I received a large box from The Fat Quarter Shop yesterday which means I can get started on the Mario Quilt this weekend! My brother and I sat down and planned which blocks he wants and how to set it up so I have a good idea of what to do. He is also getting Kirby and Megaman cushion covers. And there's most likely a Dr. Who Quilt in his future as well. Must be nice to be a mid-twenty's bachelor with a big new house complete with a media room, huh? Any single girls out there? He's a great catch ;)!
I also decided on the layout for the custom quilt so I can start sewing everything together.
There is still a lot more to do with this quilt. All of these squares will be framed in white then separated by 3.5" pieced strips and finally a 3.5" border all the way around. Everything is cut except for the border. It seems like my 1/4" mark on my Juki is a little off. My blocks are not quite 7.5" finished so I'm having to trim them all down to 7.25" as I go. Not the end of the world but a little frustrating as it takes more time. Next time I'll know to scoot over a notch. Speaking of taking more time...when I quoted the price for making this quilt to the lady she was wanting the squares above to be one piece of fabric instead of 4 pieced together. Since this greatly increased the cutting and sewing time, design effort, and thread used, how do I bring up the fact that I think I deserve a lot more than what I originally quoted (which was already extremely low)? Or do I just bite the bullet and not say anything? Would love to hear your thoughts on how to handle it.
A couple more project on the list this weekend...a custom comforter (yes, a comforter, not a quilt...I'm a little nervous), and Lucky Stars April block--only one section left. If this seems a little ambitious for a weekend, don't worry, I took a vacation day next Wednesday so I could go to a sit and sew at our LQS. I'm also sad to say that my favorite lady there is moving out of state this week :(.
Glad to hear your brother is into Dr.Who!
ReplyDeleteI love the colours of the quilt you showed. Not much help with what to say to the customer I'm afraid, I'm not much good at that knd of thing. I suppose being as you've already given her a price it's difficult to change it.
The quilt is going to look so lovely! I would just not say anything to her about the price though, I think I would feel guilty if I were her and knew I hadn't paid an appropriate price and it might spoil my enjoyment of the quilt :)
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