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Had to drop by and post a story of a little woman from Missouri who quilted very special quilts. She drew pictures of her famous baseball stars and sent them for autographs. It was a different time when so many of them were actually signed and returned. She died with no children and lots of heirs. So her nieces and nephews are putting these quilts, even the one that hung in the Baseball Hall of Fame, up for bid.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/A3C66EF409C931B9862576CD0016B431?OpenDocument
Baseball quilt is going, going...
Phyllis LaPlant of Farmington with a quilt titled "My Favorite Baseball Stars," made by her late aunt Clara Schmitt Rothmeier. The quilt, finished in 1965, contains stitchings of actual Mjor League players' signatures that Schmitt mostly solicited herself as well as hand-stitched profound likenesses of them. It took Schmitt 10 years to make. (Christian Gooden/P-D)BY STEPHEN DEERE
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
02/17/2010
Clara Schmitt Rothmeier could have told you a story about each of the 340 signatures on her baseball quilt — even the tiny ink stain on one of the cloth pieces.
Half a century ago, Rothmeier stitched together 44 portraits of baseball legends, along with hundreds of other players' signatures.
When she was alive, she considered giving it to a museum, or a single family member. But which one? What if it wound up in a basement collecting dust? And what was it worth anyway?
After all, it took her 10 years to sew the quilt, and it once hung in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
On Saturday, it will go to the highest bidder.
Rothmeier's other baseball memorabilia, including more than 10,000 baseball cards, other quilts and signed pictures, will also be up for sale at an auction in Union.
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The proceeds will be split among nearly 50 relatives. That's the way Rothmeier, who died last year at age 78 and who never had children of her own, wanted it.
"We would like for it to stay in the family," Travis Blankenship, Rothmeier's great nephew, said of her most famous quilt. "But you can't cut it up and split it 46 ways."
Some family members plan on bidding on it themselves.
"I've got a number in mind," said Phyllis LaPlant, one of Rothmeier's nieces. "I truly believe it will bring a lot more than what I am willing to pay for it."
Gene Blankenship, one of Rothmeier's nephews, said the quilt has been valued by different appraisers "anywhere from $10,000 to six figures."
Michael Barnes of the Barnes Sports Group, a business that represents buyers and sellers of sports collectibles, plans to bid on two of Rothmeier's quilts for a client — the one that hung in the Hall of Fame and another with signed portraits of the 1955 World Series champion Brooklyn Dodgers.
Barnes has researched sports auctions for the past five years, looking for sales of similar items. He couldn't find anything.
"It's going to be a stab in the dark in terms of what those are going to be valued at," he said. "They are just so unique."
LONGTIME BASEBALL FAN
Rothmeier was the second-youngest of 11 children, growing up in rural Franklin County.
She fell in love with baseball almost as soon as she could walk, family members say. Her father, William Jacob Schmitt, who was on a Pittsburgh Pirates minor league team in 1917, played catch with his kids until dark. When she was in her 20s, Rothmeier played first base on an amateur softball team in St. Louis and then got an offer to play for a fast pitch team in Springfield, Ill. To pass the time between games, she sewed.
As she got older, Rothmeier looked after her nieces and nephews, especially since she didn't have kids of her own.
"She used to sew us clothes," LaPlant said. "If she was taking my brothers to a rodeo, she would make them all shirts to match."
Rothmeier used to tell people she got the idea for baseball quilts from her sister, who sewed a quilt with a Cardinals emblem on it when Rothmeier was 4.
"I wanted it, but my mom wouldn't let me have it," Rothmeier told the San Francisco Chronicle in 1997. "My sister died when I was 6, and later on, when I really got interested in baseball, I asked my mom about the quilt again. But she thought it should be for my older brothers and sisters. So in the mid-1950s, I decided to start my own."
She drew 8-by-10-inch portraits of 61 of her favorite players, embroidering over them and sending them off to be autographed, along with a letter explaining her project and a self-addressed stamped envelope.
She got 44 portraits back. She called the quilt "My Favorite Baseball Stars."
Joe Adcock of the Milwaukee Braves was the first to sign his portrait. Stan Musial was next. Soon, Rothmeier had the signed, hand-sewn portraits of stars such as Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams.
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Cool.
Too bad I can't afford to bid!
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Very neat story! She sounds like she was a very nice lady, very cool.
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BEG, do you make quilts for people? As in selling them?
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BEG, do you make quilts for people? As in selling them?
Thanks for posting SLW, very interesting article.
Hawkgirl: I have made quilts for people but have never sold them. I have quilted quilt's for people (not pieced the quilt "top" but only did the actual quilting on the quilt) for money (probably only 5 or 6). To make a quilt for someone from start to finish would cost so much that I wouldn't make any money, in fact I would probably lose money if you include the time put into it.
Take for instance the following baby quilts I made, it would cost well over $200 if you included the time it took me to sew the quilt tops, quilt the quilt and bind the quilt. This is a baby size quilt (crib size). Not including the burp clothes (which took me friggen forever to figure out my embroidery machine).
I made this quilt for a wife of a guy who works for my husband. It was for her baby shower.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/IMG_1526.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/IMG_1629.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/IMG_1636.jpg)
I made this quilt for a teacher of my youngest daughter. She was obviously having a boy. :p
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/IMG_1586.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/IMG_1588.jpg)
I made this quilt for a school raffle. It is done in 1930's reproduction fabric. My daughter's class basket (every class made a basket to be raffled off) was "baby girl". I didn't even want to know what the basket brought as far a donation because I know I would be pissed. Someone got a good deal.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/IMG_0646.jpg)
I made this quilt for a friend of mine for her birthday. It would probably cost over $400 to replicate if you include the fabric, thread, batting and time to piece the quilt and paid to have someone quilt it.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/IMG_1084.jpg)
But I just quilted this quilt. Someone else pieced (sewed) the quilt top. I can't even remember what I charged to quilt this quilt.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/IMG_1562.jpg)
Here is the back, you can see the quilting.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/IMG_1569.jpg)
That is the first time I have even looked at any of my quilts since we moved. It makes me want to start quilting again. I have been out of the mood since moving. Actually I was out of the mood since I found out we were moving. I might make a quilt for you Hawkgirl because right now I need a project to get me motivated (of course I wouldn't charge you for my time, only the material if you are interested).
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By the way, a quilt like the one in this article would cost so much to remake. She HAND quilted the quilt and hand stitched the likeness of each of the baseball players. It took her 10 years to sew the quilt.
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BEG ....your work is just beautiful!!!! You have such a gift! :bow:
My grandmother was a quilter. She not only did piecework quilts but also did cross-stitch ones. I have a Tree of Life quilt that she did for me for my "hope chest" when I was young. She did all of her's by hand....it was what she did to "keep herself occupied".
I've never had the patience for doing them.
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Awesome work BEG! My grandmother and her sisters quilted, and I am lucky to have a few. I can't sit still long enough to knit a scarf, much less quilt. :)
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BEG...I remember those quilts when you posted them way back..and those images stuck with me...they are gorgeous. I'd love a handmade quilt for my daughter for a twin size bed for when she gets older...it would be like a heirloom for me. I'd even give you artist freedom in doing whatever you'd like(as long as it's for a girl..lol) How much would something like that cost?? I would LOVE a homemade quilt made by you! Let me know...I am very interested.
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I had a 5 quilt a day habit. It started when I was just a casual user of wubbies but next thing I knew I was using the heavy stuff...comforters, duves, you name it. I tried to hide it from my family but the signs were all there; especially the needlework. It was a down time for me...and lots of bunting too. My girlfriend Janine never recovered. Last I heard she was in Los Angeles turning tricks for foreign businessmen just to get her hands on a cheap snuggie.
