LindaJ Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 OMG! That is absolutely gorgeous! I'm so impressed! Linda J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Oh you guys are too nice! Thank you so much for making me feel great! Darlene - I have had my milli for 1 1/2 years and I had stretched machined with no SR for about a year before that. I have been a hand quilter for 26 years but never enjoyed machine quilting at all. Quilting on the DSM was horrible and I didn't enjoy it at all! I found a stretched machine for under 2,000 and that was the perfect way for me to see if I would ever like machine quilting. I did a pretty decent job on it but with my love for ruler work I really wanted a SR. I used my other machine to do SID but it is so much harder! Pat - I don't have a ton of customers that are willing to pay for custom but I have a few. This lady was a visitor to our guild and I had showed a quilt I had done for my son and she liked my work. The quilt was for her daughter and to hang in her family room. I really loved the colors she chose. I told her it would cost her .04 a sq inch after she told me what she wanted. I got what I asked for. I did give her a 10% guild discount. She also bought wool batting from me. If I remember right the quilt was about 92 x 78 or something like that. I love coming up with designs that just make a quilt sing. Makes a girl feel good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoore1223 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Heidi, I hope one day to quilt as beautifully as you do. That quilt is super fantastic!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETownsend Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Heidi, It's just perfect! I can hope that someday I am able to do as great work as you have done on this quilt. You have REALLY done a fantastic job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlette Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Heidi, The quilt is absolutely gorgeous!! Your feathers are perfect! I don't think it looked disjointed at all and now it certainly doesn't. I;m glad you were able to get the price..it's worth every penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiltsinmotion Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Your quilting is wonderful very very nice . Any advice on ruler work ? someday maybe with lots of ppppppp I will get RULER work to work for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Originally posted by Quiltsinmotion Your quilting is wonderful very very nice . Any advice on ruler work ? someday maybe with lots of ppppppp I will get RULER work to work for me Carol, For me the key is to not hold that ruler with a death grip. Make sure you have grippers on the bottom of the ruler though! I think the instinct is to push the hopping foot along the ruler and push the ruler into the hopping foot. The key to making it easy for me is to set the ruler and apply pressure where the hopping foot is located. I keep moving my hand down to keep my hand where the hopping foot is. I use the side of my hand mostly to hold the ruler in place. That way I'm not having to move all the time and I can get a good 5" section stitched. It does take a lot of PPPPPPPPPPPP'ing. Chocolate helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiltsinmotion Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Heidi , Thank you I will stock up on chocolate then pppppppp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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