ffq-lar Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I'm always stressing to business owners to listen to their customers and find ways to stay within their budget while also providing pretty stitching. This customer said--don't do too much. That translated to me as one of these things-- the budget was limited/ she wasn't in love with the top and didn't want something extravagant on it/ it was a gift for an acquaintance/ or she has seen how I "go overboard" and wanted to avoid that! This is a medium-size wallhanging made with geese and lots of half-square triangles--all of a good size. The HSTs are 6 inches square. There is some applique where she plans to add 3D flowers. This was my approach. The HSTs were treated as squares with a CC design that had an added leaf and echo. The triangles and squares were marked into larger squares so a leafy-wreath fit, and five wreaths fit in an L-shape piecing area. The geese (which aren't shown) were also marked into squares so the same CC design could be stitched--they were all the same size. All the blocks were "super-sized" regarding stitching--stitching all the individual pieces would have been much more expensive so I ignored some of the seams while still honoring the piecing. Applique blocks had the background stippled, a narrow border split into two colors got small leaves on one and swirls on the second. She was thrilled with my "restraint" and loved the subtle stitching. And it wasn't very expensive. This can translate into a customer bringing you more tops. Just wanted to share the thought process and decision-making. Link to a photo. https://www.flickr.com/photos/larech/17147411905/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceC Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Really pretty, Linda. I have a top to quilt which has 98 biggish flying geese. I may have to borrow some of your designs! Janice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Row Studio Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Very nice quilting Linda Thank-you for explaining how you decided to approach this Project and the price point it would be in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBCorson Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Very pretty work. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Us newbies appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Love it Miss Linda. Learning all about Quilt Path this week. You quilting s making my QP brain working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 I always just ask them if they are telling me that for budget reasons or personal taste. When I was using intake forms, there was a question If price was no object, how would you envision this quilted..heirloom, custom, light custom,etc, Sometimes they will write on paper what they are hesitant to express directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharond Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 You always have such great advice. Love the quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jclark Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Very pretty Linda, you have the "gift" of being able to see what will look great on each quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Very pretty Linda. Thank you for sharing your thought process. I took an eye candy excursion in your flicker account WOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Quilting Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Thanks for the advice...quilt looks spectacular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luz2Quilt Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Thank you for sharing your insight and although intuition is not innate for all, you are teaching us how to interpret the need. Excellent quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Great idea, Linda. Of course, you know I LOVE your ideas. I actually just got a small wall hanging and she said cheapest when she called. Then, when she came, she wanted the top border a little special . It had preprinted pictures and I didn't want to do a panto over them. But now, I'm going to look closely and see if I can combine blocks. It's not very big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 You translated just right! Your advise is very good! Sometimes it is really hard to find that just right thing! Struggling with that right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angi Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I had a look too, they are stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angi Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 that's ffq-lar quilts I was drooling over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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