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BEG...I remember those quilts when you posted them way back..and those images stuck with me...they are gorgeous. I'd love a handmade quilt for my daughter for a twin size bed for when she gets older...it would be like a heirloom for me. I'd even give you artist freedom in doing whatever you'd like(as long as it's for a girl..lol) How much would something like that cost?? I would LOVE a homemade quilt made by you! Let me know...I am very interested.
I don't know,it all depends on the fabric. What colors do you want? I'd have to look at what I have again or look at fabric online and see. Let me know what type of quilt you want. I'll let you know the cost for the fabric before I would start anything.
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I don't know,it all depends on the fabric. What colors do you want? I'd have to look at what I have again or look at fabric online and see. Let me know what type of quilt you want. I'll let you know the cost for the fabric before I would start anything.
I like pink and yellow or pink and green combinations for girls. Let me know what the price ranges are.....
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I had a 5 quilt a day habit. It started when I was just a casual user of wubbies but next thing I knew I was using the heavy stuff...comforters, duves, you name it. I tried to hide it from my family but the signs were all there; especially the needlework. It was a down time for me...and lots of bunting too. My girlfriend Janine never recovered. Last I heard she was in Los Angeles turning tricks for foreign businessmen just to get her hands on a cheap snuggie.
That is pretty funny. :-)
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I like pink and yellow or pink and green combinations for girls. Let me know what the price ranges are.....
Search Amy Butler and Michael Miller fabric and tell me if you like the style of any of the fabric.
Also look at the fabric at following link and let me know if you see anything you like.
http://www.fabric.com/CategoryDetail.aspx?CategoryID=b3e53625-4a19-4379-b954-fe5e44d6dac2
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Wow..there is so much out there...it is confusing...but these reach out to me...
Amy Butler Daisy Chain in Blush
link (http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/fabrics_top.php?fabric=daisy-chain&flid=14)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/fvxcp.jpg)
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I like these too from Michael Miller...
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2lsxnom.jpg)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/35ba88k.jpg)
This isn't exactly in my color scheme...but it's beautiful..
(http://i47.tinypic.com/1zchn3t.jpg)
These are also gorgeous....I guess I like contrast...
(http://i47.tinypic.com/21ahiqx.jpg)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/r2keag.jpg)
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The second from the top is something that would work from toddler to teen and beyond.
Lots of different colors to work with.
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Ah, quilts. I love quilts. I collect pre-1940's. I especially like the old friendship quilts with each square signed by the quilter. I just know they have a story to tell
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Wow..there is so much out there...it is confusing...but these reach out to me...
Amy Butler Daisy Chain in Blush
link (http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/fabrics_top.php?fabric=daisy-chain&flid=14)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/fvxcp.jpg)
What do you think of this pattern with the Amy Butler fabric you posted above?
http://spoonfullofsugargirls.blogspot.com/2009/08/midwest-modern-string-quilt.html
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I like these too from Michael Miller...
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2lsxnom.jpg)
I LOVE this one
(http://i50.tinypic.com/35ba88k.jpg)
This one doesn't do it for me but it would be your quilt. Actually it could be cute as an accent as it seems to go with the above fabric.
This isn't exactly in my color scheme...but it's beautiful..
(http://i47.tinypic.com/1zchn3t.jpg)
LOVE this one too
These are also gorgeous....I guess I like contrast...
(http://i47.tinypic.com/21ahiqx.jpg)
I like pink and brown
(http://i50.tinypic.com/r2keag.jpg)
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OMGosh that site I linked to has adorable ideas. Look at this idea for christmas tags....
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J3PM1cNaWQU/Smk9CBA2x-I/AAAAAAAABig/wz3mOaAZpig/s400/swap+2.jpg)
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Hawkgirl, I saw a quilt the woman from that site I linked made with the same fabric that I made that baby quilt from (the first one I posted). I really like it.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J3PM1cNaWQU/St18D1JEdbI/AAAAAAAABx8/7EzS3uRHuGQ/s400/PA200031.JPG)
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I like the white between the patches....
BEG...with it quilted like that....is it quilted in rows, then attach the rows?
Because my grandmother did it by hand, she had sawhorses that she put her's on and quilted it as a whole piece. I don't know how they are done when done by machine.
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I like the white between the patches....
BEG...with it quilted like that....is it quilted in rows, then attach the rows?
Because my grandmother did it by hand, she had sawhorses that she put her's on and quilted it as a whole piece. I don't know how they are done when done by machine.
My aunt still does them that way. Most of the time, the quilt isn't a perfect rectangle any more. She's well over 90.
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My aunt still does them that way. Most of the time, the quilt isn't a perfect rectangle any more. She's well over 90.
Wow! That makes the latest quilts all the more precious.
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Wow! That makes the latest quilts all the more precious.
She's given me and my sisters each one for the last 3 Christmases. They rarely get used since our dog likes to chew on the yarn ties.
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I like the white between the patches....
BEG...with it quilted like that....is it quilted in rows, then attach the rows?
Because my grandmother did it by hand, she had sawhorses that she put her's on and quilted it as a whole piece. I don't know how they are done when done by machine.
No she pieced the quilt top like normal then attached the back, batting and quilt top either via safety pins, basting spray, needle and thread and did long stitches or there is this basting gun that uses the plastic things that they attach tags to clothes that you use on quilts. You tape the backing down to the floor (in the corners), right side down, then put the batting and then the top (right side up). Then you have this plastic thing with a grid pattern (think of a cooling rack that you use for cookies only bigger) that goes under the whole quilt "sandwich" and you poke the gun thing through all the quilt layers and pull the lever and it shoots one of the plastic things through all layers to keep it in place. Then she put a piece of masking tape on the top and followed the line then moved the masking tape to the row she just sewed and followed the tape again.
Like this:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J3PM1cNaWQU/SnUxh6IyYfI/AAAAAAAABkk/2jUABXsR0Rc/s400/P7310107edit.jpg)
Here is the basting gun:
(http://www.joann.com/images/03/56/2/xprd35628_m.jpg)
Here is what it looks like when you use a basting gun:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yEAEUJ-7yXM/SwnWhHW1_VI/AAAAAAAACPE/HzTd0Uxt64c/s1600/QOV+tiny+tabs.jpg)
I don't have to do that because I have a quilting machine.
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Here is my quilting machine.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/Foam_Kitty/IMG_5088.jpg)
Sniffle, this was at our house in Dallas....it is in the garage here. :(
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What a cool machine!
Do you even had a place to set it up in CA?
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What a cool machine!
Do you even had a place to set it up in CA?
We have an oversized three car garage (you can get 4 cars in it) and it is set up in one of the stalls. Actually one stall is tandem boat deep, then there are two other stalls that are deeper than normal with cabinets across both stalls. There are cabinets along the tandem area so it must be wider than normal as well.
It is depressing to think I will have to quilt in the garage. My husband is going to get a garage curtain to help keep it clean. I'll have to lay a sheet on the ground every time I start a quilt. I have my sewing machine and other things in my bedroom. My bedroom is too large if you ask me and shaped really odd (like an L) so there is a perfect area to set up my sewing machine. I still hate the idea of not having all my sewing stuff in a room. It was impossible to find a house (in our price range) that had the room for the quilting machine that was close enough to my husbands work (and not gross). We live far enough as it is. If we could live further south or more in-land we could have afforded a place with enough room. Actually our house has enough sq ft it just isn't arranged to accommodate the quilting machine (it is 14 ft long). We wish we would have moved to Redondo Beach now. I would have had to get rid of my quilting machine if we moved to Redondo Beach though. My husband also has a project truck in the garage as well so we needed the room that this house had in the garage.
