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Post by gale w on May 7, 2018 8:09:13 GMT
I swear I'm so over the quilting board. I don't even know why I go there anymore but it's the most active one I can find. A few months ago I posted asking about cotton batting with scrim. There were a few replies but then it pretty much died. Then today someone from the hobbs batting company replied on the thread and poof-my post is deleted and I get a freaking reprimand from the power hungry jerks at the board, directing me to their giant list of rules. I didn't break a single one and how the hell is it my fault a company rep decided to reply? I asked why it was deleted but I'm sure I'll get some kind of points or demerits or something for being such a problem member. So anyway, what other boards are there?  |
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camcas
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Post by camcas on May 7, 2018 9:18:19 GMT
Why not start one here...lots of peas are quilters I am sure ,me included
I am sure the power of the peas could solve most issues
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froggyscraps
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Post by froggyscraps on May 7, 2018 11:35:21 GMT
Have you looked at Missouri Star? I think they have boards.
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Post by lucyg on May 7, 2018 13:59:34 GMT
What quilting board are you talking about?
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Post by craftedbys on May 7, 2018 14:36:27 GMT
I, for one, would love a quilting board. I am a member of the Acuquilt Facebook group, but it's either "look at the queen size quilt I just cranked out in two days on my expensive ass longarm machine" or "I am really new to quilting and just dropped all this money to get this cutter, now what do I do?"
There is no search option. So there are countless messages on the same topic. Nice place to share but not much "getting to know you", iykwim.
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IAmUnoriginal
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Post by IAmUnoriginal on May 7, 2018 14:56:44 GMT
The forums over at Missouri Start Quilt Co are pretty active. There are a lot of good groups on Facebook. Just Us Quilters and Quilting with Precuts are both very active and great about answering questions.
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Post by schizo319 on May 7, 2018 15:22:32 GMT
I'm a member of a Facebook group called Quilting Space. It has 71K members and is pretty active. The moderator apparently runs a clickbait site where they link to free patterns through a different website (I just google the pattern name if I'm interested instead of clicking the links), but otherwise it's fine, there are lots of levels of quilters from beginners to super professional long-armers, I've gotten some really great advice there.
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NoWomanNoCry
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on May 7, 2018 15:44:52 GMT
I, for one, would love a quilting board. I am a member of the Acuquilt Facebook group, but it's either "look at the queen size quilt I just cranked out in two days on my expensive ass longarm machine" or "I am really new to quilting and just dropped all this money to get this cutter, now what do I do?" There is no search option. So there are countless messages on the same topic. Nice place to share but not much "getting to know you", iykwim. You are search specific topics in FB groups..you just go into the group itself then go up to your search bar and type in whatever topic you're looking for and it will pull it up for that group. |
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Post by gale w on May 7, 2018 17:19:32 GMT
thanks everyone. They undeleted my thread but never told me why they thought they needed to delete it in the first place. I really hate overmoderated forums. I'll check out the others.
eta: they had deleted the company rep's post so apparently that was the nail. But I quoted it before it was deleted so the post is still there in my quote. lol
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Post by gale w on May 7, 2018 17:45:01 GMT
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Post by gale w on May 7, 2018 17:56:34 GMT
I went to register at msqc and it turns out I was already a member and posted in the forum a few times. The last time I posted was 3 yrs ago. I have no memory of any of this.
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Post by lucyg on May 7, 2018 18:22:38 GMT
I went to register at msqc and it turns out I was already a member and posted in the forum a few times. The last time I posted was 3 yrs ago. I have no memory of any of this. I’m so glad to hear I’m not the only one! ha |
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Post by craftedbys on May 7, 2018 18:32:38 GMT
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Post by gale w on May 7, 2018 18:49:47 GMT
A few years ago the quilting board changed board software. Some members had genuine problems with it and the forum mods and admins were complete jerks to them, telling them if they didn't like the changes, they could just leave, they weren't wanted anyway, etc. It was brutal. And one of the changes was a bright white background that would have been hard on just about anyone's eyes. I think a lot of people abandoned ship over that.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 7, 2018 18:56:15 GMT
I only got halfway thru reading all those rules- what CAN be posted might have been a shorter list!! |
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Post by gale w on May 7, 2018 18:59:27 GMT
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 7, 2018 19:33:42 GMT
I can't read that one, unfortunately- it looks like you might have to log in to read it? but if they get hand-slappy about all the things they've listed, I can just imagine what the rules for selling are.
