rowena muller the sweet lady was wonderful.. she is not here anymore she died. Last month ... she would bring me 3 quilts every other month... it’s a blessing to see her piecing being ill and old age.. that’s why I would try to make her quilts as pretty as I could.. I wanted her to be proud of all her work even if it wasn’t perfect...
She was an elderly lady.. she was home bound with health issues.. she isn’t here now but it was a blessing to quilt more than 100 quilts of hers..I was so blessed to know her.. I really appreciate your comment.
Fantastic video and lesson! I saved a quilt thanks to you, Lorena! I am learning to quilt the borders on my long arm and turned the quilt and the edges got a bit wonky. However, thanks to your lesson here I fixed it!
Have you ever given a quilter their quilt back to fix (so they can learn) or just take those seams out for them and made that easier to quilt? I am amazed what you have to "fix" I would not have the patience !!!
Most of the time I just fix . By the time I find out there is a problem I have already quilted a row or two.. to be totally honest some clients don’t care. By the time I get it they want it done. So I just fix them the best I can and iron ..
I could see the CR quilt in the promo for the video and I thought, "Did my first CR quilt make the video?" ha! No, it wasn't mine. I have to say Lorena, you did an amazing job on both of my CR quilts, but now I realize how much you had to deal with on the first one (wavy border requiring a tuck here and there). And now that I have a longarm I can appreciate what you dealt with and now how to fix those issues. Your video on how to apply borders has completely changed how I put them on now. Squaring the quilt is so incredibly important but really only one step of the process. Thanks for the tips! Oh, and what's your gild info? I'd like to attend sometime.
Power Tools with Thread I honestly don't go to a gild but sometimes I go to a longarm quilting group at memory's by the yard I think it's third Thursday of every month! They are really great lady's! Thank you for your comment!
Hi Lorena, I’m new to long arm quilting and am at the stage where I’m pulling old (aka abandoned) quilt tops out of the UFO closet for quilting practice. Today I worked on a quilt of diamond blocks that was a bias-y, stretchy mess. I loaded it thinking I’d practice an all over free motion pattern and get a dog or cat bed out of the deal. Using your techniques I was able to get it FLAT and square. I’m astonished and delighted. I learned a lot working on it and applying your tricks. Thank you so much!
I just finished making blocks for a CR quilt. The pattern didn't mention stabilizer! The only part of the bag I actually used was the four inch square with the Crown Royal embroidery letters in the center of the block. Is this going to be a problem? The quilt is a king size and it is going to be a wedding gift.
When the borders are wavy is that from cutting material wrong are sewing it wrong I never realized all the work that you have to go through When someone like me makes mistakes we do appreciate all the extra work you go through to make their “beautiful for us
Great video, thanks! Bless you for having the patience to deal with those issues. I became a MUCH better piecer once I got my longarm. Amazing how that works, isn't it?
Yes, me too. I have real Have learned a lot working on others quilts and I think it's a blessing that even with mistakes the quilts look beautiful! Thank you for your comment!
That first quilt was nothing short of miraculous! You did great! And I did a Minkie once and it did not last. The kids kept stretching it and the stitches broke.
Could you please tell us what people like being making “taps can do to avoid these issues to make your job a little easier great job you’re really good at what you do
wow, that was a work out. I inherited a vintage quilt top that was so off. I starch it heavily. The triangles on the top and side were cut with the bias on the outside. I cut foundation pellon 1/4 inch strips and to re-inforce the outside edge and borders.
Wow Lorena you are Awesome. I so enjoyed watching your video .What do you call yourself as to the work that you do ? A quilt fixer ? There has to be a title because you know your stuff ! Loved your machine you use also .You are a Professional definately and know what your doing .Do you have your own business if so what is it called ? Also what state do you live in ? You give me courage to try to fix my little mess ups on my first quilt and there's a lot lol, I did not know I could fix them.I always wanted to try making one again but just didn't. I wish you were my sister I would be over everyday watching you and learning all that I could 😊God bless you and thank you so much for sharring the wonderful video of knowledge.I truely learned alot You are a sweet heart 💜🙏
thank you so much for being so kind. I live in Texas. My business is called Lorena's and I have an on line business called athreadofscarlet.com and a blog athreadofscarlet.net. I work from home...AI would love to be your sister..
Are all these wavy borders bc the quilt blocks were never squared up as the quilt was made and then the quilt was not squared up before it came to you?
yes.. some of my client are real old ladies but I love them. The lady who brought this quilt to me died and so happy that she got some of her quilts done.
I'm curious about what batting are you using that can be ironed? Or low temp? I ironed the binding back on some Hobbs 80/20 once and felt like it melted some of the loft out of it. I just discovered your channel and am enjoying it - watching the gadget video right now.
Wonderful video. I sure appreciate the love you put into your quilting. Are you in business? I would like your contact information.Thank you so much for sharing all you do.
Lorena, love your videos! Have you had formal long arm training, or are you self taught? I just recently bought my first long arm and am in the process of learning my machine and hoping to do quilting for others at some point. So far, I'm self taught.
so when you find quilts that are simply done badly, to you talk with the client about how to do it better? do you add to the pre-quoted cost if you spend another hour or more preparing the quilt for quilting? I'll never quilt, but I do blankets with borders and such and have learned a lot from you already. But yikes....some of the repairs you're doing!!!
Joyce Judd No, I don’t add to the cost! I feel it’s the part of quilting! More than you know I have more quilts in this condition than I do perfect quilts! I feel it’s part of the job and my fee has that in mind. Many of my clients are elderly and I really Just st want to encourage them to be productive and creative and many times I don’t even tell them what was wrong but tell them how wonderful their quilt turned out.
