quiltbuddy

This was probably answered before but I cannot find it on "search". I'm racing to get out some Christmas gifts and usually quilt my own but I'm taking these quilts to a professional. After cutting out the borders I remembered that quilts that are going to be quilted with a longarm machine need extra fabric around the border to be trimmed off later. Can I just cut the batting and backing larger? If not, can I add scrap fabric all around to the front to make it larger? Thank you for your response.

amma

Only the backing and batting need to be larger than the quilt top :D:D:D

greensleeves

Typically 6 to 8 inches total to the batting and backing allow room for the LA'er to clamp the quilt to the machine. The final trim on the top should be minimal.