Quilt Prep: Dropping off Your Quilt
You’ve done it! You’ve completed the top, found a backing, read over the prep instructions, completed the order form, and are now ready to get your quilt to TCQ. Woot, woot!! Below are our recommendations for packing up and sending your quilt. Please know we are not terribly picky and do not want anyone to feel these are hard and fast rules. This is simply a guide that customers may find helpful as they start the packing process.
Gather the following things:
Quilt Top
Backing
Batting (if sending your own)
Binding fabric (if you are utilizing this service)
Completed Order Form
Plastic bag(s)
My favorite customers are the ones that give their quilt top one last press and then let it cool before folding it up for delivery. Don’t worry about creases that result from being packed, these are inevitable and we handle those daily.
If the backing or quilt top are directional in a way that isn’t obvious, take a moment to safety pin a note to indicate tops or bottoms if there is any chance we might not notice or be able to tell.
Fold the items separately and tuck them inside of a water proof/resistant bag. If you are sending a bag you would like to get back, be sure it has your name on it as these are tough to keep with your project and we want to be able to match them up should they get separated. Grocery bags, non-fragrant trash bags, and Ziplock type bags are all very common. Reusing bags from us is always a great option!
Be sure to include the order form!!
The big brown drop box is on our porch 24/7 for your drop off convenience. We do not have to be home for you to swing by. If we are out for more than a day or two we have someone swing by the house and check on the cat and the drop box. This ensures the day your quilt arrives we will pull it into the studio, though it might take us a few business days to open it and reach back out. If you are ever worried, have questions, or just want to check in do not hesitate to reach out. We never want you to be worried about the safety of your quilt and while I have the best of intentions, I have been know to be slow to be in touch.
Thanks so much for going through all of this to get your quilt to us - we so appreciate the opportunity to work on your beautiful quilts!!
-Lilo