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We have an oversized three car garage (you can get 4 cars in it) and it is set up in one of the stalls. Actually one stall is tandem boat deep, then there are two other stalls that are deeper than normal with cabinets across both stalls. There are cabinets along the tandem area so it must be wider than normal as well.
It is depressing to think I will have to quilt in the garage. My husband is going to get a garage curtain to help keep it clean. I'll have to lay a sheet on the ground every time I start a quilt. I have my sewing machine and other things in my bedroom. My bedroom is too large if you ask me and shaped really odd (like an L) so there is a perfect area to set up my sewing machine. I still hate the idea of not having all my sewing stuff in a room. It was impossible to find a house (in our price range) that had the room for the quilting machine that was close enough to my husbands work (and not gross). We live far enough as it is. If we could live further south or more in-land we could have afforded a place with enough room. Actually our house has enough sq ft it just isn't arranged to accommodate the quilting machine (it is 14 ft long). We wish we would have moved to Redondo Beach now. I would have had to get rid of my quilting machine if we moved to Redondo Beach though. My husband also has a project truck in the garage as well so we needed the room that this house had in the garage.
You have my sympathy.....
We have an oversize 3-car garage....but two stalls are used for storage. We were so excited over the first floor layout here that we (me) didn't pay any attention to storage.
There isn't any.....at all. There are walkin closets with each bedroom, a hall closet in the foyer and back hall, a small closest in the laundry and another one with just shelves in the back hall.
On one of my "visits" here to measure rooms and such, I asked the wife where she had her Christmas stuff....she said "oh they are just put up in storage."
To me, that just meant somewhere in the house, and I wasn't going to go through snooping again.
I didn't know until after we moved in here....that "storage" meant somewhere in the storage FACILITY that they own!! :banghead:
I moved out of 4000 sf with 1000sf of basement. I now use the garage. As a result....my car doesn't go in the garage....unless I want "to remove my junk from the garage".... :(
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You have my sympathy.....
We have an oversize 3-car garage....but two stalls are used for storage. We were so excited over the first floor layout here that we (me) didn't pay any attention to storage.
There isn't any.....at all. There are walkin closets with each bedroom, a hall closet in the foyer and back hall, a small closest in the laundry and another one with just shelves in the back hall.
On one of my "visits" here to measure rooms and such, I asked the wife where she had her Christmas stuff....she said "oh they are just put up in storage."
To me, that just meant somewhere in the house, and I wasn't going to go through snooping again.
I didn't know until after we moved in here....that "storage" meant somewhere in the storage FACILITY that they own!! :banghead:
I moved out of 4000 sf with 1000sf of basement. I now use the garage. As a result....my car doesn't go in the garage....unless I want "to remove my junk from the garage".... :(
We has a HUGE attic in Dallas. It was as large as the house, you could have built a whole 2nd floor in the attic with out raising the roof. Our house was 1.5 stories, only my sewing room (actually a "game room") was on the 2nd floor. It was 3550 sq ft. We used every room except for the dining room (we used it only on holidays). I had 4 closets besides the bedroom closets in that house (one went all the way under the stairs) as well as closets in two of the bathrooms.
The house in CA has a walk in closet in our bedroom about the same size as our closet in Dallas but it has a nice closet system. We have large closet in the study that use to be the master bedroom with three drawers (original to the house) under the closet (we also have a built in desk that has all kinds of drawers and cabinets). A closet with a safe under the stairs as well as cabinets in the laundry room with two pull out laundry "drawers" but the laundry room is really small. We have a lot of storage in the garage, more than we had in the garage in Dallas, actually a ton more but the attic storage is very small. I consider us lucky as storage around here isn't common at all as the houses were all built between the 1920's - 1960's. The 2nd house down from us took their closets out of the house to make the rooms bigger. WTH?!? The people that moved with us from my husbands work have a TON less storage than we do. My friend Deb has a closet the size of a small fridge in her bedroom (her house was built in the 20's I believe). They have no attic at all and the only storage they have besides their bedroom closets is a very small linen closet with three drawers under it. Their kitchen has no storage at all. All of their stuff is in their garage and they can't park any of their cars in their garage.
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What do you think of this pattern with the Amy Butler fabric you posted above?
http://spoonfullofsugargirls.blogspot.com/2009/08/midwest-modern-string-quilt.html
I like it!
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Hawkgirl, I saw a quilt the woman from that site I linked made with the same fabric that I made that baby quilt from (the first one I posted). I really like it.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J3PM1cNaWQU/St18D1JEdbI/AAAAAAAABx8/7EzS3uRHuGQ/s400/PA200031.JPG)
I like the design of this and the pattern...but I think the squares should be a bit bigger??
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The second from the top is something that would work from toddler to teen and beyond.
Lots of different colors to work with.
yeah, I agree...I would like it as an accent if I went with the Michael Miller swatches.
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So, BEG...your artistic opinion on what I chose.....I am leaning a bit more towards the Amy Butler fabrics I chose as it's easier on the eye and calming..which is what I want for her bedroom.
How much dough are we talking? ( I probably picked the most expensive fabric )
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So, BEG...your artistic opinion on what I chose.....I am leaning a bit more towards the Amy Butler fabrics I chose as it's easier on the eye and calming..which is what I want for her bedroom.
How much dough are we talking? ( I probably picked the most expensive fabric )
That will take me some time to figure out. I have to see how cheap I can get it and then calculate how much I will need. Again I wont charge you for piecing the quilt or actually quilting it.
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That will take me some time to figure out. I have to see how cheap I can get it and then calculate how much I will need. Again I wont charge you for piecing the quilt or actually quilting it.
Thanks so much BEG...that is so kind of you.
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I found this site that sells it with free shipping...
Fabrics (http://www.fabric.com/quilting-fabric-shop-by-designer-amy-butler-designer-cotton-print-fabric-amy-butler-daisy-chain.aspx)
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This would be nice for an accent..
(http://i50.tinypic.com/o8yxwk.jpg)
I really like these in order of preference (I have no idea how many you will actually use in the quilt...just throwing these out there)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/166m3k4.jpg)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/2ivmd90.jpg)
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2djwd55.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/s5lrgz.jpg)
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Thanks so much BEG...that is so kind of you.
Did you click on the link I posted to the other quilt? Look at the quilt not the fabric (which is Amy Butler too). I like both quilts. Later I will look at other quilt patterns and see if I can find anything else. I will also look through my patterns and see what I have as well.
http://spoonfullofsugargirls.blogspot.com/2009/08/midwest-modern-string-quilt.html
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Did you click on the link I posted to the other quilt? Look at the quilt not the fabric (which is Amy Butler too). I like both quilts. Later I will look at other quilt patterns and see if I can find anything else. I will also look through my patterns and see what I have as well.
http://spoonfullofsugargirls.blogspot.com/2009/08/midwest-modern-string-quilt.html
yes, I commented on it above...I like it....it looks like there are 4 triangles of different fabrics to form the squares??
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These are all Amy Butler free quilt patterns. I just starting looking at patterns. Any of these quilts can be made to fit a twin bed. I think a white duvet on the whole bed with the quilt folded over at the bottom would look really good. It takes a bit of creativity to picture the fabrics you like on these quilts.
