Tracey Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 I know I've already asked but I have been doing avoidance therapy on this one. (2 actually, she gave me 2 ) Any fresh ideas?? It needs to be custom but quick and light. sid is not really an option as they aren't all that accurate I can't avoid them any longer. My client line up ( oh I need it by Christmas) is getting too long and I'm getting that overwhelmed feeling I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraC Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Hi Tracey... I have a panto that is sunflowers...I think it is a Dave Hudson design and I think it would be real nice on this. I would use a straw/almost gold coloured thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Now that is an adorable quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Thanks. I just needed to hear someone say 'panto' LOL:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Personally I think it would be sad to put a panto on this quilt. It is so cute. I would do a light custom on it. Of course if she didn't want to pay I'd do a panto but it would be sad for me to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Originally posted by quiltmonkey Now that is an adorable quilt! Hey Sandra, want to sell it to me?? I can't find it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 That quilt is CUTE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Heidi, how would you do simple custom?? I always start out simple and end up at the machine for a freakin' week!!! Any ideas you want to share..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrystitcher Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 I'd do a panto - the customer usually doesn't care and a sunflower panto would be adorable and easier for you. Go for it -- of course I'm a panto quilter. I've found out most quilters just want it done unless they are entering in a show, I do a panto and keep their costs down and keep them coming back! Sharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmen Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Cute, Im with Heidi but if you are not getting pay for more than a panto. May I suggest, fall leaves and variegated thread like, King Tut's 941 (Old Giza) or 925 (Caravan) Have Fun, Carmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April W Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 I think it already has enough sunflowers. How about a leaf meander or something swirly that looks like wind blowing thru the flowers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinneaMarie Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Oooohhhh, I like April's idea!!! I never would have thought of that! Sounds nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraC Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 April's idea is good! I just finished a panto which is #1 with my customers....Blustery Day by Nicole Webb....it would be a good one. I like her pantos, this one is a solid 11" design, no real dove-tailing...so the 92"sq quilt that I just finished was done in 8-1/2 passes! Good thing too, just getting back to try LA-ing after a couple of weeks flat on my back...soooo boring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraC Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Tracey...here is the link to the sunflowers http://www.patternman.com/shop/search.aspx If you like it I could always send it over for you to borrow, but I don't want to sell it! I suppose the Post Office would sell some kind of tube for packaging and you aren't too far away. Let me know, I'd be glad to help out:) This pattern looks real good on busy country-coloured scrappy quilts, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWBowser Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 The breeze or wind panto sounds like a good one to do if the customer is reluctant to pay for too much custom. I love the quilt top. What pattern is that? Do you know. Charlotte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodnightirene Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Cute quilt. It always hurts me to do a panto when I want to do custom, but I price it both ways and let the client decide. I get over the hurt fast because I make more per hour when I do pantos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Tracey I would just do some continuous lines around the sunflower or add little loops in the middle of the petal and then meander in the background do a leave shape in the leaf area. You wouldn't necessarily have to SID anything although my personal option would be to do that (again only if she is paying). Pam Clark has some awesome designs out there. You should get some of her DVDS on continous line quilting. I just had a class with her at Camp Mowana and boy did I learn a lot of quick designs that look like you spent a long time doing them but they go rather quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracey Posted October 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 The pattern is a Pam Bono design. i don't know what it's called though. Thanks everyone for your opinions and ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltjunkie Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 I have a real cute Sunflower panto you can get at Willow Leaf Studios by Timeless Designs but I think I would do custom or something simpler than more sunflowers, that's just too busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgene Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 How many variations of Custom are there? I give my customers TWO CHOICES: 1. EDGE TO EDGE (be it Circle Lord template, panto, or an all over meandering design) OR 2. CUSTOM And I explain the difference. My custom is twice as much as E2E and they make the choice before they leave. I haven't ventured into heirloom custom yet, but when I do, it will cost more. For now, it's two choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 That's a great quilt. I would choose custom quilting on this if it were mine, but your customer is the boss. If she chooses a panto, at least you will make more money on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 I like Heidi's suggestions about doing a 'light' custom. If I were doing a panto, I would use a rich yellow thread matching the yellow in the quilt. That's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncutt Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Isn't that a Pam Bono design from one of her books and it's all rotary cut? I would do a light custom or for a panto would use a real fine thread for texture. I just love it, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgene Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Please explain what is a LIGHT CUSTOM. Is there a special charge for Light Custom? I guess I'm dense. In my mind, it's either E2E or it's custom, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circle Square Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Sandra - Where can I buy the panto called "Blustery Day" by Nicole Webb? I can't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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