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Merryjo2003

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  1. Love it! I'm looking at moving and having a basement studio myself. Great space and lots of ideas! Thanks for posting.
  2. It's not worth the headache! I have a 12 ft. frame and in 9 years of quilting for others, I've only had to refer one person to someone with a 14 ft. frame. I figured my hourly rate would go down so much with all the turning and re-pinning it wouldn't be worth it. Just my opinion.
  3. The question was not whether she was right or wrong, it was only, "how much!" That is, how much was she going to have to pay! Good lesson for us all. Get it in writing! Sometimes that "friend" we think we have turns out to be the wolf in sheep's clothing. I think most quilters are very generous and kind hearted people. They "gift" so much to others. That includes heavy discounts for your work to help her out. Sad when they take advantage of people who are so generous with them.
  4. I do quilt lots of vintage and antique tops for people. I've been told by an appraiser that machine quilting will devalue them some, but most I've quilted are family heirlooms that people want finished. They want to use or display them and they mean a lot to them sentimentally because of who made them. They aren't interested in selling them, just preserving them and their memories. I always tell them the quilts would have been hand quilted and will be devalued, just so they know. I try to quilt them with a similar design as they would have been quilted during the era when they were made. So, I'm with Linda! Quilt them! They don't do any good sitting in the drawer or closet, especially when they're still in good shape! I recently did a DWR for a lady who doesn't sew. She remembered seeing her mother and grandmother working on the top when she was a little girl (and she was no spring chicken herself). One of the last conversations she had with her mother before her mom passed away was about the quilt top. Her mom asked her to please find someone to finish the quilt and not to get rid of it. All the background fabric in the melons and pinched squares were from her mom's wedding dress. It was in great condition and quilted beautifully. What a treasure! She wanted to hand sew some of the binding so she had a small part invested in finishing it, but didn't know how. When she picked it up, I had the binding stitched to the front and partially hand sewn. I showed her how to blind stitch the binding so she could finish. She just cried and cried. It really meant a lot to her. I've never heard that new thread will hurt the quilt top, nor have I heard any complaints or problems with the quilt once they were quilted. If the fabric is fragile and it hasn't been stored properly, I think even trying to hand quilt would do some damage. If the fabric's still good, I don't think it hurts them. I think they'll last longer quilted and stabilized than not. I've quilted some that are in such good shape it would be a shame not to see them, machine quilted or not!
  5. My sister is a fishing quide (trophy trout) and they call her the "Fish Bitch" because it's male dominated and she out-fishes the male guides. I wanted to be called the "Stitch Bitch" but I thought it might be off-putting to my older customers. It just makes me laugh! Keeping it all in the family..........I settled for "Creative Quilting!"
  6. Both are nice machines. I'm partial to the APQS, of course! One thing worthy of mentioning is the fabric advance. I think it's a real time saver when you're in business. I was at a Gammill dealer (I teach at a Gammill dealership) about a month ago and was surprised that they don't have one for their machines. I thought they must have one, but was told by the dealer that they did not. I wouldn't be without mine, and everyone who tries my machine absolutely loves the fabric advance as well as the machine. I'm soooooo glad I favored the APQS machines when I purchased. I had narrowed my choice to The APQS or Gammill also. Please do find a dealer and spend a couple of hours on the machines. You just can't tell when you push them around for 5-10 minutes at a show. Really spend some time. That's the best way to see which is the best fit.
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