SWall Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 This baby quilt was done for a first time quilter. My customer made this for her very first grand-daughter who is due later this month. Unfortunately, she had not understood or forgotten that the LQS told her to leave extra fabric and batting on all edges of the quilt. Actually I think she simply followed instructions on how to prepare her quilt if she was quilting it on her domestic machine... She really wasn't quite sure but anyways... When she called me she told me that the quilt had been trimmed/basted and pinned and was ready for me! Yikes! Well, I said "bring it over and let's have a look and see what we can do". Thankfully she had left enough backing on the top and bottom so that I could add fabric to the backing to be able to load the quilt with my leader grips. There was barely enough extra on the sides and I was able to quilt it and keep it square without having to add extra fabric. I literally had about 1/2" of backing on each side... Had to watch QP VERY carefully as it quilted near the edges! It was quilted with Yipee Ki Yay panto by Patricia Ritter. Superior So Fine on top and Magna-Glide bobbin on bottom. Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue E. Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Glad you were able to figure out what to do to get this quilted and keeping it square. Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbams Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Very cute! Good job making it work for your customer. I bet she never forgets the lesson she learned about leaving extra fabric for the long-arm quilter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Sharon Great save. It turned out wonderful, and I am sure she loved it. I am sure you have earned yourself a loyal quilting customer going forward. Thank you for sharing. Cagey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gail O Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Great job! Glad to see that I'm not the only one who uses green painters tape in ways it was not originally intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootsquilts Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 You did a great job on this one. I had to add fabric to a backing one time, and decided I would never do it again, but you did a wonderful job saving this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Great job. Longarmer's are geniuses at figuring things out. I bet we could write a book on the things we've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWall Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 The quilt was just picked up and she was thrilled! She told me that I would be seeing more of her in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWall Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 On 11/8/2017 at 6:38 AM, Gail O said: Great job! Glad to see that I'm not the only one who uses green painters tape in ways it was not originally intended. I always use the green painters tape to mark my quilt path rows and leave them on until I have inspected the quilt so in case I need to make a repair somewhere it's easier to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 Love the colors in the quilt and you chose a perfect pattern for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilterkp Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Nice job! That must have been scary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilta93 Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Great job. Glad you were able to save the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlsa3 Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Very cute quilt. Glad you could make it work. I have this one older lady I quilt for and she never understands that she needs to make the back larger than the top plus she brings it wrinkled and so unsquare. I explain what I need and send it back with her until she gets it as right as she can then I just work with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepsi Girl Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 So CUTE! Great save! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHonour Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Now THAT's a challenge! Glad you were able to make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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