When you bring your quilt for longarm quilting, be sure to:

•          Iron quilt top and backing
•          Do not pin or baste quilt
•          Trim all threads and remove all loose threads and pet hair
•          Backing and batting must be 8 inches longer and wider than the quilt top.
•          Top should be squared up
  

For a complete tutorial discussing preparing your quilt for longarm quilting, click here –
Preparing Your Quilt For Longarm Quilting

For a pictorial tutorial on putting on perfect borders, click here –
Quilt Borders, Understanding the Why

Binding tutorial in four parts, click here – Quilt Binding Tutorial