ffq-lar
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Originally posted by jmcclannan
Linda, If you are willing, I would love a copy as well.
Julie--
Please email me and I will happily reply with a copy of my intake sheet.
lindarech@comcast.net
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I get random far-apart loops on the back on occasion--usually with King Tut and BottomLine.
King Tut seems thicker than other 40 weights. I think it has something to do with the dye application.
Anyway, loosen the backer on the rollers a bit and use some Sewer's Aid on the top thread. I would also loosen both the top and bottom tension a tiny bit. I run Tut at 17 to 18 on the Towa Gauge. Of course, it is all about what your machine likes.
When I get those loops, they are always knotted--you cannot pull the loose thread along the rest of the stitches. If there are just a few, I take my tiny crochet hook and bury those loops into the backer. Works fine and I haven't had any customer even notice.
Makin--If you get a row of good stitches and then immediately a bad row--your tension probably hasn't changed. Perhaps the thread path needs to be checked. The thread may have jumped out of a guide or more likely, the thread is not between the tensioner discs. Don't just look, actually unthread back to the beginning or at least pull the thread out of the tensioner and re-seat it. Hope this helps.
How about that!! Shana and I posted at the same time with the same advice!! Hi friend!!!
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Bonnie--do you think the steaming made the scrim melt into the batt? That would really affect the drape and take away that scouring-pad feel of the scrim side--I think the scrim on most batts is chemical (think Fray-check) as opposed to natural ( think cheesecloth or mesh). What is your thought and THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES for all the smarts you share! I will be trying this in a few days!
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Use a desktop document system or a word-processor to print and make copies of a simple form. I keep mine in a binder and when the quilt is picked up, the intake sheet is filed chronologically for handy reference at tax time.
For the intake sheet, put your name/business at the top with contact info, then customer name, address, phone, email, date of drop-off and the date the quilt is finished.
List all info needed for the top--dimensions of the top, type of batting (purchased from you or brought, along with dimensions of the batting) and the dimensions of the backer.
Leave a space for notes on quilting designs. Here I list colors/block patterns of the top and any thoughts or suggestions from the piecer. Comments such as "no feathers" or "not girly" go here. Listen to what the customer says and doesn't say. If they say "do what you think is best" delve a little deeper and ask about the recipient--age, sex, preference of density of quilting, etc. Know the batting and what it will do when quilted densely or less dense so you can steer them in the right direction.
List an area for thread choices and a place to put the thread charge if you will charge for it. List both top and bobbin thread.
At the bottom is a list of all charges--thread, batting, seaming a backer, turning the top, quilting, etc. It is all broken out and then sub-totaled. We charge sales tax in Washington so that is added, with the grand total at the bottom.
Then there is a statement at the bottom---" I authorize Kerry's Beautiful Quilting to perform the work listed" with a place for the customer to sign.
If you like I will send you a copy of my intake sheet to your email address. Let me know if you would like a copy.
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Beautiful top and quilting! I wanna make that one too!
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Ebay has two for $45 each. Maybe someone here will part with their copy for a reasonable price. I also saw that show--what an easy way to do tumbling blosks.
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Hi Linda--
You do beautiful jackets so I want to ask what the plan may be for wearables?
How great if you could do patterns for longarm-generated jackets, etc.
I have seen patterns locally from Dian Keepers and Laura Lee Fritz and then the recent tutorial from JoAnn H. with that pretty sweatshirt.
I purchased an easy pattern and am awaiting a nice on-line ordered sweatshirt from Nancy's Notions.
You have a whole army of fans here if you want to start a pattern line!!!
Sorry to go off-subject here.
Customer forms
in Starting/Running Your Quilting Business
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I have never had a customer ask for a copy of the intake sheet at drop-off. When they pick up I offer to make a copy for their records. Only three of my customers consistently ask for a copy. One of them documents all her quilts and wants batting and thread information. They other two just want to know how much they spend on quilting each year!
I am always amazed at the trust placed in us by our customers. They trust us to gently handle and store their treasured quilt top--which may have hundreds of dollars of fabric and many hours of work in it--and then trust us to poke high-speed holes in it and draw thread in a design!! A-mazing!! Don't you love it?!!!