{"id":284,"date":"2024-02-22T00:21:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T00:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keepsakequiltingbyjami.com\/?page_id=284"},"modified":"2026-03-18T23:21:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:21:55","slug":"how-to-prepare-your-quilt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keepsakequiltingbyjami.com\/index.php\/how-to-prepare-your-quilt\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prepare your quilt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quilt Preparation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quilt top should be trimmed down to final finished size. I will not cut or trim a quilt top.<\/li>\n<li>If your quilt and\/or backing are directional, please mark\/pin a note to the top of both the quilt top and\/or backing.<\/li>\n<li>Check to be sure all seams are secure. Remove all excess thread as well as pins and other embellishments.<\/li>\n<li>The quilt should lay flat. Measure your quilt at the top, center and bottom. These measurements should all be the same. If not there is a possibility that your finished quilt will not be square or have fullness eased in which could cause puckering or tucks in your quilt.<\/li>\n<li>Please check to see that your quilt seam lines are pressed in the desired direction. I do a final press on each quilt before loading it, but will not change the direction of seams.<\/li>\n<li>Leave selvage on outside edges, if possible.<\/li>\n<li>******A helpful hint for piecing your back together is to sew your fabrics together with the selvage attached and a 1 1\/2&#8243; seam allowance.\u00a0 After your back is pieced, trim off your selvage so that your seam is down to 1\/2&#8243; and press the seam open.\u00a0 Leave the selvage on the outside edges.<\/li>\n<li>If using Minky or Cuddle fabric for your backing, <strong>DO NOT TRIM OFF THE SELVAGE!!!!!!<\/strong> Trimming the selvage makes the edges curl which could result in a less than desireable outcome.<\/li>\n<li>Backing and batting must be at least 4 to 6 inches larger than the quilt on each side.<\/li>\n<li>Backing seams should be pressed open.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Do not baste quilt together<\/strong>. Quilt top, backing and batting must be brought in as separate layers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quilt Preparation: Quilt top should be trimmed down to final finished size. I will not cut or trim a quilt top. If your quilt and\/or backing are directional, please mark\/pin a note to the top of both the quilt top and\/or backing. Check to be sure all seams are secure. Remove all excess thread as &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/keepsakequiltingbyjami.com\/index.php\/how-to-prepare-your-quilt\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to prepare your quilt&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-284","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepsakequiltingbyjami.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepsakequiltingbyjami.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepsakequiltingbyjami.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keepsakequiltingbyjami.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keepsakequiltingbyjami.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/keepsakequiltingbyjami.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":579,"href":"https:\/\/keepsakequiltingbyjami.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/284\/revisions\/579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepsakequiltingbyjami.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}