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/sexy_hexy_quilt.jpg)
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/just_in_case_pillow_case.jpg)
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/mm2_quilt_cover.jpg)
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/dc_quilt_cover.jpg)
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/mm_quilt_cover.jpg)
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/theas_quilt_cover.jpg)
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/nigella_quilt_cover.jpg)
This is the pattern I used for that one baby quilt
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/lotus_brick_path_pattern.jpg)
I happen to have this very quilt kit (I haven't made it yet)
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/free_belle_quilt_pattern.jpg)
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/free_quilt_pattern.jpg)
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/free_ginger_quilt_pattern.jpg)
I have wanted a reason the make silhouettes
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/nigella_silhouettes_cover.jpg)
It would be cute to do her name with the fabric from the quilt like this. I don't like the gingham with the other fabric.:
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/patterns/love_peace_wall_art.jpg)
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I like the idea of initials instead of her name in the font of the "PEACE" above....her name will be too long, I think.
I also love the idea of the silhoette. Which would you do?
As for patterns...I think I like more of the traditional/vintage style patterns...so I think the Daisy Chain Strippy Quilt you have above is what I would like...isn't it similar to the one you posted with the link...to my untrained eye..lol It is also the same name of the fabric I chose....I guess it keeps in line with the vintage look.
http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/pdfs/Daisy_Chain_Quilt.pdf
What do you think?
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BEG...I also want you to put your spin on the quilt.....whether you want to do a silhoette or the initials..or whatever...try something you haven't done yet!..it will make the quilt all the more special to us....I am easy going...I'd like anything you would do.
I'm the type of person that if I like what someone makes...whether it be art or interior design...I would give free reighns to that person. I would hand over my key to Candace Olsen and tell her to knock herself out...I feel the same when it comes to your quilts and I always wanted to ask you to make one for me...but now that my daughter is here...I think it should be for her.
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BEG...I also want you to put your spin on the quilt.....whether you want to do a silhoette or the initials..or whatever...try something you haven't done yet!..it will make the quilt all the more special to us....I am easy going...I'd like anything you would do.
I'm the type of person that if I like what someone makes...whether it be art or interior design...I would give free reighns to that person. I would hand over my key to Candace Olsen and tell her to knock herself out...I feel the same when it comes to your quilts and I always wanted to ask you to make one for me...but now that my daughter is here...I think it should be for her.
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Awww thanks!
I like the daisy chain strippy quilt best. You have a good eye. I can do her initials and a few silhouettes to hang on the wall with left over fabric (I may have to buy a little more fabric but that shouldn't be a big deal). I don't know what I would do the as the silhouettes. You can do anything. I can google other ideas for silhouettes as well.
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Since we live close to the beach...how about a mermaid, starfish, seahorse?
I know there are sillhoettes of mermaids around as I remember finding one I was going to tattoo...starfish and seahorse should also be easy to find...I will look.
Or is that stupid and won't go with the vintage look I am after?
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For that Amy Butler strippy quilt the amount of fabric it calls for it about $150 for the fabric ALONE. 16.75 yards of fabric for the front, border, backing and binding at around $9 a yard. It calls for 3/4 of a yard of 12 different fabrics plus border, backing and binding fabric (which can be fabric from the 12 different fabric called for in the quilt blocks). That is if I make it the size the pattern calls for (60.5 x 76.5) a twin is normally 68 x 88. If you wanted to use the quilt folded up on the bottom of the bed with a duvet as the comforter then the original size would be fine.
To quilt the quilt it would normally cost you $120 (68 x 88), I don't even know how much I would charge to piece the quilt, I have never figured out how long it would take me to piece a quilt (that includes cutting it all out which sometimes takes longer than sewing the quilt top). Also every quilt has different difficulty levels. Then you have the batting (for the size of the quilt it would be around $20), then to attach the binding and hand-sewing it to the back would cost you around $63. That is actually pretty cheap as hand-finishing the binding takes friggen FOREVER. Plus the cost of a spool of thread and you can see how much it can add up. This all adds up to $353 not including my time to make the quilt top, sew the backing and the thread. So you can see why it doesn't make sense for me to sell quilts, why would someone spend that kind of money for a quilt that I made when they could buy a commercial quilt for less than half the price? The only area I would make money is in quilting a quilt as that is purely my time and thread (someone already made the quilt top and provides me with everything except for the batting).
Twin quilts:
A twin mattress (in the US) is 39" X 75". How big you make your quilt depends on how much you want to hang down on both sides and at the end, and whether you will be going up over pillows at the head of the bed.
Most twin comforters (minimal overhang) is 65" X 88" and bedspreads (large overhang) is 81" X 107".
If you want something in between, you would go with 70"x 90".
So if I add a row of quilt squares to both the length and width it makes it approximately 69 x 85. I could make the border wider to make it bigger as well. Both of these options would take a little more fabric. The Amy Butler strippy quilt uses muslin for the base of the strippy quilt which I did not include. Muslin is cheap (which is not included in the fabric price) but I like paper piecing better anyway. This quilt seems to require a lot of fabric, more than I thought. It calls for 12 different fabrics at 3/4 of a yard, then you have 2 yards for the borders (more if you make it bigger, 4 2/3 (I rounded up to 5) yards for the backing and 3/4 of a yard for the binding. IT calls for 3 1/8 of a yard of muslin, muslin cost like 1.99 a yard but like I said, I like to paper piece rather than use muslin.
I found another strippy quilt that doesn't really have a "pattern" and it doesn't have a fabric requirement list. I like the white between the squares. I don't know how much fabric I would need for the quilt. I would have to "wing it" and order more if I needed more. I can tell you that it would end up less than the AB pattern.
LINK (http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/04/24/a-colorful-string-quilt/)
This one is cute too (not a strippy quilt): LINK (http://www.filminthefridge.com/2010/02/16/spotted-squares-quilt-in-a-twin-size/)
I probably wont know the exact cost of the fabric until I am done. If I do the strippy quilt I linked to there is no way to tell for sure how much fabric I will use until I am done. Any left over fabric I can figure out something to make with the rest. I can say that it wont be over $150 (I wont charge you for the batting or anything else). Most people wouldn't even want to spend $150 on a quilt (again that is just the cost of the fabric) let alone what it would cost to have someone make it from start to finish.
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BEG...$150 for everything?....PM me your address, name etc...and I will mail you a check next week
( I am moving this coming weekend, so I'll be busy with that. I'll be back to work next Wednesday (where I do all of my bills..lol) and will mail it out to you.
If you need more fabric..then obviously, I will mail you whatever else....you can give me the final cost at the end if you need to purchase more fabric. While, yeah, I can probably buy a queen size quilt for that prize, it won't be made specially for Elizabeth.....or by you....and I love the fabric and the pattern of the strippy quilt best. I think I want it the size of a twin bed..eventhough I will probably use it folded at the end of the bed like you suggested, but I want the option of using it as a bed spread as well...but I think the 70 x 90 would work well...as I don't want the quilt touching the floor.
So, will you make it, please :-)? You can take your time with it....as I will use it for her when she is a bit older...she's only 8 months old....no time constraints...maybe for Christmas...she can open it up in front of the family..or June 30th, her birthday. I've been reading about quilting these past few days, and it certainly seems like ALOT of work....so I truly appreciate the fact that you are not going to charge me for the labor and time associated with making it. (Did I read you right about that? )
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BEG...$150 for everything?....PM me your address, name etc...and I will mail you a check next week
( I am moving this coming weekend, so I'll be busy with that. I'll be back to work next Wednesday (where I do all of my bills..lol) and will mail it out to you.
If you need more fabric..then obviously, I will mail you whatever else....you can give me the final cost at the end if you need to purchase more fabric. While, yeah, I can probably buy a queen size quilt for that prize, it won't be made specially for Elizabeth.....or by you....and I love the fabric and the pattern of the strippy quilt best. I think I want it the size of a twin bed..eventhough I will probably use it folded at the end of the bed like you suggested, but I want the option of using it as a bed spread as well...but I think the 70 x 90 would work well...as I don't want the quilt touching the floor.
