Ever have a quilt ruined by a LA Quilter
#91
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
Posts: 6,407
My next step is to take lessons on a machine at a shop near me, I actually just found it last Thursday - quilt was already at quilters butI was nervous. Then once I complete the lesson, I can rent their machine for $ 15.00 an hour and do it myself. Looking forward to this.
Also the sweet board member on here I have been chatting with said she will quilt it for me if I decide to rip it all out. I am just afriad I will make it worse.
This quilt was to be a gift for my sweet niece to take to college with her. She has designed her room around the colors in the quilt. Oh my - no way I can redo by the time she leaves first of August.
Hope she will not be too disappointed, I will either let her use it as is and make her a new one later, or buy her a cheap bedspread to use until I redo this one.
One confused, sad, pitiful new quilter here .....
Also the sweet board member on here I have been chatting with said she will quilt it for me if I decide to rip it all out. I am just afriad I will make it worse.
This quilt was to be a gift for my sweet niece to take to college with her. She has designed her room around the colors in the quilt. Oh my - no way I can redo by the time she leaves first of August.
Hope she will not be too disappointed, I will either let her use it as is and make her a new one later, or buy her a cheap bedspread to use until I redo this one.
One confused, sad, pitiful new quilter here .....
#92
I agree is Gramie bj, I would take it to whom recommended her. This nearly made me "sick", as a reminder to me. I made the most prettest top that I've ever done. Took it to a local LAQ with her own shop, cause I had heard she was soo-good. NOT! NOT! NOT! ever again. This was 3-4 years ago, it was my first quilt that I was keeping and this "witch" ruined it....Someday, when I get over it, I will rip out the crappy stitching (she even left places without stitches that should of been done to match the other area's) and I will send to my trusted LAQ I found since. A true lesson learned.
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I would take it to the person that recommended her to you and ask them what they tought of the quilting. If they agree with you ask why they recommended her! If they think it is fine I dought I'd take there recommendation on anything again! Next time ask to see some of there finished work before commiting to them. If no holes in fabric I would carefully take it apart, take some LA classes, rent a machine and do it myself. It is way cheeper than sending it out to someone else.
#93
You may think you are "Too nice" to confront her (and I'm sure you ARE a nice person) -- but you are NOT doing her any favor to let her go on thinking this is acceptable work.
How about sending her a letter or email, with pictures? No confrontation but she will get the message that her quilting is not up to snuff.
How about sending her a letter or email, with pictures? No confrontation but she will get the message that her quilting is not up to snuff.
#94
#95
I have never used a LAQ, I have never ripped out my quilting......I only make quilts that I can quilt myself (nothing larger than a twin and that is a push). In the past I have always done a primative FMQ, I am getting better with each new one I make. The last one I even tried rather successfully doing a pattern on my wall hanging/banner......
My humble question is how long is it going to take to rip out all that quilting ????? will you be able to reuse the batting and backing.....my heart hurts for you when I see how badly it looks....
My humble question is how long is it going to take to rip out all that quilting ????? will you be able to reuse the batting and backing.....my heart hurts for you when I see how badly it looks....
#96
My first quilt I took to a long armer I was not happy with. It has little tucks, was very expensive and I hate the batting she used. This quilt was a blended Trip around the World using very small squares so I had many, many hours in it. Lesson learned. I think when you find a long armer you want to use give them something simple to do first to see if you like their work.
#97
I'm glad you're going to have this redone. The work was terrible and even if your niece didn't see the errors, you'd always know they were there. You will feel so much better giving her a well-quilted quilt. And if you don't make the Aug 1 date, well...it won't be cold for a while.
I understand your reluctance to tell the quilter face to face how bad the work was - my personality has a hard time with it as well. However, you must show it to the people at the fabric store.
I understand your reluctance to tell the quilter face to face how bad the work was - my personality has a hard time with it as well. However, you must show it to the people at the fabric store.
#98
I think that is an excellent idea, a simple non valuable item first to test the results.....and also would it not be acceptable to ask to see samples of their work first !!!! and ask how many years they have been doing this ( 3 months vs 3 years) and how about ask for a list of clients you could call to ask about the quality of their work......
We can all think of what we could have... should have done....but this also should be a good learning curve for us to use in the future.....
We can all think of what we could have... should have done....but this also should be a good learning curve for us to use in the future.....
#99
Perhaps you should post a picture (s) and get some feedback, I think the hardest part is in allowing someone else to "finish" your project... I have also found that my lqs is very selective in who they recommend you to... they save the really good ones for themselves (imho)...
#100
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 57
I just finished my first quilt too, only I hand-quilted mine. As much as I love it, I can only imagine how upset you must be!!
If it's not truly horrible, I would try washing it and see what it does. I could hardly see my stitching after washing & drying mine. Mine was supposed to be for a brand new great-niece - now if I can only get our niece to e-mail me back with her address, so I can SEND it to her! Otherwise, I might just keep it myself!!
I had no idea that you could rent a longarm machine and use it - how would I go about looking into this in my area???
My sympathies for your quilt baby, and all my hopes that she can be fixed!
p.s. I finally found where you had posted the pictures of the quilting. Oh. My. Goodness! This IS truly horrible!! I know it would be horribly difficult for me - I hate confrontations of any sort - but maybe get someone (another quilter!!) to go with you, and yes, this lady needs to be told that this is NOT professional grade quilting!!!
If it's not truly horrible, I would try washing it and see what it does. I could hardly see my stitching after washing & drying mine. Mine was supposed to be for a brand new great-niece - now if I can only get our niece to e-mail me back with her address, so I can SEND it to her! Otherwise, I might just keep it myself!!
I had no idea that you could rent a longarm machine and use it - how would I go about looking into this in my area???
My sympathies for your quilt baby, and all my hopes that she can be fixed!
p.s. I finally found where you had posted the pictures of the quilting. Oh. My. Goodness! This IS truly horrible!! I know it would be horribly difficult for me - I hate confrontations of any sort - but maybe get someone (another quilter!!) to go with you, and yes, this lady needs to be told that this is NOT professional grade quilting!!!
Last edited by hisgrace; 07-25-2012 at 10:07 AM. Reason: Saw pictures of horrible quilting!
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