I've only had one quilt quilted but I was told beforehand how much larger the backing and batting should be. I met with the quilter and we discussed what she would do and she had a written statement of her charges and I signed that. The only problem she had with the quilt is that I like to press my seams open and she wants to tell everyone that we should press them to one side. I kindly told her that I had a woman who quilts for Quilts of Valor that she wants them pressed open and I follow her advice. I probably won't use her again because of that. She did do a very good job.