Donna in Bellevue

I asked my youngest son (now 48) what kind of quilt he'd like and he said "history of science". I don't like to do applique, and I'm stymied as to what I should design. Any ideas?

wildyard

Too bad they don't make fabric for the theme song of Big Bang Theory. They tell the history of science in one short song!

cashs_mom

I think they made some BBT fabric. I can't remember what the designs were though.

madamekelly

How about a applique showing a flat Earth, a monkey in a suit, and a telescope with a religious symbol over it?
(The Earth is flat, Darwins theory, and Gallileo...)

GrammaSue

I've made four t-shirt quilts for a friend of mine who was willing to pay what I thought was a reasonable fee. After making them, I realized how much work they are and that I greatly undercharged her. However, they were all different and I considered them a learning experience for me. At least the materials were covered. I would like to start a Very small word-of-mouth business but I think what I am going to do is make "samples" or use quilts I've already completed and put a price on them. That way any possible customers can see my work and the cost of a quilt before making any awkward (for me) requests. (Or sell already completed quilts.)

nanac

Many years ago, a co-worker saw me working on my quilt at break-time. He wanted me to make one for him, and he would pay for it. We agreed on the price. He wanted a TATW, so I brought in various fabrics from my stash, he chose what he wanted, and I made the quilt, as agreed.
When I took the finished quilt in, he said "I don't have the money right now, but I will take it home, and pay you next week". I told him that I would bring it back the next week, and I did. I got the same story the next week. I took it in the following week, and got the same story, so I took it home, and even though I wasn't crazy about his color choices, I kept the quilt and put it on my bed.
A few weeks later, I overheard him telling another co-worker about how I had "shafted" him out of his quilt, and kept it for myself. I still make quilts, but I have never, ever tried to sell one again. I make one quilt a year that is raffled off at my family reunion, and the rest are given to family members, or as wedding gifts.

Donna in Bellevue

Thank you all very much for the ideas. I searched for the fabric for BBT and I don't think it's appropriate for what I have in my head. Too much of the characters and too little science but it did get me started on a new train of thought and maybe now I can get over the hurdle and get started.

joe'smom

This sounds like a very good idea!

joe'smom

I wonder how he figured it was 'his' quilt since he hadn't paid for it!! Some people.

danydany

Hi, Donna.

I googled "novelty fabric science" and there were a lot of nifty science-related fabrics here:
https://www.etsy.com/market/science_fabric

There are also a bunch of math- and science-related fabrics here:
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/math-fabric

Hope you can find what you need there. Good luck with the quilt.
...dany

Oops...I forgot to include what I was replying to. It was to:
"I asked my youngest son (now 48) what kind of quilt he'd like and he said "history of science". I don't like to do applique, and I'm stymied as to what I should design. Any ideas?"