Batik Stars Quilt
04-21-2011, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by suezquilts
Love your ideas, you have an empty space in the star that is a bit to empty. The biggest thing about quilting a quilt is to keep the denseness (is that a word?) even.
You could echo the star inside, that way it would be the same density.
About quilting for others, my business plan was to do enough of my own quilts, showing them to guilds and the quilt shops. Taking classes and when show and tell was available I could show my work. Have some nice cards made up, and be sure to make your business legal, it doesn't take much to get a tax id, and then you don't have any "guilt" for doing it under the table.
Be sure to have insurance, you never want anything to happen without insurance.
You could echo the star inside, that way it would be the same density.
About quilting for others, my business plan was to do enough of my own quilts, showing them to guilds and the quilt shops. Taking classes and when show and tell was available I could show my work. Have some nice cards made up, and be sure to make your business legal, it doesn't take much to get a tax id, and then you don't have any "guilt" for doing it under the table.
Be sure to have insurance, you never want anything to happen without insurance.
04-21-2011, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by bamamama
Originally Posted by suezquilts
Love your ideas, you have an empty space in the star that is a bit to empty. The biggest thing about quilting a quilt is to keep the denseness (is that a word?) even.
You could echo the star inside, that way it would be the same density.
About quilting for others, my business plan was to do enough of my own quilts, showing them to guilds and the quilt shops. Taking classes and when show and tell was available I could show my work. Have some nice cards made up, and be sure to make your business legal, it doesn't take much to get a tax id, and then you don't have any "guilt" for doing it under the table.
Be sure to have insurance, you never want anything to happen without insurance.
You could echo the star inside, that way it would be the same density.
About quilting for others, my business plan was to do enough of my own quilts, showing them to guilds and the quilt shops. Taking classes and when show and tell was available I could show my work. Have some nice cards made up, and be sure to make your business legal, it doesn't take much to get a tax id, and then you don't have any "guilt" for doing it under the table.
Be sure to have insurance, you never want anything to happen without insurance.
One thing I say to myself, this quilt has my signature, what would I like it to say.
You are doing a great job, doodle doodle doodle.
Before I was computerized (5yrs) I quilted free hand. People will say, don't use a pantograph, but how else do you learn to move that machine head than to trace a pattern over and over again. Look at my website, Pin Cushion page, many of these are freehand.
Talent is knowing what a quilt calls for, keep looking at quilts and the quilting. And most of all Enjoy!
04-21-2011, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by bamamama
Feathered the border on this one and nailed it!!! I'm really happy with the way it turned out. It did everythng freehand. Honest opinions needed. Do you think I'm ready to start quilting for others?
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