Quilting Services

 Finishing your Quilt -- the other half of the story

                   Sew Unique Quilting
            Professional machine quilting by
                    Cheryl Czaplinski
  8136 Tinkerville Rd.  Campbellcroft, Ont           L0A 1B0                        905 797 2223       
       E-mail sewuniquequilts@xplornet.com

 Cleaning up your quilt top

 #1   clip all threads from the top of your quilt top
 #2   check to make sure that all seams have been sewn properly (seams are not coming undone )
 #3   Check to make sure that all blocks or sewn pieces are going the right way
 #4   Check the seams on the back of your quilt top to make sure that they have been ironed
        properly. Make sure that your seams are not flip - flopping back and forth  This is very
        important if your quilt will be quilted in the ditch
 #5   If you have white or light fabric in your quilt top,  than you must turn your quilt top over and snip all
        of the fraying threads ( these threads will show through on the top after it has been quilted
 #6   Serge or straight stitch around  the edges of your quilt top, this will hold the seams together
        while it is being quilted
 #7   measure your quilt top in 6 places ( measure the width of both top and bottom borders and also 
        measure the width through the middle of the quilt top. Next, measure the borders length wise from
        top to bottom  and also the middle of your quilt, top  from top to bottom. If your quilt top is out by
        more than 2 1/2 inches, you may want to fix the problem before you take it out to be quilted
 #8   Use a lint roller to clean all pet hair and any loose threads from your quilt top
         (set aside)

 quilts are neatly hung in closet while    waiting to be quilted

            How to choose the right backing for your Quilt

 -100% cotton or flannel is the best fabric that you can use for the backing on
  your quilt. Painted fabric and sheets are not a good choice.
 - using solid colored fabric for backing will show the quilted design much better
   than a busy fabric.
 - How big should your quilt backing be? Your backing and batting should be
   at least 8" wider and 8" longer than your quilt top.
     Example :     quilt top  50" x 50"
                           backing  58" x 58"
                           batting    58" x 58"
 - serge or straight stitch the cut ends of the fabric before washing ( this will help
   to stop ends from fraying ) wash, dry and iron your fabric before piecing the
   seams. ( when ever possible, join the seams horizontality, the width of your quilt,
  - Most quilt shops now carry wide backings. I carry 108" wide Batik backings in
    over 75 different colors and patterns. Please see picture at side.
 - Please do not layer your batting, backing and quilt top.
 

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                      Batting

    I carry all Hobbs brand battings on the roll.

    Hobbs Polly   108 wide             $8.95 meter
    Hobbs Cotton    96" wide          $12.50 meter
    Hobbs 80/20      96" wide         $ 11.50 meter
    Hobbs 80/20     120" wide        $13.50 meter
    Hobbs black 80/20 108" wide   $12.50 meter
    Hobbs Silk batting  96" wide      $21.95 meter

 If you have your own batting, I will use it. Please take the batting out of the bag and remove all hills and valleys by placing your bat in dryer with a wet towel for about 15 minutes.