So, will you make it, please :-)? You can take your time with it....as I will use it for her when she is a bit older...she's only 8 months old....no time constraints...maybe for Christmas...she can open it up in front of the family..or June 30th, her birthday. I've been reading about quilting these past few days, and it certainly seems like ALOT of work....so I truly appreciate the fact that you are not going to charge me for the labor and time associated with making it. (Did I read you right about that? )
So you like the Amy Butler pattern right?!? Yes I will do it for the cost of the fabric only. I will PM you my address. I will have to find a total of 12 fabrics that will go with the daisy chain (blush) fabric. The pattern calls for two sold fabrics included in the 12. Do you want me to choose the solid fabric or do you want to pick them? Amy Butler has solid fabric that would probably look best with her daisy chain fabric.
In the upper right corner you can see the solid colors, click on the picture and it should take you to the solid Amy Butler Fabrics.
LINK (http://www.fabric.com/quilting-fabric-shop-by-designer-amy-butler-designer-cotton-print-fabric-amy-butler-daisy-chain.aspx)
I don't know if the link above has all the colors that Amy Butler's site has but I can find them at other sites.
Just to clarify, this is a TWIN not a queen right?
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This is the fabric group you want to use correct?
Daisy Chain Blush (http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/fabrics_display.php?fabric=daisy-chain&cid=40&flid=14)
If you want the fabrics at the link that group has 10 fabrics. We would just have to figure out which two solid fabrics you would want.
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Pretty, pretty, pretty!!!!!
Um.... BEG....can I be your quilt marketer? :-)
Such I deal I can work for you..... :uhsure:
Seriously....you could be making some serious money in specialty shops! I was serious about marketing your quilts.
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This is the fabric group you want to use correct?
Daisy Chain Blush (http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/fabrics_display.php?fabric=daisy-chain&cid=40&flid=14)
If you want the fabrics at the link that group has 10 fabrics. We would just have to figure out which two solid fabrics you would want.
yes, those are the fabrics I want...you can choose whichever solids you think would match...oh, and Yes, it's for a twin size bed.
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Ok I clicked on the color Okra and it came up with the Daisy Chain fabric. It shows 4 colors that they think work with the fabric.
LINK (http://www.fabric.com/quilting-fabric-shop-by-designer-amy-butler-designer-cotton-print-fabric-amy-butler-solid-quilting-broadcloth-amy-butler-solid-okra.aspx)
Okra, Solid Pink, Ivory and Slate. Which two of the four would you like?
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I like the Okra...and then maybe Ivory? or Pink?
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Pretty, pretty, pretty!!!!!
Um.... BEG....can I be your quilt marketer? :-)
Such I deal I can work for you..... :uhsure:
Seriously....you could be making some serious money in specialty shops! I was serious about marketing your quilts.
Deb I wouldn't sell them for the cost of the fabric. If I were to sell the quilt I am making Hawkgirl I would charge no less than $450 when you take into account the fabric, time to cut out the fabric and piece the top, quilting the quilt, batting, thread & binding (and embroider a quilt label *optional*). I don't know many people that would pay that for a quilt, especially a twin.
Hawkgirl, I googled Amy Butler "strippy quilt" and found someone who made a quilt with her pattern but left off the border, she just added more squares. I personally like borders but I thought I would show it to you to see what you thought. I could add a thinner border between the blocks and the larger border in one of the solid fabrics. I think that would look nice.
Link (http://twinfibers.blogspot.com/2009/02/bright-colored-scrappy-quilt-finished.html)
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I like the Okra...and then maybe Ivory? or Pink?
I like the Okra best, the ivory night be nice as a "resting" fabric because there is so much going on with the quilt. But I like the pink too......
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Let's do okra and ivory. Also, I agree with you about the borders...I think it would be a nice way to "frame" the quilt and the blocks...as you said, thin around the blocks, and thick, solid border all around...probably in the Okra?
Do the quilts in that link have the same fabrics I chose? it seems different.
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BTW...the solid color between the blocks, would define the blocks more, right? Which is what I would like...
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I think I like the pink. It has a "design wall" where you can put all the fabrics together. I think the pink looks better than the Ivory. But that is just me.
Yes they have the same fabric. The colors may be off a little. They don't have all the fabric of the Blush collection though.
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Deb I wouldn't sell them for the cost of the fabric. If I were to sell the quilt I am making Hawkgirl I would charge no less than $450 when you take into account the fabric, time to cut out the fabric and piece the top, quilting the quilt, batting, thread & binding (and embroider a quilt label *optional*). I don't know many people that would pay that for a quilt, especially a twin.
Hawkgirl, I googled Amy Butler "strippy quilt" and found someone who made a quilt with her pattern but left off the border, she just added more squares. I personally like borders but I thought I would show it to you to see what you thought. I could add a thinner border between the blocks and the larger border in one of the solid fabrics. I think that would look nice.
Link (http://twinfibers.blogspot.com/2009/02/bright-colored-scrappy-quilt-finished.html)
I was thinking more along the lines of $600-$700.
Buying a handmade quilt is an Heirloom.
I won't tell you how much I have paid for signed/numbered Teddy Bears!!!!! I originally bought them for my daughter when she was young, but when she moved out, she said she didn't want them anymore. Oh well....they are mine now! :evillaugh: Maybe I will give them to her daughter in my will....or not. :whatever:
She has no idea how much we (her father and I) paid for them!!!! There used to be (may still be there) a really neat boutique shop in Phipps Plaza in Atlanta where we got them. They sold all kinds of collectibles.
Your quilts fall into that category.
Oh....and I like the okra color.
Not all little girls grow up to like pink. :uhsure: Pale yellow is a neutral.
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I think I like the pink. It has a "design wall" where you can put all the fabrics together. I think the pink looks better than the Ivory. But that is just me.
Ok, so lets go with the pink....
See how these blocks are framed with the solid color, which makes them distinct blocks? I like that...
(http://i47.tinypic.com/33tp0mp.jpg)
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Buying a handmade quilt is an Heirloom.
That's exactly what I said...this quilt she is making for us would be treasured as an heirloom...hopefully passed down from my daughter to her daughter...I mean, where could you get a custom made quilt nowadays? I heart BEG. :heart: :-)
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That's exactly what I said...this quilt she is making for us would be treasured as an heirloom...hopefully passed down from my daughter to her daughter...I mean, where could you get a custom made quilt nowadays? I heart BEG. :heart: :-)
You can get them....at least around here....and probably in the area where your mountain home is.
But you will pay the prices that I said in the same post.
Most people would want a queen....and those would be close to $1000.
And yes BEG....people would pay that amount....even in this economy.
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this is beautiful....I like the borders around the blocks...but I think they should be thinner...I also like the idea of the 4 different fabrics in the blocks...and I know that takes a lot more work....
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2chpn9.jpg)
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You can get them....at least around here....and probably in the area where your mountain home is.
yes, there is a quilt shop there....and they have beautiful quilts...but I never looked at the prices.
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BTW...the solid color between the blocks, would define the blocks more, right? Which is what I would like...
Kind of like the following quilt (only with borders)? Don't look at the size of the strips between the blocks as you can make it as wide or thin as you want. We can experiment with the size before I start making all the blocks. Also the size of the blocks are larger in this quilt than the Amy Butler quilt. In the one below the blocks are 11" in the Amy Butler quilt they are 8.5". I can make them any size.
Link (http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/04/24/a-colorful-string-quilt/)
We will have to decide the size of the inner strips between the blocks before I make all of them because you "built" the strip into the blocks like this:
Link (http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/04/27/a-string-quilt-block-tutorial-paper-pieced-method/)
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Ok, so lets go with the pink....
