Back from quilters with tension issues
01-05-2011, 04:37 PM
#32
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Let her know that you are not happy with her work and won't return. That's unprofessional on her part, and you shouldn't have to accept substandard work.
You could tell her you want a refund on the quilts that are really bad. It's up to her to be ethical or not...if not, you can walk away with a clear conscience.
You could tell her you want a refund on the quilts that are really bad. It's up to her to be ethical or not...if not, you can walk away with a clear conscience.
01-06-2011, 04:25 AM
#36
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Poconos, PA
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This is the main reason I would never use a longarm quilter.I am a hand quilter and am horrified by the excessive quilting some longarmers use on quilts. It is almost difficult to see the actual piecing when it is just covered with stitches. To me, this totally destroys the beauty of a quilt and does nothing to enhance it. I also heard horror stories so I think I will stick with my slow, but sure method of handquilting thank you very much! Most longarmers do not understand that less is more and there really is no need to cover a beautiful quilt with the scribbling that is called quilting. Sorry for the soapbox but it is a huge pet peeve of mine. There are good longarmers, but there are a lot of the other kind out there too.
01-06-2011, 05:07 AM
#37
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Austin, TX
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Unacceptable! Find another quilter - you put too much hard work into piecing your quilts to let someone who has no concern for your hard work. Therefore, her work tells all - she has no concern or pride in her work.
01-06-2011, 05:34 AM
#38
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Oklahoma
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Originally Posted by Missi
Oh what do I do.
I just got four quilts back from my long armer (sp?) and the tension on them is all off. One of them is horrible and I mentioned it to her when she dropped it off and she said with variegated thread she has that problem. Even the one with solid thread has issues. She has great turn around about a month so I can't complain there.
Do I give her another chance, find someone else. I have seen other quilts she's done and they don't have issues.
The back of the one that is really bad has a plaid pattern so the poor tension issues don't scream and a non-quilter wouldn't notice it. I will try and get pics posted this week.
I just got four quilts back from my long armer (sp?) and the tension on them is all off. One of them is horrible and I mentioned it to her when she dropped it off and she said with variegated thread she has that problem. Even the one with solid thread has issues. She has great turn around about a month so I can't complain there.
Do I give her another chance, find someone else. I have seen other quilts she's done and they don't have issues.
The back of the one that is really bad has a plaid pattern so the poor tension issues don't scream and a non-quilter wouldn't notice it. I will try and get pics posted this week.
01-06-2011, 06:02 AM
#40
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 853
Originally Posted by quiltnutt
I am a longerarmer and I am very disaapointted in her statement to you.
Tension issues are unaccepptable. It can be fixed with the first bobbin test .
I use all kinds of thread,varigated,thick,thin,mettllic,etc and never had tension troubles.
She should have ripped it out and re did then or give you a huge discount.
I'm ripping out a corner of a quilt,not because of tension trouble,the thread I choose disappears in the fabric and I can't see it. If I'm unhappy I know the owner will be unhappy. That's my rule.
Hope you can resolve this.
here is a picture of my dble wedding ring I did for a cust. She wanted 3 layers of batting and this is a King quilt.
Tension issues are unaccepptable. It can be fixed with the first bobbin test .
I use all kinds of thread,varigated,thick,thin,mettllic,etc and never had tension troubles.
She should have ripped it out and re did then or give you a huge discount.
I'm ripping out a corner of a quilt,not because of tension trouble,the thread I choose disappears in the fabric and I can't see it. If I'm unhappy I know the owner will be unhappy. That's my rule.
Hope you can resolve this.
here is a picture of my dble wedding ring I did for a cust. She wanted 3 layers of batting and this is a King quilt.
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