juliagraves Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 All - Peg Bingham is a great quilt teacher and pattern designer, and is doing her thesis and needs data. I took her survey - it was quick and painless. Here's her request: ------- Dear friends and quilting associates - As many of you know, for the past few years, I have been working on my Master's degree in Clothing & Textiles. Well, my thesis topic has been approved and now I must collect data. The topic is "Professional Machine Quilting and it Impact on the Late Twentieth Century Quilt Revival." I am excited and honored to be able to record this important part of contemporary quilt history. Below is on on-line survey by which I will collect information about machine quilting. In the survey, there are four tracks - the first is for professional quilters, those receiving money for their machine quilting services; the second is for their customers; third is for professionals in the industry servicing and supporting the professional machine quilters and the last is for owners of professional caliber equipment who use it only for personal use. The survey starts the same for everyone, asking for permission and demographic info then the role the respondent occupies in the industry. It takes 20 to 45 minutes to respond, depending on the length of your answers. One of my professors suggested that I trim out some questions but I couldn't do it. I felt that any omission left a hole in the research. https://survey2.uakron.edu/quilting_survey.aspx I would appreciate any help and support you may be able to give me. Please share this information with your quilting friends and associates. Too much data will be a happy problem. Thanks so much. Peg Bingham -------- Thanks in advance to any that take this survey. Feel free to send to your quilting buddies and customers. Julia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhappy Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 I'll do it! Sewhappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhappy Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 I did it- did not take long at all. Would have taken less time but we have "The Office" on dvd and I was watching that tooout of the corner of my eye. LOL sewhappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberta Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Done. Good luck with your thesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksong Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Please take a few minutes to take the survey. It was quite easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 I did it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Done. Will she post a link to her thesis when she's finished? It would be interesting reading. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 All done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyllis Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 O.K., so that was painless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Hope it helps her. Good questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjstrouble Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Just did it. I did it as a Machine Quilting customer, since I have yet to buy my machine. Hope it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Completed. Hope it helps. Dianne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljean Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 i did it too. good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pntmms Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 I filled out the survey this morning. Some of the questions really got me to thinking about my business and my customers. Does anyone know if the results of this survey will be published? I know it says she will be using the info for her thesis and I think it would be wonderful to see where the info will lead her thesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdp Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Just completed the survey. Sounds like she is getting a great response. From someone who had to complete a masters thesis, getting the response back on your questionaire is really important. Good luck and we hope we do get to see the finished results. Rachel Hamilton, MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyJane Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 All Done! It doesn't take long, but it does make you think about what you do and how you do it! At least that is what I found! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcote Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Hi Julia: I will be glad to take your survey. We own a quilt store in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada and one of our staff members is also doing her Masters. Her thesis is on the quilt guilds and how they have evolved through the years. She was shocked at the hesitation that one local quild had at allowing her to review their past minutes, they actually made her sign a waver about confidentiality, and then in the end they said NO! I thought that this alone would make a good thesis,(or a good mystery novel). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenni Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Done. I always fear the demographic questions when I take a survey. They were not bad at all. Good luck on the thesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbobbinquilting Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I finished the questions. I echo...good luck on the thesis. In my previous life I used to type those darn things...one missed keystroke and the page would be out the window and redo. With the modern computers, it must be so much easier! Good Luck :cool::cool: Cathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I completed it as a non professional quilter, since I so rarely am actually paid. The last question was something to the effect of "What would you change in the machine quilting industry if you could??" I drew a complete and absolute BLANK. Anyone answer that? What kind of changes need to be made that I'm not thinking about?? Cheryl in Iowa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane Bevans Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I found the questions great. I agree would be great to read the outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingstitcher Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Great opportunity for a voice about what is needed, what is appreciated, what is influencing us in quilting. It was a wonderful opportunity to say thank you for many things like this chat. That was fun and hope Peg publishes some results. It would be fascinating to hear how our opinions perhaps influenced the industry. Vicki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 I started to do it but was really bogged down in the tools and notions area question. I gave up after 45 min as that could go on for a very long time. I've been at quilting as a business for 5 years and the tools/notions category is huge if I do it justice. Would love to contribute but lack time as I quilt part time now and have an outside full time position. jeri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlette Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Hi all, Peg is a friend of mine and I'll speak to her about posting the thesis when it's finished. She lives about 5 minutes from me and we've been friends for 17 yrs. She's an amazing woman...a breast cancer survivor (had it in her early 30's!) and chairman of the Race for the Cure for the Akron/Cleveland area for several years. I know she will be most appreciative of your help. Unfortunately, since I have received delivery of my machine yet and have never had any of my quilts done by someone else I can't participate..darn! Jeri, please just skip that part or do what you can and go on. All the info she gets will be most helpful I'm sure. Marlette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequiltery Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Wow, the survery made me think about a few things. Of course it took me the whole 45 minutes. It was good for my head to get wrapped around some of those questions. Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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