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You can contact Marg at I Quilt For You by 
E-mail: iquiltforyou@shaw.ca
Phone:  (780) 483-0330

 

How To Prepare Your Quilt For Machine Quilting

  1. Do not baste your quilt.

  2. Identify the head of the quilt top as well as the backing.

  3. The quilt backing and batt should be a minimum of 8 inches (20 cm) wider and longer than the quilt top.

  4. Please be sure the top and backing are straight on all sides, with square corners.

  5. Be careful that all seams on outside edges are properly secured by back tacking, then sewing a stay stitch ¼ inch all the way around from the raw edges, or use a serger to finish the outer edges of the quilt top.

  6. Please do not add any embellishments such as charms, buttons, or pins.

  7. Check the quilt top for seam breaks as these can cause tearing when the top is stretched on the rollers of my quilting machine.

  8. Clip any loose threads on the top and backing to avoid them from showing through.

  9. Press seams either open or to one side.

  10. If the backing has a seam, make sure you have removed the selvage, and sew the seam with a tiny zigzag stitch.

Thank you.