Mary Beth Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 I'm so happy this one is done.... I can't post that center block, but you all can see it on the other post. So that part looks better. This is the piece I cut off the center.... Then the next 3 pictures are the "darts" I had to take in the border. You can't tell it now, but those half square triangles had easing on the edges, almost as big as gathers in a waistband of a skirt. Oh, and look...my quilt is waving goodbye.... Did I say that I'm happy this one is done?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 It really came out pretty Mary Beth.. Congrats.. I think it was worth all the redoing... WTG. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eswindy Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Great looking Quilting even with a sore finger... How is it healing bye the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Thank you ladies. The finger is healing nicely. Feel like a giant hang nail now Funny thing, while quilting this quilt and tying to hold down the folds in the fabric, my thread kept breaking...one thing after another and I reached up - for what I don't know - and the hoppin foot caught my little finger nail and broke it way back on my finger....same hand...now I have a bandaid on my pinky and index finger....Like I have said since I started quilting....time to buy stock in the bandaid company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizziesgirl Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Mary Beth, You did an awesome job with that quilt. I seem to get a lot of quilts that like to wave and I use to think it was something I did and then comes the wonder quilt that lays so flat and sweet. When you took your dart did you sew it down with the Millie or tack it then sew it by hand later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Mission accomplished!! And now it's time to say "OK... Buh Bye!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Yeah - great job - the quilt form "??" is now a beautiful piece!! And it is done!!! Take care of those fingers - you won't get any new ones.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Very nice MaryBeth. Like the BaptistFan quilting. Great 'little' fixes on this quilt. Say goodbye to it now, ya hear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmquilt Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Wonderful job Mary Beth, Unless you point out the darts no one will ever notice them. Michele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Originally posted by lizziesgirl When you took your dart did you sew it down with the Millie or tack it then sew it by hand later? As I came to a "wave" I would pinch it together and fold it over. I would change my thread to the purple and use the Millie. I turned up the stitch as far as it would go, pinned down the fold, then stitched very close to the edge, taking out the pins as I came to them. On some of the folds, the dart went into that green triangle, then I would change to green and do the same thing. I know this is not the best solution for quilting, but this customer is new, and I know she would not have taken this quilt apart and fixed it....and I didn't want to. Besides, it would have ended up costing her more than the quilt is worth. Note to self, go over the quilt completely when the customer is here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Mary Beth, You were so nice to fix it for her. I'm sure she will cherish it. Hopefully she will learn what she did wrong and not repeat the same mistakes again. You can hold your head up high...you done good!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Gosh MB, you did such a beautiful job on this! How awesome you are!!! Now, as to the finger, pinkie, falling thru the ceiling, and all the other clumsy stuff, I will NEVER park in your driveway! Last fall I arrived early to babysit for my great niece - when my nephew left, he was back in the house in a flash... He had backed into my car which was NOT IN HIS WAY!!! Yeah, he does those things a lot too. Hence the I'm not parkin' in YOUR driveway!!! Be well Mary Beth!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sams Mom Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 It's beautiful. She'll love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 WOW MB, you sure 1. obviously went out of your way for this customer. 2. WOW'd the quilt to a supurb, beautiful finished quilt! You deserve a mountain of chocolate. Go get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoleneK Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 I'm sure its great to have that weight lifted off your shoulders. Great job on the quilting and tucking, the quilt looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcclannan Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 You worked your magic and now your customer has a quilt she will definitely be proud of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 It has been tamed and looks great! LINZI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryjo2003 Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Yep! The quilt from he%* turned out great! I hate those that are so off no amount of starch & steam will fix 'em. I tell my customers to fix them or pay me to fix them. (I charge $25/hr. to fix them.) That way, the customer usually does it. I hate to take them apart so I try to make it worth my while. The fine line is..............will they just give up or take it somewhere else? It's especially discouraging when someone is new and they think they've done a bang up job. I hate to burst their bubble. I want them to like quilting and to keep doing it, so I try to be gentle. We aren't magicians, but I think your solution was great. Sure is good to get them done and off the machine. What a relief, especially when the customer is happy as a clam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 I know Bonnie's steam method works because I have seen the magic take place for all of you all...I just can't get it to work. Maybe my quilts have just been way to wavy. I didn't even try it on this one, but maybe I should have. There was just too much going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Your quilting is beautiful and I just love the colors in this quilt. BTW, I see that pitiful finger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 It looks wonderful! You did a great job of fixing all the problems, and the quilting looks great! Sorry about your sore finger. Yes, I bet you are very, very happy this is one is done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Mary Beth, is that 2 fingers I see with band aids????? Geesh gal, you are supposed to be quilting, not self destructing. lol RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted February 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Why is it when you think you have just finished the most challenging quilt of your career, the next one shows up The quilt I am working on now is a 1938 Autograph quilt.....you all know I love vintage quilts, but wow, what a challenge. This one is put together in verticle rows. Six blocks down, 5 across. The customer wanted sashing with a colored setting block in the intersections. These blocks all have biased edges so that one edge of the block measures 11 1/4" and the opposite edge measures 11 3/4" or 11 1/2".....talk about a mess. I to piece it and quilt it. It is together, but the quilting will begin tomorrow....if I don't run away from home first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted February 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Yes Rita...two fingers - same hand.....I hit my pinky finger with the hopping foot....ouch!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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