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I have heard of different ways to charge for hand quilting. Some charge by the quilt size, say 2-4 cents per inch. Others may charge by the number of yards of thread. Spools list the yards on the package, so the number of spools used can be calculated with the price per yard. The average price I've heard is $1.50 per yard. You may want to determine
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[quote user="Jenia"]Can this just be a method for those who find it difficult to tiny stitch[/quote] Traditional quilting has differing sizes of stitches, depending upon the time and ability of the quilter. More experienced quilters were able to make smaller stitches. Big stitching is often associated with primitive style quilts. The terminology
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I began designing an applique border for a guild raffle quilt. Another member & I are planning the next raffle quilt for our biennial quilt show. We've decided to make a simple nine patch with alternating plain squares. The Applique Club has been asked to make borders for the quilt, so I have gotten involved. The pizzazz in the quilt will come
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These cross bookmarks are beautiful. I had a great-aunt that tatted with a shuttle and it always fascinated me. I remember watching her do it a few times. My grandmother also tatted, but I never learned how to do it. I really would like to learn this craft. Any suggestions on where to start?
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A few weeks ago, I posted pictures of some vintage quilts that I own. Someone asked to see the wool throw laid out. When I wrote the post, I didn't have any pictures of the full quilt. So, I laid out the quilt and snapped several shots. It wasn't easy, since I am not able to use my right arm yet. And, it took another week to get the photos posted
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I returned to work last week, after three weeks off following surgery. To some, the time off may have sounded nice with extra time for quilting. However, I cannot use my right arm, so my time was spent reading and surfing the internet using my left arm. I spent more time in the QCA forums and reading some of my favorite quilt blogs. Unfortunately, talking
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[quote user="Roblynn"]They charged her $4 an inch.[/quote] Wow, sounds pricey! Unless, you're talking quilt size dimensions. The .10 cents per inch refers to the length of quilting throughout the quilt. The closer the quilting, the more inches, the more the cost of the quilting. Less quilting, less cost.
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This quilt was a mystery I designed and blogged about last year for my Michigan Quilt Network group. I only used fabric in my stash to make the quilt, but had to purchase fabric for the backing and outside border. The block pattern is from Carrie Hall Blocks by Bettina Havig. I used the color layout seen painted on the side of the Lytton Library in
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The Hungry Caterpillar panel was the inspiration for this quilt that I made for my grandson, to commemorate his birth. One of my Kiltie Quilter friends suggested the pinwheel blocks and I designed the applique fruit & number blocks using the book. All of the fabric, with the exception of the white background, are from the Eric Carle collection.
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[quote user="Barbara"] I would think that has a payimg member I should not have to pay to take the quilting classroom classes[/quote] Barbara, I'm not a paying member of QCA, so I'm not familiar with the classes. However, I belong to several guilds and members still have to pay for any classes the guild sponsors. Someone has to pay