Square your quilt.

Press all seams on your quilt top (neat fold lines are fine).  

Where possible spin your seams to flatten intersections.

Leave embellishments (buttons, etc) off until quilting is finished. 

Remove loose threads. 

Unpressed quilts will incur a pressing fee of $15

Cut backing & batting 8" wider and longer than quilt top & square the backing.  If using 45" wide backing, remove salvages, use 1/2 inch seams to piece the backing and press seams open.  

Seams should run horizontal not vertical to prevent uneven bulk when wound on the quilt frame bars.

Robert Kaufman has an excellent FREE quilt calculator to help with determining yardage. Both iPhone and Android are supported Kaufman Quilting Calculator

What type of batting should you use?  This link is very helpful: https://www.quiltersreview.com/kind-batting-use/ 

If you have a specific thread you want used please provide a thread cone with a minimum of 2000 meters.  inStitches reserves the right to reject customer provided thread.

I use 40 wt Glide Thread.  It's a trilobal polyester thread produced from high-tenacity filament yarn.  Elongation variation from color to color is minimal ensuring uniform tension throughout each and every spool.