I quilt SID most of my quilts adding a few hearts, leafs or stars. here and there. I've tried free motion but have to work on it more. I recently SID a twin size quilt and it was tough going at times mostly because it was a log cabin with lots of seams that made the quilt quite heavy. Working on another twin right now, simple Irish Chain (9 patch with a plain square) so it's lighter and not so bulky. Got creative and decided to quilt on the diagonal, not so easy but almost finished.
I've sent a few quilts to be quilted by gal in my guild. She does excellent work and she doesn't charge members too much but I've found that there is a long turnaround time. She always asks when I want it for and I usually say a month or 4 weeks or so and she writes it down on my receipt. With the last 2 quilts I have had to call after 6 weeks or so to remind her. My problem is that when she asks when do I need the quilt by my real answer would be Yesterday! LOL. Plan to have a heart to heart with her and ask her if a month is too little time for her and that she should tell me when she feels she could have my quilt ready, I don't want to be ungrateful for her good prices. .
Last edited by May in Jersey; 01-09-2012 at 07:02 AM.