Just a few things you should know before sending in your quilt
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How to prepare for Longarm Quilting
The quilt top and backing (also batting if customer supplied) should be received in a condition that is 100% ready for quilting. If any additional work is needed by me to prepare for quilting, additional charges will apply. You can avoid any additional fees by taking steps below to prepare for longarm quilting.
Backing Fabric
Square your quilt backing fabric. Squaring the backing fabric is necessary for the longarm quilting process.
Backing fabric needs to be at least 8 inches wider and longer than the quilt top. This means having at least 4+ inches all the way around the quilt top.
Do not baste or pin any layers together. Longarm quilting requires each layer to be loaded separately and lined up on the quilting frame.
WIDE BACKS ONLY — please supply at least an additional 8 inches (4+ inches all the way around the quilt top). Wide backs can be unevenly wound on the bolt. Backings need to be quot;squared" to be placed on the longarm quilting frame. The squaring process does trim down the backing piece, and I have found that if a wide back is uneven, it results in more fabric that needs to be trimmed.
If backing fabric is pieced, use 1/2 inch seam and press open. Also do not leave selvage inside the seam (seam allowance). Selvage does not stretch and move, like the rest of the fabric, and may cause puckers if left in the seam. Selvage is good on the outside of the backing, just not good if included in the seam allowance.
Press the backing fabric so it is wrinkle free and any seams lay flat.
Quilt Tops
Clip loose threads from the back of the quilt top. This is especially important if white fabric is part of your quilt. Threads can show through the quilt top, if left inside.
I recommend squaring the quilt top before quilting.
Borders should lay flat. Wavy borders result from having excess fabric in the border. Excess fabric will cause the outside of the quilt not to lay flat and may result in puckers.
Anchor all seams that will remain on the outside of the border. As the quilt is handled, seams on the border will become loose and may pop open if not secured.
If the outside border is made of pieced blocks, for example, flying geese, stay-stitch all the way around the edge of the quilt at 1/8 of an inch. This will prevent the seams from pulling apart. Stitching within 1/8 inch will fall inside the binding.
If your quilt has a designated top or bottom, please label the top.
Press the quilt top so it is wrinkle free and all seams lay flat.
Batting
I stock Winline Comfort Blend 80/20 batting.
If you supply the batting, batting should be 8 inches longer and wider than the quilt top. (that's 4 inches all the way around).
Send your quilt to:
Quilts Everlasting871 East 400 South
Smithfield, Utah 84335
You can ship your quilt to us any method you would like. We recommend that you use a service that provides tracking information. Most of our customers use USPS priority mail or parcel post, with delivery confirmation. Purchasing shipping insurance is also a good idea.
Back safely to you
First, as soon as we receive your quilt, we immediately take it out of its package and place it in a secure hat box, where it remains until it takes its turn on our quilting machine. We take very good care of your quilt because we realize how important it is to you!
After we have finished your quilt, we package it up very carefully in secure packaging, and we ship it back to you via USPS Priority Mail complete with insurance and delivery confirmation.
Just as soon as it gets shipped out, we e-mail you to let you know that it's on its way back home to you and provide you with the delivery confirmation number.
Payment details
We are pleased to accept almost any payment method you would like to use. Most of our customers use a credit/debit card or a personal/company check. You can pay online via our secure payment gateway, or you can simply include payment with your quilt when you send it to us.
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