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Preparation
Mail or deliver your quilt top,
backing and batting. Do not baste, pin or tack your quilt
together.
Identify the head of the quilt top
and head of back, if necessary.
The quilt backing and batting
should be a minimum of 6 inches larger, on all sides, than the
quilt top.
IMPORTANT: All quilts are
welcome!
The quilt top should be free of
embellishments, such as, buttons, charms, pins and loose
threads.
Check quilt top for seam breaks.
Old quilts and hand stitched quilts are prone to seam breaks.
These can cause tearing of the quilt top and sometimes the back
which can cause snags and uneven stitching. On lighter fabrics,
loose threads on the backside of the top will show through. Top
and backing should be pressed.
It is not recommended that you
use a sheet for your backing fabric. Because of the high thread
count in sheets, the quilting stitches tend to sit on top of the
fabric rather than sink into the fabric and there will be a
problem with skipped stitches. If you must use a sheet, take the
sheet out of the package, remove all hems, wash and press and
measure against your quilt top. Sheets often run short or narrow
compared to quilt tops.
Tips:
If you want the quilting to be more
prominent, choose a solid color fabric or a contrasting thread
color. If you prefer the quilting to not be prominent choose a
busy print fabric and a matching thread color. Choose a good
quality batting such as Quilter's Dream batting for best results.
Shipping Information
Shipping - Carefully fold
and package the quilt top and any other customer supplied items
into two plastic bags one within the other with an address label
affixed to the outer bag. Place the bag in a sturdy container
large enough to ship finished quilt,
use strapping tape or shipping tape to reinforce all corners and
seams. Insure the contents, if you wish, and send by the carrier
of your choice.
Ship to:
Nancy Clayburn
2900 Amon Drive
Summersville, MO 65571
Toll Free Call: 1-888-615-1980
Payment -
Due when quilt is finished, before it is sent to you.
Place your name, mailing
address, email address, and phone number with area code inside
the package with your instructions for quilting. You can print a
copy of my order
form for this purpose. Any choices not made will be
left to my judgment.
a) pattern
b) special instructions
c) batting choice
d) backing choice
e) thread color choice
When I return your quilt it will
be via UPS. It will be insured for $100.00. The
standard shipping and handling fee is $20.00. $1.00 extra fro
each $100 extra insurance.
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