Lib Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Ok, if this doesn't work, I give up. I still haven't found any DEBUG flag to turn anyway! Lib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 can you send me your photo via email and I will post for you? You can try to resize again. It's too big. Try to get it under 100kb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lib Posted October 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 I think I made this smaller. If not I will try emailing it. You are such a sweetheart to help me. Lib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 That's me! A sweetheart. ROFLOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Lib, after you put in your attachment (photo), DO NOT hit the Preview button or the photo goes into la-la land. And I'll say it, Shana really is a sweetheart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Oh stop the madness!!! Libby, if it makes you feel better, I am getting the same "debug" error message. Weird! Never got that before... I'm still trying...hang on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 OK I had to fiddle with this photo a little bit. I kept trying various ways; kept getting your debug error message and finally copied and pasted in Paint, then saved it as a .gif file, rather than a .jpg and it worked. The photo is a little fuzzy but it's there. Strange... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 OK, since I am here anyway, I don't really need to see a photo of the quilt to know what's going on. Dark thread on top + W&N batting + muslin on back = pokies I have heard that some people are able to keep those pokies away but I don't know who these wizards are. There just isnt' enough space in warm and Natural to hide the stitch; the batting isn't thick enough. If I really want to have 2 very different threads, ie black on top and white on bottom, then I will do one of the following: -- Double batt using W&N and maybe a Hobbs so it has a bit more loft to hide the stitch. --Use a thicker batt like Quilter's Dream Deluxe cotton or a poly batt like Soft & Bright by Warm Co, or Quilter's Dream Puff (very light and lofty). If you customer doesn't go for a different back and wants to stay with W&N batt, then use the same thread top and bottom and tell her she will have a reversible quilt. And also warn her about how those stops and starts will glare off a muslin back. I know some folks like to use muslin because it is natural, less expensive and has an antique look. But antique quilts were hand-stitched and the thread was the same color top and bottom. So there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lib Posted October 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Shana you are just great. Thank you soooo much. Lib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Linda Card--Thank you oh wise and generous one!!;) You have addressed an on-going problem for all (especially newbies) and provided a solution--and an answer for customers when they ask for things done which are not do-able. Educate 'em all, I say!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Originally posted by Lib I have a question when it comes to quilting a dark top, lots of black, dark green and blue, grey and light green. The bottom is white muslin. I don't really want to use the mono poly on this quilt but can't decide what thread color to use. Has anyone any good suggestions? Also, I have just about finished the french braid wedding quilt and hopefully within the next week can post a picture of it. Lib Lib, on top of the other great advice you've received from Linda Card, perhaps also consider using BLACK batting for the dark quilts like yours. That way you won't have the white pockies that might show through on white batting. Also, if you have a dark top and are have a light backer fabric, consider using two battings; the dark one for the top and lay a white batt underneath for the back. This method works great for those types of quilts. Two battings is common and successful for dark tops and light backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadia Wilson Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Hi Lib, Is your customer willing to pay custom quilting for this top or do they want something basic? So, depending on what look your customer is looking for and what price they are willing to pay is where I would start. It would be easy to do a custom job on this...however a nice panto would also look okay...or a panto in the body and separate treatment in the borders. Do the borders have alot of fullness in them? If they do, I'd piano key them. Is the quilt for a man or a woman? Will it be used regularily and laundered or just used occasionally? Do you know the name of this pattern? It looks interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lib Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 What super ideas. Shana I really like the idea of 2 battings, white and black. I shall remember that in the future. Nadia, the quilt is a wedding present and will probably be washed fairly frequently. I have been told I can do whatever I want and I don't have to worry too much about the cost. Because of the dark top and white backing I have decided that I will use a variegated thread top and bottom. I am tending towards more custom quilting as somehow a panto just doesn't seem right....and as the borders are full, I think that I will piano key them. I did that on another quilt and really liked the affect. Lib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lib Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Nadia, sorry, I meant to let you know with my last message, I don't know the name of the pattern. I shall see if my customer knows what it is called. Lib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lib Posted December 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 OK, last time Shana helped me post this picture (she was such a dear) so I decided maybe I could bring up that posting. Here goes. Lib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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