See how these blocks are framed with the solid color, which makes them distinct blocks? I like that...
(http://i47.tinypic.com/33tp0mp.jpg)
Yes I see. It is like the other strippy quilt I posted above with the blocks framed only that was using the Amy Butler pattern and adding a twist to it. I can do that. I will mock up a few and we can see how wide you want the solid color to be.
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yes, there is a quilt shop there....and they have beautiful quilts...but I never looked at the prices.
You don't want to. :o :o :o
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I was thinking more along the lines of $600-$700.
Buying a handmade quilt is an Heirloom.
I won't tell you how much I have paid for signed/numbered Teddy Bears!!!!! I originally bought them for my daughter when she was young, but when she moved out, she said she didn't want them anymore. Oh well....they are mine now! :evillaugh: Maybe I will give them to her daughter in my will....or not. :whatever:
She has no idea how much we (her father and I) paid for them!!!! There used to be (may still be there) a really neat boutique shop in Phipps Plaza in Atlanta where we got them. They sold all kinds of collectibles.
Your quilts fall into that category.
Oh....and I like the okra color.
Not all little girls grow up to like pink. :uhsure: Pale yellow is a neutral.
The amount I stated was not really including much of a profit (if any at all if you consider my time as money). I seriously don't think many people would pay that for a quilt like what I make considering they are very "mod" and not heirloom like. I can see paying that for an antique quilt.
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Kind of like the following quilt (only with borders)? Don't look at the size of the strips between the blocks as you can make it as wide or thin as you want. We can experiment with the size before I start making all the blocks. Also the size of the blocks are larger in this quilt than the Amy Butler quilt. In the one below the blocks are 11" in the Amy Butler quilt they are 8.5". I can make them any size.
Link (http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/04/24/a-colorful-string-quilt/)
We will have to decide the size of the inner strips between the blocks before I make all of them because you "built" the strip into the blocks like this:
Link (http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/04/27/a-string-quilt-block-tutorial-paper-pieced-method/)
I think the inner strips between the blocks should be a bit bigger...but smaller than the quilt I posted....maybe like 1/4 inch strips??? or is that too big?
As for building the strips into the blocks....that looks hard...I thought you would just sew the blocks to the strips...but what do I know?
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this is beautiful....I like the borders around the blocks...but I think they should be thinner...I also like the idea of the 4 different fabrics in the blocks...and I know that takes a lot more work....
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2chpn9.jpg)
The quilt you posted would be easier than the strippy quilt. I actually think the width of the white fabric would be perfect if you had a white border on the outside. The blocks would appear to be "floating".
The fabric in that quilt is the same fabric as the first quilt I posted (the baby quilt I made for the wife of a guy who works for my husband).
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The amount I stated was not really including much of a profit (if any at all if you consider my time as money). I seriously don't think many people would pay that for a quilt like what I make considering they are very "mod" and not heirloom like. I can see paying that for an antique quilt.
Today's mod is tomorrow's heirloom...you don't give yourself enough credit girl....Deb may be on to something here....you can even sell them online, especially if you custom make them to a client's preferences...kinda like what you're doing for me...I can be your guinnea pig...lol
I wouldn't be so sure there wouldn't be a market for custom made quilts....things like this usually work by word of mouth. But I know there is a lot of work involved if you go into a business like this...it's a huge undertaking...but you can start small.
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The quilt you posted would be easier than the strippy quilt. I actually think the width of the white fabric would be perfect if you had a white border on the outside. The blocks would appear to be "floating".
The fabric in that quilt is the same fabric as the first quilt I posted (the baby quilt I made for the wife of a guy who works for my husband).
Do you think this type of quilt would be easier on the eye than the strippy quilt? I like both of them...the strippy quilt is alot more detailed though.
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I'm officially very confused....
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I think the inner strips between the blocks should be a bit bigger...but smaller than the quilt I posted....maybe like 1/4 inch strips??? or is that too big?
As for building the strips into the blocks....that looks hard...I thought you would just sew the blocks to the strips...but what do I know?
If you look at the link I posted that shows you how to make the blocks you will see that a block is not really a "block. One half of the block is actually a quarter of the "block" in the quilt. The white strip will run down the middle of the block. It's hard to explain to people who don't make quilts.
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Today's mod is tomorrow's heirloom...you don't give yourself enough credit girl....Deb may be on to something here....you can even sell them online, especially if you custom make them to a client's preferences...kinda like what you're doing for me...I can be your guinnea pig...lol
I wouldn't be so sure there wouldn't be a market for custom made quilts....things like this usually work by word of mouth. But I know there is a lot of work involved if you go into a business like this...it's a huge undertaking...but you can start small.
Check out etsy.com they have a ton of quilts listed and for not very much. They are mainly lap size quilts but still....they aren't making anything.
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Do you think this type of quilt would be easier on the eye than the strippy quilt? I like both of them...the strippy quilt is alot more detailed though.
Either of them would look great. I like them both. What ever you want it fine with me.
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Today's mod is tomorrow's heirloom...you don't give yourself enough credit girl....Deb may be on to something here....you can even sell them online, especially if you custom make them to a client's preferences...kinda like what you're doing for me...I can be your guinnea pig...lol
I wouldn't be so sure there wouldn't be a market for custom made quilts....things like this usually work by word of mouth. But I know there is a lot of work involved if you go into a business like this...it's a huge undertaking...but you can start small.
Yes...stop selling yourself short BEG!!!
It's not an heirloom when you make it....it becomes an heirloom with time!
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Yes I see. It is like the other strippy quilt I posted above with the blocks framed only that was using the Amy Butler pattern and adding a twist to it. I can do that. I will mock up a few and we can see how wide you want the solid color to be.
That is how I picture my quilt to look...only with the blush fabric.
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Either of them would look great. I like them both. What ever you want it fine with me.
Ok, so let's stick with the strippy quilt in Blush with the thin solids around the blocks and a thicker solid to frame. Basically as I stated above...I really like that quilt....I love the colors too, but the Blush would work better for a little girl.
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Uh...maybe I was thinking too low.... :uhsure:
From http://quiltmasters.net/market.htm
(http://quiltmasters.net/quilts/blue-const-quilt-tmb.jpg)
Size: 39" x 51" (Larger View)
Pinwheel star design in an unexpected arrangement creates eye-catching effect. Quilted with metallic thread and sparkly border fabric. $350
(http://quiltmasters.net/quilts/bluework-quilt-tmb.jpg)
Size: 72" x 94" (Larger View)
Redwork-inspired design beautifully executed in rich blue and yellow tones with floral details is sure to brighten any decor. $1150.
(http://quiltmasters.net/quilts/leaves-quilt-tmb.jpg)
Size: 74" x 92" (Larger View)
Fall-themed quilt design with metallic thread. Delicately hand-painted leaves adorn the center of every block. $1400
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BEG.....I changed my mind(don't kill me)...instead of the strippy quilt....let's go with this one instead. I think it looks easier on the eye...especially for a bedroom...I like the white between the blocks and a white border around the quilt idea better..also with the okra boxes this one has......I just love this one!
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2chpn9.jpg)
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Ahem...... I rest my case....check out the prices on this one!
http://www.pamsquiltedmemories.com/quilt_pricing.htm :o :o :o
forget going out and making friends in California, BEG....make quilts!!!!!
