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Posted by Ginger in CA on November 3, 2009, 10:10 pm
Well, she has a busy schedule, but wanted to have it finished by the
wedding on 6 June 2010.
She doesn't quilt. She made a quilt about 30 years ago, it was tied.
She likes to use a blanket as the backing. That's just the way she
wants to do things.
Ginger in CA
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> Howdy!
> Why would she have to have it long-arm quilted?
> Hooray for hand quilting! =A0;-D
> R/Sandy
> On 11/3/09 7:49 AM, in article
> df9ff7ab-8da3-4edb-b3a9-d9ceb72b3...@x5g2000prf.googlegroups.com, "Ginger=
in
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> > My co-worker wants to make a queen-sized quilt for her son and future
> > daughter-in-law. I was willing to help her.
> > Then I explained what it may cost for her to have it long-armed
> > quilted. This gal has decided she will make one all on her own, by
> > hand.
> > ah, well.
> > Ginger in CA
> >> Howdy!
> >> =A0 =A0Some people do want a custom quilt, handquilted, and are willin=
g to
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> >> pay for it. =A0Yesterday 2 women at church approached me about
> >> commissioning a quilt. =A0The first wants an "old-fashioned" king-size=
,
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> >> to go on her family-antique bed; knowing the squash of the bulk of
> >> that size quilt, I put her off, but she's still interested and knows
> >> the price... & the value of a well-made quilt. =A0 =A0The other woman =
wants
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> >> her antique quilt top quilted, by hand. =A0We'll see.
> >> =A0 =A0I don't mind people asking "how much?" or "will you make me a q=
uilt?"
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> >> It's a great opportunity to educate them about the value of a quilt,
> >> the difference between a "real quilt" (my term) and one of "those thin=
gs"
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> >> they can buy in a bag w/ matching pillow shams. =A0I don't calculate
> >> labor costs, I have a set price and that's it, start to finish, and
> >> we can negotiate about the fabric.
> >> =A0 =A0This topic always reminds me of the "I don't quilt for competit=
ion"
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> >> topic (2 weeks ago <g>). =A0Some DO quilt for cash, some quilt for
> >> competition, and I'm glad. =A0 Both can be a pleasure, and to have ano=
ther
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> >> of my quilts out there in The World, being enjoyed, "It's all good."
> >> R/Sandy =A0- Quilter =A0 ;-)
> >> On 11/2/09 4:01 AM, in article 59bte55nqah25euvjavb6pujqmu7r0r...@4ax.=
com,
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> >>> LOL! Most potential customers back off if you start doing the math fo=
r
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> >>> them. The price of fabric for the top alone =A0is usually more than t=
hey
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> >>> expected to pay for a finished quilt! And if they are still
> >>> interested, then I explain my labor costs. Of course, I might give in
> >>> if offered that much money.
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> Of course not; the subject was the woman wanting
> to make a quilt, told what long-arm quilting would cost,
> and deciding to do it herself; my point is that quilts
> don't have to be long-arm quilted.
> Speed? That's one thing I don't associate w/ quilting,
> R/S
> On 11/3/09 11:02 AM, in article
> marcella-C1D7DA.09024303112009@news.giganews.com, "Marcella Peek"
>> Speed?
>> You're not going to tell me you can handquilt a queen sized quilt as
>> quickly as a long arm machine can, are you?
>> marcella
>> wrote:
> Howdy!
> Why would she have to have it long-arm quilted?
> Hooray for hand quilting! ;-D
> R/Sandy
> On 11/3/09 7:49 AM, in article
> df9ff7ab-8da3-4edb-b3a9-d9ceb72b3001@x5g2000prf.googlegroups.com, "Ginger
> in
>> My co-worker wants to make a queen-sized quilt for her son and future
>> daughter-in-law. I was willing to help her.
>> Then I explained what it may cost for her to have it long-armed
>> quilted. This gal has decided she will make one all on her own, by
>> hand.
>> ah, well.
>> Ginger in CA
>>> Howdy!
>>> Some people do want a custom quilt, handquilted, and are willing to
>>> pay for it. Yesterday 2 women at church approached me about
>>> commissioning a quilt. The first wants an "old-fashioned" king-size,
>>> to go on her family-antique bed; knowing the squash of the bulk of
>>> that size quilt, I put her off, but she's still interested and knows
>>> the price... & the value of a well-made quilt. The other woman wants
>>> her antique quilt top quilted, by hand. We'll see.
>>> I don't mind people asking "how much?" or "will you make me a quilt?"
>>> It's a great opportunity to educate them
>>> Why would she have to have it long-arm quilted?
>>> Hooray for hand quilting! ;-D
>>> R/Sandy
>