smd719 Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Hi! I have a customer who wants me to do the quilting, but she'll do the SID on her domestic machine. The SID will be in pieced sashing and around the blocks. I don't have a picture yet but I've seen the quilt. 1. Should I have her do the SID first then give it to me? 2. Should I quilt it where I'm supposed to, baste where she's going to SID then give it back to her? Any advice would be appreciated and THANKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April W Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Is it a cost thing for her? If it's a big quilt I think it would be less trouble to SID on your LA. I do SID before the rest of the quilting myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoleneK Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 What is the size of the quilt top? I also SID before the rest of the quilting to stabilize it. If the quilt top is too big and the client SID first there is the chance the backing will not as flat as if done on the long-arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Depending on how big the blocks are will depend how it will impact you doing it before or after. I generally SID then go in and quilt but I do all of that before I roll. If I sid and roll without quilting it down I always end up with puckers somewhere, either back or top because the rolling causes some shifting. If she is going to do a lot of SID then you really shouldn't have any problems loading it after she is done. I would make sure I put in writing that you can't guarantee it to be pucker free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 If she is doing the SID for you that sounds great, but will she be able to get the back to lay as flat and smooth as you can get with the LA. I have done many many quilts on my DSM, but I have to honestly say that I glued the beegee's out of them before I did that...when I would pin or try to do that with the three layers flapping in the wind so to speak....I would get major tucks on the back. I can see where she is trying to cut costs, but she isn't going to cut the headaches for you...there could be some major problems on the back...and like Heidi said, I would make her sign something saying you are not going to be responsible for ANY thing that doesn't go correctly....you could have anything from major tucks to some major D cups that can't be ironed down. So if you take this, you should cover you hinny in some major way so she can't come back at you and make you redo it for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Looks like the good advice so far is to have you quilt it first and then let her do the SID after. It will be much easier for her and at least you know if it ends up with tucks on the back, she will have placed them there herself! I do wonder how she was going to stabilize before the SID if she did it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I'm thinking let her do it after you are through. That way if there are tucks in her part she can't blame you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraG Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I just would not do it. If she makes any mistakes and/or gets tucks she will probably not explain that it was her idea to do the SID herself. If someone ask her who quilted it she will probably say you -- without explanation of how the tucks got there -- JMHO Sandra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Oh Sandra! I had not thought about that! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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