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Uh...maybe I was thinking too low.... :uhsure:
From http://quiltmasters.net/market.htm
(http://quiltmasters.net/quilts/blue-const-quilt-tmb.jpg)
Size: 39" x 51" (Larger View)
Pinwheel star design in an unexpected arrangement creates eye-catching effect. Quilted with metallic thread and sparkly border fabric. $350
(http://quiltmasters.net/quilts/bluework-quilt-tmb.jpg)
Size: 72" x 94" (Larger View)
Redwork-inspired design beautifully executed in rich blue and yellow tones with floral details is sure to brighten any decor. $1150.
(http://quiltmasters.net/quilts/leaves-quilt-tmb.jpg)
Size: 74" x 92" (Larger View)
Fall-themed quilt design with metallic thread. Delicately hand-painted leaves adorn the center of every block. $1400
They can price them how ever they want but how many will sell? I personally like the one in the middle, the other two not so much. The scalloped edge is hard to bind. I still wouldn't pay the price for that quilt but that is just me. The yellow one has embroidery in the middle squares. The one on the bottom has hand painted squares. That is why they are so much.
This quilt here is the same style I make when I make quilts for charity (through a non profit place that makes quilts for kids with cancer). It is so easy to make. It would take me about a day from start to finish if I quilted it on my quilting machine. If I tie it I could get it done in half the time.
(http://quiltmasters.net/quilts/trucks-quilt-tmb.jpg)
Size: 38" x 50" (Larger View)
Bold, geometric grid in bright primary colors frames a backing of big utility trucks, perfect for any power-loving boy. $250
$250? Are they friggen serious? Who would pay $250 for that quilt?
Look at the Pottery Barn (http://www.potterybarnkids.com/shop/kids/bedding/girls-quilts/) quilts. How many people would rather buy a Pottery Barn Kids quilt for $150 over that ugly quilt with the trucks?
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BEG.....I changed my mind(don't kill me)...instead of the strippy quilt....let's go with this one instead. I think it looks easier on the eye...especially for a bedroom...I like the white between the blocks and a white border around the quilt idea better..also with the okra boxes this one has......I just love this one!
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2chpn9.jpg)
With the fabric in the picture or the Daisy Chain Blush fabric? Where did you find that quilt by the way?
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With the fabric in the picture or the Daisy Chain Blush fabric? Where did you find that quilt by the way?
LINK (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J3PM1cNaWQU/SsBZ2J8H3oI/AAAAAAAABu0/dtMA0eF2iVM/s400/P9280068.JPG&imgrefurl=http://spoonfullofsugargirls.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.html&usg=__GNSa1SSBROeXx2DHHy61ibt7V3Y=&h=400&w=300&sz=20&hl=en&start=5&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=2zMBHrevc3Qf9M:&tbnh=124&tbnw=93&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dp9280068%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dstrict%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1)
I like both...
the one she used...Midwest Modern, Pink Dahlia
(http://i45.tinypic.com/29vdppz.jpg)
Or should I stick with Daisy Chain, Blush?
(http://i50.tinypic.com/1zgar1f.jpg)
Any advice? They are all so beautiful...or we can take a mix of both?? Have I gone insane?
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LINK (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J3PM1cNaWQU/SsBZ2J8H3oI/AAAAAAAABu0/dtMA0eF2iVM/s400/P9280068.JPG&imgrefurl=http://spoonfullofsugargirls.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.html&usg=__GNSa1SSBROeXx2DHHy61ibt7V3Y=&h=400&w=300&sz=20&hl=en&start=5&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=2zMBHrevc3Qf9M:&tbnh=124&tbnw=93&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dp9280068%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dstrict%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1)
I like both...
the one she used...Midwest Modern, Pink Dahlia
(http://i45.tinypic.com/29vdppz.jpg)
Or should I stick with Daisy Chain, Blush?
(http://i50.tinypic.com/1zgar1f.jpg)
Any advice? They are all so beautiful...or we can take a mix of both?? Have I gone insane?
I actually like the Midwest Modern "Orange" Dahila collection. That is the one I used in the baby quilt. You could mix the two, pick out the ones you like best.
LINK (http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/fabrics_display.php?fabric=midwest-modern&cid=31&flid=12LINK)
Here is the full line in the Pink Dahlia. I like them both
LINK (http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/fabrics_display.php?fabric=midwest-modern&cid=33&flid=12)
Personally I like the Midwest Modern fabric slightly more than the Daisy Chain. I like the blue in the Daisy Chain better than the pink I think. Although the pink is beautiful too. Man I just love all of Amy Butlers fabrics.
The good thing about the quilt you want to make is that you make it out of "charm squares". They are precut squares of the fabric and that makes it a TON cheaper. Do you have a web site you got that quilt from? I wanted to see if they mention the fabric requirements.
*Never mind I found your link
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Another question. If you go to the link and click on the link where she got the idea, that quilt is set on the diagonal. It also has a pieced boarder. I think it would look more "vintage" with an all white border then I could piece the binding in all the different fabrics (the binding is the skinny fabric that goes around the outside of the quilt) or just use the okra green color to bind it with.
I decided to just link to it HERE (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J3PM1cNaWQU/SsBZ2J8H3oI/AAAAAAAABu0/dtMA0eF2iVM/s400/P9280068.JPG&imgrefurl=http://spoonfullofsugargirls.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.html&usg=__GNSa1SSBROeXx2DHHy61ibt7V3Y=&h=400&w=300&sz=20&hl=en&start=5&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=2zMBHrevc3Qf9M:&tbnh=124&tbnw=93&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dp9280068%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dstrict%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1).
I can make the middle of the quilt and we can decide after I get that part done if you want an all white border or something else.
Here it is finished (she used green for the binding): LINK (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J3PM1cNaWQU/SsBZ2J8H3oI/AAAAAAAABu0/dtMA0eF2iVM/s400/P9280068.JPG&imgrefurl=http://spoonfullofsugargirls.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.html&usg=__GNSa1SSBROeXx2DHHy61ibt7V3Y=&h=400&w=300&sz=20&hl=en&start=5&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=2zMBHrevc3Qf9M:&tbnh=124&tbnw=93&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dp9280068%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dstrict%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1)
I LOVE IT
Oops I corrected the link. It is the one I posted earlier in the thread.
THIRD TIME A CHARM: LINK (http://spoonfullofsugargirls.blogspot.com/2009/10/midwest-modern-finish.html)
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I saw that quilt from a blogger...I didn't see where she got the pattern from.
I think out of the three fabric collections we have mentioned, I like the Midwestern Pink Dahlia with some from Daisy Chain best. I like the white she used for the borders and I also like the green cornerstones.
How many fabrics do we choose for this quilt. I'll tell you which ones I Really like...
In order..
Pink Dahlia...
2, 4,6,8
Daisy Chain Blush..
2, 4, 6, 7.
Can we do it this way?
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I saw that quilt from a blogger...I didn't see where she got the pattern from.
I think out of the three fabric collections we have mentioned, I like the Midwestern Pink Dahlia with some from Daisy Chain best. I like the white she used for the borders and I also like the green cornerstones.
How many fabrics do we choose for this quilt. I'll tell you which ones I Really like...
In order..
Pink Dahlia...
2, 4,6,8
Daisy Chain Blush..
2, 4, 6, 7.
Can we do it this way?
Can you list the names of the fabric so I can be sure that I have the right fabric? If you look at the last link I posted she doesn't have a border. I like it either way.
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Another question. If you go to the link and click on the link where she got the idea, that quilt is set on the diagonal. It also has a pieced boarder. I think it would look more "vintage" with an all white border then I could piece the binding in all the different fabrics (the binding is the skinny fabric that goes around the outside of the quilt) or just use the okra green color to bind it with.
