What Should I Pay for This Custom Long-Armed Quilting?
05-07-2012, 05:06 AM
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Length x width x .015 is what I pay for basic quilting. That is $95.83. If she is not willing to say what custom quilting should add you could not be expected to pay it. That could be the trade off for the length of time it took. I would send her $100 dollars with a nice note.
05-07-2012, 05:58 AM
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Love your quilts - it must have been like seeing an old friend when you got them back. Unrelated to your question - where ever did you get the three fabrics in the cubes for the illusions quilt???? How did you find 3 such perfect shades of the same colors? You did an amazing job on both quilts and well worth having them long-arm quilted.
05-07-2012, 06:24 AM
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Love your quilts - it must have been like seeing an old friend when you got them back. Unrelated to your question - where ever did you get the three fabrics in the cubes for the illusions quilt???? How did you find 3 such perfect shades of the same colors? You did an amazing job on both quilts and well worth having them long-arm quilted.
Part of Karen Combs class was how to choose fabrics to make the illusion. I started with the border print that I got in a yard sale. From that print I choose three colors and then three shades of that color to make the illusion. The fabrics in the cubes came from yard sales, other quilts that I had done, and WebFabrics. The background batik was from Joanns. Finding just the right colors was the hardest part. Drafting the different cubes was the most fun.
05-07-2012, 06:34 AM
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'valleyquiltermo' - I am not new to longarming, in that I have used many to do my quilts over the years. But, I am a new longarmer and I appreciated your comment and am going to print it out for my "notes".
I am currently still learning how to use my machine and have been very lucky to have a group that feeds me all their charity quilts to "practice" on. I have done about ten of them for them. I am also very lucky that they don't have any deadlines associated with them - only the ones I give myself.
I have been on vacation quite a bit since they came to me so I am looking forward to my life slowing down some so I can get them all done.
I am currently still learning how to use my machine and have been very lucky to have a group that feeds me all their charity quilts to "practice" on. I have done about ten of them for them. I am also very lucky that they don't have any deadlines associated with them - only the ones I give myself.
I have been on vacation quite a bit since they came to me so I am looking forward to my life slowing down some so I can get them all done.
05-07-2012, 06:55 AM
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Love your quilts and the LAQ did a nice job of highlighting instead of all-over quilting.
I think the idea of a gift certificate is a good one
Favorite Fabrics (a Board member) has nice selections, reasonable prices, fast delivery and good service: http://www.favoritefabrics.com. I would say the same for Delta Patchworks: http://www.deltapatchwork.com
My other vendor would be Hancock's of Paducah, their selection is vast and steep prices, lots on sale though: http://www.hancocks-paducah.com
I would not try to pay her - too little and she's insulted, too much and she's embarrassed
I think the idea of a gift certificate is a good one
Favorite Fabrics (a Board member) has nice selections, reasonable prices, fast delivery and good service: http://www.favoritefabrics.com. I would say the same for Delta Patchworks: http://www.deltapatchwork.com
My other vendor would be Hancock's of Paducah, their selection is vast and steep prices, lots on sale though: http://www.hancocks-paducah.com
I would not try to pay her - too little and she's insulted, too much and she's embarrassed
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05-07-2012, 07:10 AM
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Long story short... I made two quilts that I really loved, but I didn't know how to quilt them. I found a long-arm quilter that does beautiful work. I pretty much left it up to her how to quilt it because I had no clue. My only request was that I wanted the blocks to stand out from the background on the first one (first two pictures). She said that she would "try" to keep the cost below $200. We never discussed the price on the second one (third and fourth pictures).
That was last June, and she told me not to expect them back until December. The only correspondence that I received from her was in November saying that she would start my beautiful quilt soon. After 11 months I received the quilts in the mail with this note:
"...Your quilts are finished & I think turned out wonderful. Because I have had them so long there w/be NO charge for the quilting - I was so busy this past year that I didn't know whether I was coming or going - and they got put on the back burner - My apologies for the delay..."
No way will I let her give me the custom quilting for "NO charge." The first one is 55 inches x 76 inches, and the second one is 47 inches square. What do you think is a fair price to pay her?
That was last June, and she told me not to expect them back until December. The only correspondence that I received from her was in November saying that she would start my beautiful quilt soon. After 11 months I received the quilts in the mail with this note:
"...Your quilts are finished & I think turned out wonderful. Because I have had them so long there w/be NO charge for the quilting - I was so busy this past year that I didn't know whether I was coming or going - and they got put on the back burner - My apologies for the delay..."
No way will I let her give me the custom quilting for "NO charge." The first one is 55 inches x 76 inches, and the second one is 47 inches square. What do you think is a fair price to pay her?
05-07-2012, 07:46 AM
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I would send her a check for at least $300.00 and tell her how much I appreciate her generous offer to not charge for them. Her work is absolutely gorgeous,as are your quiltmaking. She did the quilting and needs to accept payment for her work and time. Late would not influence me. It would be uncaring to send money to a charity, they have people making a huge amount of money.
05-07-2012, 08:56 AM
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Send her a check for whatever amount you decide--someone suggested a discount for lateness, which seems fair. I'm guessing (assuming) she declined payment as a way of being fair and contrite over keeping the quilts so long and because she doesn't want her reputation as a long arm quilter damaged. But if you send payment, I think she'll accept it.
05-07-2012, 08:59 AM
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Send her a check for whatever amount you decide--someone suggested a discount for lateness, which seems fair. I'm guessing (assuming) she declined payment as a way of being fair and contrite over keeping the quilts so long and because she doesn't want her reputation as a long arm quilter damaged. But if you send payment, I think she'll accept it.
I think you should pay her something - the work is lovely.
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