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11-09-2014, 06:48 AM
#61
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Behind my sewing machine
Posts: 7,202
I do my own for several reasons...Cost of materials are so high that I would never beable to do as many as I do if I had to pay someone. When I did give a few away that were quilted they are Wow did you do this - the design of the FMQ'ing...I felt odd that I did not...and then my hubby wanted one but wanted me to FMQ it. I said I could not in my sewing machine so he bought me a 7700 so I could...so since then I have done my own. It has paid for its self...
11-09-2014, 06:58 AM
#63
Super Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Missouri
Posts: 2,485
I have sent out my quilt for a long time, since I could no long hand quilt. I give the quilter credit but still feel as if they are my own as I picked the fabrics, sometimes designed them, cut and pieced it and usually put the binding on., spending way more time on it than a quilter would. A few years ago I bought as small machine and frame so do some on that and also some on my domestic machine. It just depends on what size quilt it is and how I want it to look whether I send it out or try to do it myself.
11-09-2014, 07:15 AM
#65
Power Poster
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Southern California
Posts: 19,131
[QUOTE=joe'smom;6960927]I can't afford to send quilts out (but I think I'd prefer to do them myself, even if I could afford it).[/QUOTE
This is my situation but being disable now forces me to make smaller quilt.
This is my situation but being disable now forces me to make smaller quilt.
11-09-2014, 07:22 AM
#66
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 727
Originally Posted by QuiltingHaven
I have been giving myself the luxury of sending every 5th or 6th quilt to the LA quilter. She does a fantastic job and I can afford to do that on special quilts. However, I am getting better at machine quilting on my old vintage Singers and I love to hand quilt in the winter when it is nice and cozy to have the quilt on my lap while I am hand quilting. So, the answer is yes, I do upon occasion give myself the privilege of using my wonderful LA quilter just so she keeps doing it and the cost is worth it for her great talent.
11-09-2014, 07:26 AM
#67
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 307
Originally Posted by busy fingers
I always do my own quilting. Far from a professional job but I would not think of it as my quilt if someone else did the quilting. Also I am a bit of a control freak and like to have the final say.
That is just my opinion and not necessarily right.
That is just my opinion and not necessarily right.
Ditto! This is just the way I feel.....plus....I don't know any LA and I know they must charge an arm and a leg.
11-09-2014, 07:47 AM
#69
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Montana
Posts: 194
I have sent several Queen size out to be quilted but it really is to pricey for me. I have had to stopmakn the large quilts and no do all my own quilting......which is SID or meandering o FMQ. Wish LAQ were affordable for me.
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