I LOVE IT
Whatever you think is best....surprise me! lol...I LOVE IT too! omg...I am excited... :cheerleader:
(http://i45.tinypic.com/98zf9j.jpg)
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Here is the picture of the quilt that inspired the quilt you like. It is just the pieced quilt top and in totally different colors (and on the diagonal). My link wouldn't work I noticed.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0MyNMR5ZhwU/SP4GeesZ0nI/AAAAAAAAA-E/HyHU9X2l3MA/s1600-h/100_5700.jpg)
Dang it I can't get it to work. Try this: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0MyNMR5ZhwU/SP4GeesZ0nI/AAAAAAAAA-E/HyHU9X2l3MA/s1600-h/100_5700.jpg
*BY the way, this quilt's border is terrible....I am really mean. :p
Oh and I just noticed her squares aren't square.
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Can you list the names of the fabric so I can be sure that I have the right fabric? If you look at the last link I posted she doesn't have a border. I like it either way.
I think with this particular quilt...no border...since the blocks are the focus here....and your eye doesn't stop at a border...
Names of fabrics:
Pink Dahlia:
1.fuchsia / fresh poppies
ab-32
2.moss / nouveau trees
ab-30
3.gold / martini
ab-26
4.rust / honeycomb
ab-25
Daisy Chain/Blush
1.mosaic / rose
ab35
2.pressed flowers / rose
ab39
3.sweet jasmine / natural
ab40
4.dandelion field / rose
ab42
As for the binding...whatever you think works best, be it green or white. I'd be very happy with either...as you're working with it...you'll see which works better...
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Here is the picture of the quilt that inspired the quilt you like. It is just the pieced quilt top and in totally different colors (and on the diagonal). My link wouldn't work I noticed.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0MyNMR5ZhwU/SP4GeesZ0nI/AAAAAAAAA-E/HyHU9X2l3MA/s1600-h/100_5700.jpg)
Dang it I can't get it to work. Try this: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0MyNMR5ZhwU/SP4GeesZ0nI/AAAAAAAAA-E/HyHU9X2l3MA/s1600-h/100_5700.jpg
*BY the way, this quilt's border is terrible....I am really mean. :p
Oh and I just noticed her squares aren't square.
Ooooh...I don't like the border...or the colors...of that quilt.
For this particular quilt...no border works better...like the quilt that I chose.
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Ooooh...I don't like the border...or the colors...of that quilt.
For this particular quilt...no border works better...like the quilt that I chose.
I think an all white boarder would look good but if you want it like the one we are using for an example then that is how I will make it. I think the way the border is done in the other quilt is way too busy. To be fair to her, I think this was the first quilt she has ever made.
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I think an all white boarder would look good but if you want it like the one we are using for an example then that is how I will make it. I think the way the border is done in the other quilt is way too busy. To be fair to her, I think this was the first quilt she has ever made.
So where will the white border go? at the end of the quilt...or in the middle somewhere...I'm a bit confused as to the placement of it....
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I love the thin border you did here...I just love this quilt..the colors are so crisp...
(http://i50.tinypic.com/nosv94.jpg)
On my quilt...do you suggest something like this...or a wide border...
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I think with this particular quilt...no border...since the blocks are the focus here....and your eye doesn't stop at a border...
Names of fabrics:
Pink Dahlia:
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/fabrics/01_AB32Fuchsia_sm.jpg)
1.fuchsia / fresh poppies
ab-32
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/fabrics/02_AB30Moss_sm.jpg)
2.moss / nouveau trees
ab-30
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/fabrics/08_AB26Gold_sm.jpg)
3.gold / martini
ab-26
http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/fabrics/03_AB25Rust_sm.jpg
4.rust / honeycomb
ab-25
Daisy Chain/Blush
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/fabrics/AB35_Mosaic_Rose_sm.jpg)
1.mosaic / rose
ab35
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/fabrics/AB39_Pressed_Flowers_Rose_sm.jpg)
2.pressed flowers / rose
ab39
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/fabrics/AB40_Jasmine_Natural_sm.jpg)
3.sweet jasmine / natural
ab40
(http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/images/fabrics/AB42_Dandelion_Rose_sm.jpg)
4.dandelion field / rose
ab42
As for the binding...whatever you think works best, be it green or white. I'd be very happy with either...as you're working with it...you'll see which works better...
I added the fabrics and I'm not sure they work together. What do you think? Let me see what I can come up with.
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Let me see what I can come up with.
OK...and I think you're right..the daisy chain fabrics just don't work well with the midwestern swatches...and I think I like the midwestern more....
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So where will the white border go? at the end of the quilt...or in the middle somewhere...I'm a bit confused as to the placement of it....
Ok go to the Amy Butler site and click on the patterns. Click on the strippy quilt you originally wanted. Scroll down to the bottom and look at the 2nd version of the quilt with the white border. It is "color story #2. That will show you what an all white boarder would look like. It would really stand out with the white between the blocks.
I would post a link but it is a PDF file.
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Here is the original quilt you wanted to do with the white between each square with a white border.
I think the white part is a little on the large side though. Also look at the binding, I think it is pieced with all the left over fabrics (you don't have to buy extra fabric for the binding that way).
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J3PM1cNaWQU/SnuK86aJhsI/AAAAAAAABnk/Eaq2-8Eyq7w/s1600-h/top.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J3PM1cNaWQU/SnuJ7yUY8eI/AAAAAAAABnE/qH9_USUfKmI/s400/chair.jpg)
For some reason I can't get the first picture to post. Here it is: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J3PM1cNaWQU/SnuK86aJhsI/AAAAAAAABnk/Eaq2-8Eyq7w/s1600-h/top.jpg
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I love the thin border you did here...I just love this quilt..the colors are so crisp...
(http://i50.tinypic.com/nosv94.jpg)
On my quilt...do you suggest something like this...or a wide border...
Ok use your imagination here. Don't look at the fabrics and don't pay attention to the orientation of the squares or that there is no smaller green square between the other squares. Cross your eyes and see what the quilt would look like with a white border (I'm having a hard time finding an example to show you).
(http://www.originalquilts.com/images/rosenberg.jpg)
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I love the thin border you did here...I just love this quilt..the colors are so crisp...
(http://i50.tinypic.com/nosv94.jpg)
On my quilt...do you suggest something like this...or a wide border...
The two borders where what I was suggesting before but I think one white border would look better with the quilt you want. You could add a green inner border and that would look nice but I can picture that quilt you want with a white border and I think it would look fabulous.
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Ok, I see what you mean...the white border would be on the bottom, with a different color fabric binder, right? Yeah, I do like that alot! I think a thin green border (that matches the green cornerstones) would look good too with the white border...like the quilt you did...(obvously not with the white)...and the binding with the left over fabric.
Ok..so that is set...
Now... which fabrics should we go with...? I suppose it is better to stick with one line...and I do like the midwestern fabric in Pink Dahlia more...
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The border would be on all four sides. I can bind it in white, I think either the green or scrappy would look great.
I like the midwestern slightly better.
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Oh shoot, I just realized there are two midwestern moderns and we're looking at two different things..
In the Midwest Modern 2, I like the orange dahlia and the sunset.
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The border would be on all four sides. I can bind it in white, I think either the green or scrappy would look great.
Right...so you can bind it whatever you think looks good....I like the idea of the "scrappy"
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Oh shoot, I just realized there are two midwestern moderns and we're looking at two different things..
In the Midwest Modern 2, I like the orange dahlia and the sunset.
We can combine the fabrics from midwest modern and Midwest modern #2 in the pink and orange. I don't like the gray with the pink in either of the midwest modern pink fabrics.
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We can combine the fabrics from midwest modern and Midwest modern #2 in the pink and orange. I don't like the gray with the pink in either of the midwest modern pink fabrics.
Sounds good to me...!