Begin by contacting me by phone or email so we can discuss the exact needs for your quilt,
and I can give you a no obligation quote for the total price. Once you have decided to use
my quilting service, this is how I would like for you to prepare your quilt.

Fill out three copies of the order form. E-mail or fax one copy to me,
include one copy with your quilt top, and keep a copy for yourself.

Quilt preparation:

- Please square your quilt top and back.

- Check all quilt top seams for breakage, and for seams that are not properly sewn. I suggest stay
stitch the border edge 1/4" with a straight stitch all the way around the quilt top, especially
for bias borders or to reinforce borders with many seams at the edges.

- Do not baste or pin your quilt.

- Identify the top of the quilt and backing clearly if there is a difference.

- Check the quilt backing and batting are a minimum of 5 inches wider and longer than the quilt top.

- Please do not have buttons, charms, pins, etc. on the quilt top. You can add these when I return your quilt.

- Clip loose threads on the quilt top and backing as they may show through.

- Press top and backing and press all seams open.

- Select backing fabric with the quilting thread color in mind. Choose good quality 100% cotton fabric (no bed sheets please). You may want to coordinate your backing with the front of the quilt to harmonize the overall effect. As a quilter, I prefer a busy print. A plain backing is fine, but keep in mind a different color thread for the bobbin can show through.

- Backings that are pieced must not have selvage edges in the seams. Selvage edges have a tendency to pull the fabric tighter and this will result in a puckered backing. Selvage along the outside edges is fine.