It’s very difficult to tell without seeing the entire quilt.
1: How do you know the quilter?
2: Have you seen her previous work?
3: Were you able to select a pattern for both the quilt and the actual quilting?
4: Were you able to see the finished project before paying?
It does look like perhaps a smaller stitch length should have been used, and/or a larger seam allowance, and perhaps a stabilizer as well, if the provided material were delicate. However I’m with Tartan on this one, we have all been “newbies” and I cringe at some of my earlier works, however, if I were inexperienced I would have refused a commission, especially one that involved using someone’s dearly loved items. An experienced quilter should be able to discern if the material provided would be appropriate for the commission and advise accordingly.
Last edited by tallchick; 05-10-2020 at 11:12 AM.