I don't get it
12-08-2010, 07:52 AM
#34
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lexington Park, Maryland
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I wondered that too. I sent two boxes to Rose (rosemaynes) for quilting on her longarm - one box had the tops and backing materials and the other had the batts. The total for shipping the two boxes to her was a little over $45. Same box (one for tops and backings) was used to ship back the finished (except binding) quilts and the shipping cost is $67. And actually there is a little less of the backings and the batts, since they were trimmed to mount them. Strange. Glad to know that I wasn't the only one confused about this.
12-08-2010, 09:57 AM
#35
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: McLoud, Oklahoma
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Originally Posted by trif
So this is a good question, thread alone isn't very heavy, but once the quilting is complete, even before binding is added, it does feel heavier! I too will do a before and after weight, but I'm only fessing up to the weight of the quilt. Not my weight! Ha ha ha
12-08-2010, 12:42 PM
#36
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I attended an Ami Sims lecture years ago. She said she could tell the difference between a machine quilted and hand quilted item blindfolded. The machine quilt is heavier. She said it was because you are using 2 threads instead of one. And this was before machine quilters began to do dense all-over quilting.
12-08-2010, 05:15 PM
#40
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Ferndale, WA
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Originally Posted by Sadiemae
Originally Posted by Quiltforme
Of course now it would be up to you to determine if I was telling the truth :)
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Originally Posted by Colorful Quilter
Quiltforme, will you tell us what you weigh???? haha
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