Originally Posted by
maviskw
I have seen quite a few long-armers on this board, post quilts that they have quilted. They didn't make the tops. Do they have permission to do that? What does the one who pieced the top think about that? They are not given credit a lot of times.
I can't speak for others but I always ask permission from the person who has made the top and I do believe that is common practice for any professional LAQ. Some of my clients don't want to be named and have specifically asked but when they don't want to remain anonymous, I always mention it and you can go back through my picture posts to see I have always named who made the top. If I didn't that was because the person specifically asked that I don't.
All the LAQ that I know ask permission before posting pictures. Their business wouldn't last very long if they went around posting pictures on the web without permission.
ladyinpurple, When a LAQ quilts a quilt for pay it is returned to the maker of the top to be completed with the binding, blocking and hanging sleeve. Once quilting is completed and paid for it is returned to the owner. So it is doubtful that a LAQ has entered a quilt in a show and ribboned without the makers permission let alone without naming the maker. Don't forget that most LAQ also piece, applique, etc and I think it would be fair to say that any quilts they have entered where only their name appears on the label, they also made the top. At many big shows there are collaborations. For example, Ranae Haddaden and Karen Kay Buckley or Jan Hutchison and Gail Stepanek
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I have heard of many cases (from other quilters) where a quilt was professionally longarmed and entered into a show by the maker/owner of the top, wins best quilting ribbon and the ribbon is kept by the owner. This can be viewed two ways, the owner paid for the services of the LAQ, paid the fees and costs to get the quilt into the show and is entitled to keep the ribbon even though it was specifically for the quilting. Others think it would be a nice gesture to send it off to the quilter. Personally, I would be happy for the owner and would like to know but I don't feel the owner is obligated to forward the ribbon to the quilter even if the award was specifically for the quilting. Some shows (like MQX) will give two rosettes. One for the owner to keep and one for the quilter.