Mary Beth Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 My customer came and picked up har quilt...DH did a little high five...then...the phone rang...10 minutes later a customer dropped off another quilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Has the word "NO" entered your vocabulary yet?! After this I bet it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lym95 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 hahaha I knew you wouldn't be able to quit that easily. If you really want to slow the influx of work down, take an especially mouthy customer (I know, you don't have any of those...) and just ruin her quilt with a bunch of moronic, elementary stitching. She'll tell everybody about it and your troubles will be over!! Doesn't that sound like a mrmargie fix? mrmargie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 So Mary Beth should we start the rumors? LOL we could help you out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Put all your customers' names in a hat and draw one out each month. That's who gets a quilt done by you for that month. Don't do any others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 I like Teresa's way of thinking....that might work. IF not I'm sure that a bunch of us can really spread the word you are no longer doing this.... I have a nephew that lives in your area, bet he can help spread the word as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 :P:P Your too funny Mary Beth. You have a heart of gold:) not to say "no" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lym95 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Just your luck if you did a truly awful job of quilting on some loudmouth's quilt, she'd end up loving it and it would become known as "MaryBething"! You'd be famous and never get anything else done... Then you'd have to find a partner and tour the world as the "Wild-er Women" mrmargie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 I just knew it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 I keep telling myself, "it's just one quilt", "this is the last one for a while", "I;ll only do this one, then..." But who am I kidding...If they bring them, I will quilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Mary Beth......Now what are we going to do with you;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 ROFLMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renae Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 :P:P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sams Mom Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Don't you have another new customer? She's not quite sure when the quilt will be done, but she is very demanding and has to have it quilted immediately, no matter who else is in line. You should expect to alternate her quilts with the other customers. One of hers and then a customer, one of hers.... Oh, I heard she is very chatty. Look in the mirror and meet your new customer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April W Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Now why is it so hard for some of us to say that one little word? It's only two letters...one syllable...easy to pronounce....but soooo hard to say. I agree with Sams Mom about that 'new customer' of yours. I think she could really keep you busy on all of her PIGS and UFOs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 :D:D Well, MB none of us are surprised about this turn of events. I agree with Sams Mom and April, you are just going to have to become a customer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 LMAO Donna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 ;) I thought that this would happen. Stand strong MB. Yes you can say NO. Now repeat after me, NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtreusch Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 MB - Do you do mostly E2E or custom? Here's something I've been doing lately and it is helping to free up my time: I have 2 waiting lists now. One for E2E quilts and one for custom quilts. I have the first week of every month set aside only for E2E quilts. Then I can get them on the machine and start cranking them out one after another. I can easily crank out 5-7 quilts during the week. The other 3 weeks of the month is for 2-3 custom quilts and NO more than that. I've learned that lesson the hard way!! This is working great and is leaving me time to work on other things such as my japanese applique quilt. BTW - I've graduated from petting the fabric to working on the design. When a customer calls and wants the quilt done fairly soon, I tell them that if I can do an E2E design it will get done 3-4 months faster. Otherwise they will need to get in line and wait for their turn on the custom list. Some of them will go ahead and wait, and other will go with an E2E design. I've converted some of my "custom" customers to "E2E" customers now because they get their quilt back faster. My customers are finding that the like the E2E designs as much or more than the custom designs. Some of them were referred to me by another quilter and they didn't know that an E2E design was even an option!! The custom quilts that I do have are now mostly for shows or some kind of special event. Now if a quilt is calling for custom quilting, I am not going to push a customer into doing an E2E design. And I am going to start scheduling my own quilts into my waiting list cuz I'm enjoying my new found freedom. You should do the same, just like Donna says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Originally posted by Mary Beth .." But who am I kidding...If they bring them, I will quilt I know this gets me into trouble as well, but the trickle effect is way better than 20 a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Donna, I think we all need to work for that same customer:P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 We told you this would happen!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnBarb Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 MaryBeth, I really know how to solve your problem. Since you want to cut way back and I want to start, why don't you give me your machine for a while. The drive to KC is only one day. I'd do all the packing, etc. Sound like a deal??? Give me one tiny signal and I'd be there by midnight!!! :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted June 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Barb, hopefully I will be doing my own quilts someday and will need my machine. I don't want to drive a day to get to it....but Colorado sounds nice....I'll have to think about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Originally posted by Mary Beth Barb, hopefully I will be doing my own quilts someday and will need my machine. I don't want to drive a day to get to it....but Colorado sounds nice....I'll have to think about it Make her bring it back when your ready...easy peesey!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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