thread will show through lighter fabrics used in your quilt top.
 

The quilt top and quilt backing need to be marked with a note to identify which edge you want to be the top of each. This will prevent loading anything upside down unintentionally. This is absolutely necessary if your backing is directional, or if your top has a directional element. A piece of paper pinned to the top is perfectly fine to identify the top.
 

If you prefer to provide your own batting, please provide quality batting such as Quilters Dream Hobbs or Pellon. I do sell 80/20 batting for your convenience. I may have other options available based on my own inventory such as wool and bamboo batting.
 

Recommend prewashing your backing fabric, particularly if providing wide-back backing as the fabric weave is generally not as tight as quilting cottons used in piecing. This will allow for the backing to be pre-shrunk. Backing should be provided neatly folded with minimal wrinkles. I know it is difficult to press 108” wide fabrics. I suggest folding immediately after drying and smoothing out any wrinkles. I can remove some wrinkles when loading; however, if the backing is provided in a wrinkled wad, either you will need to press it or there will be an additional fee for pressing prior to me loading on longarm.
 

See customer intake form for additional information.