It's hard to believe it's been so long since I had sewing pictures and such to share. My sewing really slowed down in April & May but I did get one other quilt done - a baby clothes quilt for Bobbi Jo.
As usual, I made a rough layout, cut all the shirts, sewed it together and put it on the quilting machine.
This quilt had some really challenging clothing - especially the blue jeans and the appliques. But there was one type of clothing I've never been asked to include before...a HIDDEN shirt. It turns out that when Bobbi Jo was pregnant, her husband bought the first outfit for the baby. It was the kind of outfit that only a dad would buy - absolutely hilarious, but maybe not grandma's favorite, LOL. So she had the genius idea to hide it inside a zip up sleeper! All I had to do was figure out how to make it happen and I have to say it was pretty cool!
On the not as cool side...this quilt also had another "first" for me. After Bobbi Jo got the quilt, she was happy with the layout (and of course the hidden sleeper)...but there were a few things about the quilt that she wasn't as thrilled about. A few things that she thought seemed rushed or careless. And this was after she had been SOO patient because I got way behind during my job transition. So while it wasn't awful, she expected it to be AMAZING (which it should have been) and just got the feeling of "ok" which I'm sure was a letdown.
So why am I telling you this? Well, because I think it's important to always be open and honest. Small mistakes can happen on custom quilts but I am usually quite good at mending any small mistakes and delivering a beautiful finished product. And for Bobbi Jo - she trusted me with her daughter's clothes and she was let down a bit when it wasn't all that she hoped for. So it's time for me to slow down some more, make sure I don't feel rushed and most importantly - recommit to making sure that QUALITY is always my top priority.
So why am I telling you this? Well, because I think it's important to always be open and honest. Small mistakes can happen on custom quilts but I am usually quite good at mending any small mistakes and delivering a beautiful finished product. And for Bobbi Jo - she trusted me with her daughter's clothes and she was let down a bit when it wasn't all that she hoped for. So it's time for me to slow down some more, make sure I don't feel rushed and most importantly - recommit to making sure that QUALITY is always my top priority.
