sammi357 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 ever pull your quilt off the longarm, AFTER checking it, only to find a spot that you missed completely??? Ever do it TWICE in a ROW, on the SAME spot on two quilts in ONE day????!!! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Anderson Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 You are just tired, don't fret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 well, at least YOU saw it....i've had the um-you-missed-a-spot phone call from customers....three times...but they were small spots, forgot to outline a leave in an applique border.....forgot to fill in a spot on a background of applique, forgot to quilt a flower in a block, but hey-at least i got the other three! i feel your pain though.....spot happens! wonder what freud would say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriasews Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I did 3 quilts in a row where I missed a spot. I was beginning to doubt Longarm quilting was a profession I should stick with. One was in the middle of a border, just left out about 8 inches of continuous leaves. How the heck do you leave out a spot in continuous leaves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I did that on a show quilt, she just gave it back to me and I quickly threw it back on and filled it in....and it did place 3rd...as long as your client understands and is ok with you fixing it - no problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I've found it helps to inspect the backside of the quilt after quilting, but before taking it off the machine -- seems like you can spot unquilted or problem areas easier then when looking at the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Yep and I have a friend that claims that is my trade mark!LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 You are not alone:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I have done that many times, especially when I am working on a panto that requires a little tweaking at the beginning. You are not alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Yep me tooooooo..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammi357 Posted December 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Fortunately, these were my own ! lol! two twins for my dn for Christmas...she's a 'tween' and she has bunk beds, so I made matching quilts for the bunks. Well, not matching, the blocks were the same but random, so they are 'coordinating'. at any rate..It was the center of the block, and had quilted a kind of 'hippie' mod flower shape in the center of each block. Rather than try to pin them back on the la, I took a little steam a seam, cut out the floral shapes in one of the contrasting fabrics, then mach embroidered her name in the center of the flower and then my name and the date on one of the 'petals'. pressed those puppies down and then did buttonhole stitch around to secure them. It LOOKs intentional! lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nora123 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Oh Shannon that is so true. I have had the call and I noticed one before she picked it up and put it back on and quilted it. I have since used a flashlight to check under the quilt before I advance. I get a break under there also. Oh this is funny, when I git my machine I installed my rear handles backwards. Could not figure out why the buttons I was pushing were all wrong. Called Amy at APQS and she asked me if they were switched. DUH... I felt really silly. BUT I just got Charlotte home from the factory and as I was putting her back together you guessed it I did it again. Nora Millennium Columbia Gorge Quilting Washougal WA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcclannan Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Been there - done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Me too! And when I was in Iowa a couple of summers ago, Dawn showed me how to create some cardboard 'clamps', made out of the tubes that come inside batting, etc. to temporarily put a quilt back on the frame to fix things like that. Makes fixing the quilt so quick it is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeciKelly Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Me too! My customer called me three days after she picked up her quilt. Gladly I still had some thread left So, I tried the "clamps" that Sheila mentioned (I took Dawn's class also) and it made my life much easier!! Now, I pull the quilt off the machine and turn it so I can check it from the back. (this way it's easier for my back ) If I left some empty spot I put it back using the clamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammi357 Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 do tell!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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