! Quilting wonky Double Wedding Ring
04-20-2015, 05:21 AM
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You need to contact her and either show her the pictures or have her over to where the LA is. I had this same problem with poor workmanship and even after telling this client that since her quilt did NOT lay flat and that I would have to take tucks (she didn't measure her borders), I ended up refunding her payment. Sometimes it is NOT worth the problems this can cause.
04-20-2015, 07:13 AM
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If I were the client I would appreciate a phone call or an invitation to come over and take a look at it. I would not want you to lose money and I would like the opportunity to make my own decision about the quilt. If I could see what you are up against it would help me understand and learn how better to make my quilts n the future. Good luck!
04-20-2015, 08:17 AM
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if I was the piecer, I would appreciate a call - and suggestions on how to make it behave better.
If I was the longarmer, I think I would return it - along with an explanation of why I am returning it.
I am not a magician - although some longarmers seem to be!
If I was the longarmer, I think I would return it - along with an explanation of why I am returning it.
I am not a magician - although some longarmers seem to be!
04-20-2015, 08:23 AM
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I read a suggestion from another quilt I know about steam pressing the fullness out right on the frame. I've had to do that on a few of mine when my border and even a block or two came out with way too much fabric. Steaming helped quite a bit, enough that I was able to quilt with no problems. I'm now in the market looking for a hand held hopefully cordless steamer to keep in my quilting room. I hate lugging my iron in every time I need to steam out fullness. I don't wash my fabrics before I make my tops so I know I will have some shrinking which is good news for me in this case.
04-21-2015, 11:52 AM
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I thought some of you might like to see the end result. Not the whole top of course (I'm not that quick 
) but I finished the first row of rings. Here is the same section I showed in the first post in this thread, after quilting (and steaming the heck out of it first). Thank you all for your advice.
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) but I finished the first row of rings. Here is the same section I showed in the first post in this thread, after quilting (and steaming the heck out of it first). Thank you all for your advice.[ATTACH=CONFIG]517618[/ATTACH]
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