LAQ... do you have them trim your quilts after quilting?
#13
I trim, only when asked.
Squaring up quilts, When I set them up, I'm working on squaring your quilt up, setting it up with a level line.
Then on each edge, so that your quilt will be squared when it is returned. My thought is, you wouldn't want to cut into your border, you cut it at the correct width.
Not all tops are created equal, so the best thing for me to do is to make it as even as possible.
I do run a line around the quilt, especially with pieced borders, sewing inside the quarter inch, so that it doesn't show when the binding is put on.
Enjoy The Art!
Sue
Squaring up quilts, When I set them up, I'm working on squaring your quilt up, setting it up with a level line.
Then on each edge, so that your quilt will be squared when it is returned. My thought is, you wouldn't want to cut into your border, you cut it at the correct width.
Not all tops are created equal, so the best thing for me to do is to make it as even as possible.
I do run a line around the quilt, especially with pieced borders, sewing inside the quarter inch, so that it doesn't show when the binding is put on.
Enjoy The Art!
Sue
#14
The LAQ I've used actually won't trim. And after receiving the finished quilt back I'm glad she did not. This allowed me some flexibility in how exactly it was trimmed and I had a lot of extra fabric around the quilt. My LAQ said that she prefers not to trim that way there can't be any issues about whether she squared sufficiently etc. I think it is one area where there can be issues.
#16
I wouldn't expect a longarmer to do the trimming unless it was agreed in advance, because the quilter doesn't necessarily want the batting and backing trimmed even with the top. (I usually trim mine 1/4" larger than the top.) And I would expect an additional charge for trimming.
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