I use the batting to ease the folds and I mark the top of all three pieces (top, backing and batting) with a safety pin so the quilter knows 'what's up'. Everything gets pulled when on the frame so if it was pressed nicely before mailing, it should be fine. My quilter is local, but the top still has to get folded to get to her and it sits in a storage bin waiting it's turn to be quilted. (I've never starched a top before having it quilted.)
Last edited by ghostrider; 11-17-2011 at 01:52 PM.