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  Here are some"Tips" from"Daisy",our quilting guide.
"Let's talk about preparing your quilt sandwich for longarm quilting!"
- Do not baste or otherwise attach the layers of your quilt sandwich together.
- Cut your batting and backing 6 inches wider and longer than your top. Ex: Top measures 40"x60", so cut back and batting 46" x 66".
- The thicker the batting and the closer the stitching, the more your quilt will "shrink" up. Make allowances to ensure the finished size.
- When storing a quilt, fold it in "thirds" instead of "halves and quarters" to avoid permanent creases.
- Never store a quilt in a garbage sack; put it in a cotton bag or pillowcase.
- Please remove all pet hair, smoke, and clip threads that are coming out of the front of your top.
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About Your Quilt Top:
- Make your top as "squared" as possible. Ex: Top edge measures 40" and bottom edge measures 40". Left edge measures 60" and right edge measures 60".
- Small inconsistencies can be accommodated, but greater variations in measurements are extremely difficult if not impossible to quilt on a longarm machine. Ex: Left side measures 40" and right side measures 50". This could cause "pleats" to be made in the longer side. I find that most of the time this happens when borders are cut and added incorrectly to the top.
- If you leave 1" tails of thread on your piecing next to the edge of the top, the seams will not loosen when stretched on the machine frame.
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About the Batting:
- Treat your quilt to high quality battings.
- Bring the batting of your choice or purchase it at my studio. I carry Hobbs 80/20 Bleached and Unbleached, Hobbs Washable Wool, Hobbs 20oz. Poly,and Airtex 120x120: 50% wool/50% cotton.
- The type of batting will give your quilt different results. So pick the style you prefer, and I will be happy to use it.
- NOTE: Getting the tension exactly perfect is more difficult when using the extremely thin and flat battings!
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About the Backing: - Good: Pieced back using a vertical seam.
- Better: Pieced back using horizontal seams.
- Best: One piece backing without any seams.
- A "busy" print works well for a nicely finished appearance.
- All backing pieces should be going in the same "grain" direction.
- Please cut and square your backing before you bring it to the studio, as I charge extra for this service.
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