tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post5255803817151555056..comments2023-04-15T07:52:12.231-05:00Comments on Anita's machine quilting and frugal living: Or.... you could....Na Nahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05536204640038696190noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post-68723719724502881042009-08-16T18:38:13.681-05:002009-08-16T18:38:13.681-05:00I actually am going to do that with my daughters. ...I actually am going to do that with my daughters. I have a bad back and can't always quilt for others for a very long time. So I am going to teach them to quilt - some basic things for starters. And hopefully soon they can do large meanderings and simple things to take on the quilts that are easiest. I will keep a percentage of what the job is and they get to have some. By rights they should do some quilts where I get all the money for the time I take to teach them.<br>Another thing you could do is rent your machine by the hour. You would get to how others do and could decide who to take on as an apprentice by how they do on their own quiltsElainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02531235630390968795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post-2799817494253200362009-08-16T18:42:42.335-05:002009-08-16T18:42:42.335-05:00Here's what terrifies me about doing this kind...Here's what terrifies me about doing this kind of work..the customers. I'm a great quilter, but I'm terrible with people. <br><br>The anxiety would kill me. Learning to work with people of all walks of life would be the best learning skill you could teach me. <br><br>My next concern would be turning into the obnoxious business owner like I see that people turn out to be with this job. They go from being really sweet to being to busy to do anything else and you are now "in the way". Losing my friends/family to this scares me as well.<br><br>At the same time the thought of working with a beautiful long arm machine..the freedom of movement to work with designs that I cannot duplicate on a home machine, the templates, the DVDs, the books, the batting, threads, classes...<br><br>The things you could teach me that no book/dvd or self taught guessing could ever do.<br><br>There are days when I envy you.Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164286285384762770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post-22818536719157795012009-08-16T21:46:09.974-05:002009-08-16T21:46:09.974-05:00I would be worried about causingthe machine to nee...I would be worried about causing<br>the machine to need repairs. What<br>then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post-46328247649129013832009-08-17T03:16:33.581-05:002009-08-17T03:16:33.581-05:00maybe you should ask money for having an apprentic...maybe you should ask money for having an apprentice! or... go into a teaching job so you can earn money while teaching other people how to quilt with a LA machine... doing what you like and getting payed for it. renting the machine sounds good to me too.... trouble with that? if the machine gets broken who is going to pay for that?!<br><br>hugs from the Netherlands<br>Winda aka DutchQ aka (*ü*)winda aka DutchQhttp://enchanted-thingies.com/wordpress/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165933559460121959.post-69468169313773965482009-08-17T11:38:18.186-05:002009-08-17T11:38:18.186-05:00Oh my. "all of the above" just reminded...Oh my. "all of the above" just reminded me why i REALLY need to reduce the quilts i take in for customers. I HAVE a LIFE, but "life" often gets set aside for customer quilts. or LIFE will DRAMATICALLY be interrupted and you can't GET to customer quilts. You also reminded me of the HUGE investment i have in the business.<br><br>I think YOU being a TEACHER and the apprentice a PAYING STUDENT is a good idea. Yes, you know there will be the pleading to learn your skills WITHOUT the apprentice "investing" a dime. I heard long ago that IF someone PAYS for something, they are much more likely to take care of it, or, it will have MORE value to them.. So IF you take on an apprentice. MAKE SURE there is a CHARGE to THEM. and make it a HEFTY one. IF the apprentice truly wants to learn, they will pay the price. <br><br>You are "retiring" from customer quilting for a REASON. always remember that reason. YOUR TIME is of GREAT VALUE. and SO IS your EQUIPMENT. and supplies, etc etc etc.kathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09207719752112972174noreply@blogger.com