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Re: Another wedding quilt question

Patti — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:29:30 GMT

I haven't worked with satin for quilting myself. Maybe you could experiment with some scraps. If you google quilting on satin, you can see some beautiful results. It can be very beautiful.

Re: Another wedding quilt question

Lon — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:05:31 GMT

Thanks Patti for your comments. Iif I reinforced the satin with fusible inter facing would be helpful. Te satin is the center motif with an additional 1 i1/2 border within the design. Or is this just a bad idea?

Lon

Re: Another wedding quilt question

Patti — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:39:50 GMT

Satin is not as forgiving as cotton. Tends to slide, and any corrections are obvious, and the holes remain holes. For this reason, basting can also be a problem. You would need to find someone experienced with satin. Very beautiful but much more difficult, specially if there is wide expanse.

Another wedding quilt question

Lon — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 02:17:23 GMT

I have designed a quilt top from my daughters Centeral design of her wedding canopy.

I also have used different fabrics such as satin, Linen and textured cotton.

After completing the quilt top I took it to two long arm quilter for a quote. Neither of the quilters wanted to do the Job. I suspect, being a novice quilter, they were nervous about the center of the quilt as it is a 48" satin circle set in a textured cotton square and cotton borders.

My questions are, what should I expect from a professional quilter and what is the competitive Priceline for a queen size quilt and where should I further look for a professional quilter?

A frustrated novice,

Lon