Tips and Tricks Selvage Edges When cutting off your selvage edge, save these stripes for your favourite gardener to tie up their plants. They will love them. Login Username Password Remember Me Forgot your password? Forgot your username? Create an account How to Prepare Your Quilt   Press the quilt top and backing, and remove all loose threads from the back of the quilt top. Make sure your backing fabric and wadding are at least 3” (7 cm) larger than your quilt-top on all sides. It should look like the picture below.         Mark the head of the quilt top to ensure that the quilting is done in the correct direction. We will do our best to accommodate any fullness in the quilt during the sewing process, but please understand that some fullness may appear in the final result in some cases.       Trading Hours Chose From an Assortment of Threads Metric Conversion Chart  Imperial Measurement (US) Metric Measurement (AUS)  1 inch  2.54 cm  1/8 yard 0.11 m  1/4 yard 0.23 m  3/8 yard 0.34 m  1/2 yard 0.46 m  5/8 yard 0.57 m  3/4 yard 0.69 m  7/8 yard 0.80 m  1 yard 0.91 m   Content View Hits : 6847