Originally Posted by
GingerK
Thanks for your opinions. If I decide to add the blocks, I will make sure they are horizontal. Never even thought about which way the quilt would be loaded. Shall also call my LA'er as a precaution. Thanks again.
Agree with what the others have said .... and as you have planned, it is best to check with your own LA'er to know her specs.
My LA'er does not get wound up about it and has a frame large enough she can load it in either direction. Your quilt is not unrealistic for it to be loaded either directions. However, another issue she has mentioned is that if she has the bulk of seams on the front, meeting up with another bulk of seams on the back, it can give her fits. She never complains ... but for some LA'ers it would be a no-go.
So just some more questions to ask her .... better to know in advance than to do all the work and be told no!
(and with you somewhat in the same area, you might even be using the same LA'er! .... I know she would do yours justice. When she did both my PC and FWS quilts, she did every block with a different FMQ design, which was amazing. While a lot of work for her, I know she enjoyed the change, as so many just go with a panto, thinking of cost, instead of improving the quilt.)