So I have an announcement. I've been thinking about offering my quilting services for others but I wasn't sure if I'd really enjoy it. I love quilting for me but would the stress of quilting for someone else in a certain timeline make me a little crazy? (Crazier than I already am.)
I decided to offer it up as a giveaway prize for the #sweatnsew entrants (the Instagram healthy & fitness peeps that support each other during their efforts to get healthier - open to all, if you are on Instagram, by the way).
As it so happens, a friend I had already met in real life,
Safieh, won and sent along this beautiful top with the request for baptist fans. I did have a few moments of heart palpitations when I unfolded the top and saw how pretty it was. Honestly, what did I get myself into? After a few minutes, I realized I was up for the challenge. I would not ruin it, I told myself.
I asked about thread, thinking that with the prints and grey, a pink would be pretty. Safieh gave me the go ahead so I loaded her up on the frame and got going.
I would post little sneak peeks on Instagram along the way but I did not want to post the entire quilt until I had approval from the quilt owner and frankly, I wasn't going to ask that until after she saw it.
I used Auriful 40wt thread on top and Superior's Bottom Line in the bobbin.
Once I finished it up and pulled it off the frame, I got a good look at it and really liked the overall quilt pattern the top design. Thankfully, Safieh also loved how it looked. Talk about a big "phew".
So, here's my before presentation to quilt owner shot.
Here's a photo borrowed from Safieh's Instagram post (in other words, her photo and credit goes to her - @safieh) showing the quilting a little bit better than the photos I could get. In this photo, it's fully bound and I believe washed.
This experience clinched it for me. I am going to offer quilting services. While a little stressful, I really, really enjoyed it. It won't be long now before I post a page with some pricing information.
Thank you, Safieh, for trusting me.
Cheers All!
Beck
7 comments:
Very pretty! The fans really give the look of motion to the stars. I would never have thought to use pink thread, it looks great. That's why some of us need our quilters!
What a fabulous job you did....
You did an amazing job. Its beautiful. I never doubted you for a moment and Im so glad you’ve taken this step.
It looks fab, well done !
Beautiful Beck!! Love the fans!
It turned out beautiful! How exciting and stressful--though quilting for others is something I dream of doing one day. So congrats on your first quilt!
Just beautiful quilting! Congrats!
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