tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post7667606863145994587..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: Crabby about craftKathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-16093450256491529312012-11-20T11:42:20.907-05:002012-11-20T11:42:20.907-05:00At least here, in the UK, the good long-armers are...At least here, in the UK, the good long-armers are extremely busy - I tell my students that anyone who says they can do a quilt immediately needs to have their work thoroughly inspected first.. I would love to own one of these, as I quilt all my pieces heavily in free-motion and am working bigger and bigger.. But I don't want to be pressured to finish other people's quilts, and I don't want to be responsible for them, either (though I can use a LA machine and I have very high standards, so would not accept this sort of workmanship..) <br />My friend, who cannot quilt big stuff for herself, sent a quilt out locally, only to have it come bad with a horrible grey back (cream was requested) and a very poor choice of autopilot quilt design.. Too late to do anything about it at that point.. The Longarmer we both trust has more than a year's work in hand..<br />HHHelen Howeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-87558009544742841892012-11-20T11:22:12.124-05:002012-11-20T11:22:12.124-05:00I'm not a bi9g fan of machine quilting in gene...I'm not a bi9g fan of machine quilting in general, but even I can tell the good longarmers from the not-so-good ones. Look around, get recommendations from customers. The good ones are out there.<br />Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-44871664911470168272012-11-20T09:58:07.880-05:002012-11-20T09:58:07.880-05:00Yep. I have had the same experience. Hours and h...Yep. I have had the same experience. Hours and hours of work sent off to a longarm quilter so that the quilting would be a higher quality than what I could do on my home machine only to get the quilt back with pleats.Quilt or Dyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07194932090799851056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-13193273121118907542012-11-20T09:09:03.774-05:002012-11-20T09:09:03.774-05:00Hilda -- thanks for your comments -- I was worryin...Hilda -- thanks for your comments -- I was worrying that perhaps I'm too picky; glad to know you agree. No, we didn't complain about the job -- my sister has moved 800 miles away and will never patronize that place again. kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-19316259572420048392012-11-20T08:02:36.203-05:002012-11-20T08:02:36.203-05:00I have a longarm--but rarely quilt professionally,...I have a longarm--but rarely quilt professionally, and mine is not computerized. Many of the members of our longarm guild do use computerized systems, and the problems you describe with your quilt would not be acceptable. The one problem, bearding, is not a result of the quilter but rather attributed to the fabric, batting, or combination of the two. I had one of my own quilts with a wool batting that had some bearding. I hope you expressed your displeasure with the longarmer herself. Things will never change unless she is aware of her lack of workmanship and people continue to bring her more work. Hildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795903708109572201noreply@blogger.com