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Quilt top preparation tips:
- Press quilt top (free of
wrinkles) and make sure all seams are pressed flat.
- Trim all threads, dark
threads will show through lighter fabrics on quilt top. It will
give the unsightly appearance of "varicose veins".
- Stay stitch ¼ inch around
the perimeter of the quilt top - this keeps the seams from
coming apart.
- Check all seams to make sure
they are intact. The quilt top is slightly pulled on the machine
and weak seams will pop open.
- If there is a directional
print or if requesting a pantograph, please indicate the top of
your quilt.
Quilt back preparation tips:
- Quilt back must be at least 4
- 6 inches wider and 4 - 6 inches longer than your quilt top.
- Press backing ensuring that
it is free of wrinkles.
- Are all seams pressed flat
and pressed open..
- Trim selvages from the
backing fabric. This is extremely important - if not done it
will create excess fabric in the center of the quilt.
- If there is a directional
print, please indicate the top of the backing - pin a piece of
paper that indicates top.
Borders:
Make sure that you attach your
borders properly. *Measure across the center of your quilt (width)
and cut the border to fit that length. Then mark both the border
strip and the quilt edge in eighths. Match the marks and ease the
quilt into the border. Repeat from * for quilt length. If you do not
your quilt may not be square and have dog ears - corners are wider
than center.
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