Maybe I’m biased, but I think you should. If you’ve never tried it before, you’ll love it!! 

It saves you time, frustration, all kinds of pain in your back and shoulders, and most importantly, your sanity. I have been quilting my quilts on a long arm since my very first quilt. I took one look at my domestic machine and my queen size quilt and immediately decided to learn how to use a long arm machine. I have never regretted this decision and have never looked back.

If you want a hassle-free way to get your quilts beautifully finished, then long arm quilting is for you!

If you want great results from your long arm experience, there are a few critical things you can do:

• Press the top well

• Clip any loose threads that you see

• Mark the top of the quilt with a piece of masking / painter’s tape

• Fold it on the bias in order to reduce wrinkles. For a quick tutorial, you can 
  get the Checklist.

If you want to go the extra mile and learn ALL of my secrets to get the VERY BEST results, you can download my FREE Checklist.. It’s a handy-dandy tool to have when you’re preparing to send your quilt to the longarmer and will ensure you don’t miss a step!

If you made it, and you like it, of course it is. If someone told you it wasn’t, I want their name – I want to talk to them.

Sometimes someone will say that they worry their quilt is not good enough to send to a long arm quilter. Is this a random, imaginary standard? This is like “they say…” who are these “they” people? If you made it, then it’s fabulous! There are no quilt police who will give you a ticket if your seams don’t line up.

I’ve received more than one quilt with points that were not perfectly pointy, but who cares! I quilted them up and sent them back home where they could be adored and snuggled, rather than sitting on a shelf. Isn’t that a happy ending?

In order for the long arm to work its magic, the backing should be at least 4″ bigger than your quilt top on all four sides. This means that if you have a 60″ x 72″ quilt top, your backing should be at least 68″ x 80″. If your backing is directional, you can also mark its top with a piece of tape. That way everything will line up as you had hoped.

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