Hand Made...by Machine?
#73
Many good suggestions, and thinking as a potential bidder I have a new one: Simply Scraps is not a "money" name--why would I want to spend a lot of money for scraps? It needs a title more romantic and alluring, more thematic--Simple Beauty, Warmth and Beauty, Pieces United, Beauty the United Way, Beauty and Warmth United--something that evokes a desire to touch and own and use this item, and perhaps also references the United Way connection. I would want to know the fiber content of both fabric and filling, as I like cotton and avoid polyester because I find it uncomfortable; use and care info could influence my eagerness to own this quilt by letting me know dry cleaning is necessary or that the item is easy care/machine wash and dry. Size is important, both measured and descriptive: Lap quilt, xx" by xx" tells me what purpose it could fulfill. Pieced and quilted by Michael Holmes, 2011 would tell me it is handmade (and therefore worth much more), by whom, and when (new or old). Missouri Quilt Co info is not relevant to the buyer.
#74
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Originally Posted by miholmes
Okay so I'm trying to figure out how to label my quilt for the United Way silent auction...
Hand Made by machine?? It's sounds funny. How do you say the quilt was hand made, without making people think it was hand pieced and hand quilted? Both were done by machine.
As always, thanks for helping me out...:)
Hand Made by machine?? It's sounds funny. How do you say the quilt was hand made, without making people think it was hand pieced and hand quilted? Both were done by machine.
As always, thanks for helping me out...:)
#78
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Originally Posted by fabric_fancy
since this is a silent auction to raise money i'd leave off the fact that its scraps of fabric leftover from other projects.
it might lead people to bid less thinking its leftovers from the real project.
try to make your label read in a way that people want to bid more money.
it might lead people to bid less thinking its leftovers from the real project.
try to make your label read in a way that people want to bid more money.
For some reason the word "scraps" has taken on a negative connotation for some, even other sewers/quilters. Not everyone likes scrappy looking quilts. I think their ingenuity and colorfulness is beautiful.
I think the less you can get by with for your label the better. I had special labels made with my name on them for my special projects. I was working out of my home doing wedding dresses. One day I received a call from a dry cleaners about a dress I had made. I had no clue what this person was talking about (I had supposedly put the zipper in upside down- then how could they try it on?). Anyway the gal at the cleaners kept calling me back and demanding that I come to them and fix this before the bridesmaid came. I said that I was no longer responsible as the owner had accepted the dress and paid for it when she left me. It is up to the owner now and not the maker. I had to finally insist that the lady stop, and I asked if she would call JC Penney to come to her cleaners to fix a dress instead of calling the person who brought it in. She said "that's different". Really? How? I decided that too much information can give others a chance to pass the buck by to the label and not to themselves where it should be. Just be fore warned!
#79
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Originally Posted by erstan947
Originally Posted by MTS
Originally Posted by JeannieT
machine pieced and quilted
Designed, pieced and quilted by Michael.
That's enough.
Those that know will know. Those that don't still won't, but at least they'll know it didn't come from the Pottery Barn. ;-)
I don't think you need to specify the method.
I agree :)
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