Ljones 0 Report post Posted March 16 Been quilting for customers about two years now and thought it might be nice to put together a sample free motion pattern “book” of my patterns for customers to choose from. I don’t want to spend tons of time putting this together only to say, darn, I should’ve done it that way! Any suggestions or pictures? Options I’ve thought about. 3 ring binder First thought of putting samples in protective sheets but noticed that the texture of the patterns is completely lost. Second thought is to just add 3 grommets to the samples and put them in the binder. simple O ring with samples hanging from corner grommet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharon Deming 137 Report post Posted March 16 I use the book-ring and plastic sleeve method. I primarily use pantographs, so I pull the thumbnail image from the seller's website, enlarge it to fit on a regular piece of copy paper, put it in a sleeve protector, and voila. The rings work better than a binder, because I can easily "audition" the printed sample on the quilt top to see if it seems suitable. 2 1 dbams, NHDeb and InesR reacted to this Quote Sharon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ffq-lar 3,565 Report post Posted March 16 To teach a class on overall designs, I used length of good white fabric as the backer (about 1 1/2 yards), some poly batting to show off the quilting, and a pale pastel batik on the top. I used my channel locks to divide an area and filled each with a different overall design. I used lots of different thread types, weights, and colors for options, both top and bobbin. Now I had a sampler of my personal stitching, what threads looked like on white and colored fabric, how colored thread looks when used in the bobbin, how density affects the feel of the quilt, etc. It was fun to make and when I suggest "something leafy" or "maybe geometric" I hang it up for my customer to look at. For the leafy meander, I showed many kinds and shapes of leaves. And sometimes changed the pattern to another similar one within the area. 4 Gail O, dbams, NHDeb and 1 other reacted to this Quote Linda Rech Finely Finished Quilts Millennium on Bliss rails--hand-guided http://www.topperquilttools.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ljones 0 Report post Posted March 23 Thank you for your thoughts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gator 437 Report post Posted March 26 Great ideas, especially for the most popular designs. Quote ConniePort Huron, MI 48060APQS Sales Rep and EducatorMillennium with Intelliquilter (IQ)"Be a good listener, your ears will never get you in trouble" Frank Tygrsewsweetgator@aol.comhttp://www.yoursite.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
