This week I’ve finished up a new quilt top, that will soon be winging it’s way to a longarm quilter, just as soon as I’ve decided how to back it! This is the first time I’ve sent a quilt top to a longarmer, and gosh, I actually feel rather nervous!
Are my seams straight enough? Flat enough?
Is my quilt top square enough?
I chose to use a homespun solid to keep costs down and time quick, will she hate working with it?
Have I trimmed all the threads off?
Is it covered in too much lint?
When you quilt your own projects, these things don’t really bother you. You just make it work, right? But to have someone else be so… intimate… with my “raw” sewing is making me feel very vulnerable. I must add – I love and trust my longarmer very, very much, so this is not at all a reflection on her! I cannot wait to see what magic Gemma brings to this quilt!
Becky Moyer says
So true, I used to worry about those things as well. Then I realized that my longarmer is very honest with me and if there is a problem, she will let me know! 🙂
Gemma @ Pretty Bobbins says
I can’t wait to play with your quilt! I’m sure it will be just right 🙂 don’t stress! Quilting should be fun xx
Joanna says
I’m making blocks for a quilt right now and the end result will end up in a huge quilt so I’m thinking of getting it longarmed when it is (eventually) complete. I’ve been thinking the same things as I’m putting the blocks together!! I feel a little crazy but at least I’m not alone 😉
DeborahGun says
ooo – so lucky. I would love to send a quilt top to Gemma to quilt 🙂 My biggest worry would be the cost of getting it sent back to me!
susie says
look forward to seeing it.
Pam Schoessow says
The fact that you’ve even thought of all those potential issues means your top is no doubt in great shape for your long armer!
katie says
Your questions are smany of te same reasons that i have not sent my quilts to a longarmer — we had a professional longarmer talk in our guild and it brought all these same questions to mind. from the looks of it your quilt is fab and I am sure that your longarmer is antisipating working with it.
shirley tener says
I know what your feeling, and I have asked several Big name blogger folks published, What questions do you ask when your sending it off and arnt you sending it international??? In TEXAS all I can find is traditional quilters, I need a modern quilter, it would be cool to have a list, you know alot of us are on a loop Blog ( my description) I am hook and looped with alot of your bloggers and so forth, so we all follow each other…….. I dont read blogs that say ;, Hey I am a quilter you can send it here ……I am hoping someone will read this and give me a price of a real Modern Queen size quilt and what my quality should be. My first quilt I sent out was a bad, bad experience……I a 1000.00 tied up in quilting materials for a nursery set and what I had to do to make it right afterwards is pick a billion, zillion seams, She should have told me what I could correct prior to accepting the job. She was local, and information was from a trusted, historic shop, these ladies do museum quilts……….so please share what you learn, your set in my email so I get all the posts and will be looking forward to what you learn.
Vicki says
I think this quilt looks dreamy. I am sure that she won’t even think twice about working on it.
Laura says
KS peacocks! 🙂 love love love. can’t wait to see the finished product. Might you host TGIFF for it?
Janine says
I’m sure it’s going to be a pleasure for her to quilt 🙂
Serena @ Sewgiving says
I think it can work the other way too – the longarm(er) may be thinking “look at all that work that’s gone into piecing that flimsy – I hope they like my quilting” tehe no pressure! Gemma’s right, quilting should be fun – I need repeat that mantr myself!