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    Old 05-07-2012, 09:06 AM
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    Sometimes a "Thank You" is worth a Million Dollars.
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    Old 05-07-2012, 09:07 AM
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    I agree with several others. Pay her minus 10% for being late. Include a sincere thank you for the beautiful job she did and that you feel she did deserve to be paid even tho it took her much longer than expected to complete them. Hey, we all have issues at times but she did get them completed and they are just beautiful - kudos to the piecer and thanks to the long arm quilter.
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    Old 05-07-2012, 09:20 AM
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    Originally Posted by robinsonkh
    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.

    the level of quilting pictured is a far cry beyond basic end to end stipple or panto. I agree with another poster that this level of custom work is in the .04 to .05 per s/i price range. She did a beautiful job and even though she told you no charge, I am sure she will appreciate the gesture of payment.
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    Old 05-07-2012, 10:21 AM
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    She did a beautiful job quilting your beautiful quilts. As for how much to pay, I'm afraid I can't help you there.
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    Old 05-07-2012, 11:09 AM
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    Lovely! I agree with the others. Full price with a deduction for whatever you feeel your inconvenience was. That way she will be eager to help you out in the future. Everyone will be happy.
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    Old 05-07-2012, 03:26 PM
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    Beautiful quilts and quilting!
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    Old 05-07-2012, 03:42 PM
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    Wow! She did beautiful work! I had an experience similar to yours where a longarm quilter had my quilt for a year - she had a problem which held her up from the first deadline, and then it just went on and on. I had pretty much given up on her, but I finally got it back and her quilting was absolutely stunning. Of course, I paid $300 for it (no discount offered for the long delay). I probably won't use her any more because she seems to have a hard time respecting deadlines, although she is the best quilter I've ever had. My experience with LA quilters is that most of the time, they miss their deadlines. Artistic temperament maybe?

    Anyway, I would probably pay your quilter the $200 you had originally talked about. Not a bad price for two gorgeous quilts. I love both the patterns and you did a beautiful job on them.
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    Old 05-07-2012, 04:56 PM
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    Originally Posted by Halo
    I think I would send her at least the $200.00 & tell her that it is a donation for her work. It was really nice of her to not charge for being so late getting them back to you. I have known a few that have kept quilts that long & still charged the regular price for quilting them. Beautiful quilts by the way.
    I agree. I sent a gal a really nifty animal-print quilt several YEARS ago to be LA'ed. Why don't I have it today? Because she MOVED & I have no idea where she or it is! Be glad you ever saw these again!
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    Old 05-07-2012, 06:05 PM
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    Originally Posted by valleyquiltermo
    I'm a longarmer and if I'm late getting your quilt to you I deduct 5% for every month I'm late and a 10% discount on the next quilt I do for you. By the way I am not usually late unless I get sick or my machine goes down. Then I call and let them know what is going on.
    Your quilts and the quilting is lovely.
    This sounds fair to me. It was nice of her to say "No charge", but she deserves something for her beautiful work. The quilts are beautiful!

    Norma
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    Old 05-07-2012, 08:18 PM
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    You are right to want to pay her something, but the amount of the check should be tempered by the anxiety you felt in having to wait so long and whether you know how unavoidable the delay was. It seems communication was lacking.

    I'm going to go against the flow and object to a gift to charity. This is someone you don't know well, and there's every reason to assume her choice of a charity wouldn't be the same as yours. I don't think it's appropriate as compensation for work. It's okay for some situations among people you know well, such as when someone dies and the family would rather name a charity in lieu of flowers.

    Another idea: Your piecing is so extremely good, that I'm wondering if she might not be thrilled to accept as a thank you a small top that you might make for her. Both of you would appreciate the value, but it would have the advantage of not being defined merely in dollars and cents for either of you.
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