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Post by gale w on May 7, 2018 22:19:19 GMT
Here's a copy/paste of just the prices section. The entire thing is about 5x this long. I'm not kidding.
PRICES
This is a Thrift Shop/Yard Sale. Prices cannot be set at retail or for profit.
1. The absolute maximum for brands sold exclusively or primarily in Local Quilt Shops (LQS) or the online equivalent is $6 per yard.
2. Brands available in chain stores and/or from discount outlets cannot be priced higher than $5 per yard.
3. If there is no manufacturer information on the selvages, the most you can charge is $2.50 per yard. (exception for batiks. max price is $6 per yard.)
4. Non-fabric items cannot be priced higher than 60% of current retail.
Do not look for the highest price you can find on the internet.
Look for the lowest price you can find and discount from there.
5. Precuts - whether cut from your stash or commercially packaged - must be priced according to the number that can be cut from a single continuous yard. (for example: we can get approximately 56 5" squares from the average yard of fabric, 14 2-1/2" WOF strips from a yard, etc.) Obviously, you are free to price these items for less than the maximum allowed, but you cannot charge more.
6. Blocks, unfinished tops and similar items: price cannot exceed 1/2 cent per square inch of surface. Labels and embroidered squares are included in this category. Obviously, you are free to price these items for less than the maximum allowed, but you cannot charge more.
7. Finished quilted items cannot be priced higher than 1.5 cents per square inch of surface if they include batting. If there is no batting, the price cannot exceed 1 cent per square inch of surface. Obviously, you are free to price these items for less than the maximum allowed, but you cannot charge more.
8. "Vintage", "Antique", "Collectible", and similar adjectives are not relevant here for the purpose of pricing.
9. The item price and shipping/postage must be stated separately. Postage/Shipping must be actual cost or less. You may not pad shipping/postage costs with convenience surcharges.
10. Sellers are responsible for all fees (including, but not limited to PayPal, Google Checkout) except actual cost of posting/shipping. Sellers must not ask buyers to select the “gift†option when using PayPal (or similar options in other services).
11. Sellers cannot insist on cash payment, state a preference for cash, or hint at a preference for cash. Buyers cannot press sellers to accept cash payment.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 7, 2018 22:30:32 GMT
Finished quilted items cannot be priced higher than 1.5 cents per square inch of surface if they include batting. If there is no batting, the price cannot exceed 1 cent per square inch of surface. Obviously, you are free to price these items for less than the maximum allowed, but you cannot charge more. so someone's time and skill is worth no MORE than 1.5 cents per square inch!! EVER!!   It's a wonder anyone participates on that forum at ALL- and how much free time does the person who came UP with those rules have, to have even come up with them all in the first place??!? (am I doing my math right? If I made a quilted placemat, say, that's 12x12 inches, and did VERY elaborate hand quilting on it, the MOST I could charge someone for it would be 1.5 cents x 144 square inches? so the max price allowed would be... $2.16? or is it $21.60? Either way, that's ridiculous, to put a max limit on someone's skill / time like that.) |
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Post by gale w on May 7, 2018 22:48:56 GMT
It's pretty insane. But they have a really active board so questions get answered quickly. And deleted sometimes. lol
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Post by rst on May 8, 2018 0:15:49 GMT
That board drives me insane. It's both over-moderated and under-responsive when there are legitimate issues.
I had posted some photos there, several years ago, of a quilt that is sort of my signature style. I posted this particular quilt nowhere else on the web. About a year later, I got an email from an online acquaintance letting me know that they had seen my quilt design used for mouse pads, posters, mugs, and t-shirts, congratulating me for the marketing coup. I had never released the rights for the image, and it definitely was my quilt in those photos-- it's fairly unusual. I asked the mods on Quilting board to help me ferret it out, and all I got was snide and passive aggressive feedback. I kept it respectful and professional throughout the exchanges, but ended up with a demerit for negativity, for pity's sake. They sure do like their power to give out those demerits. I've really given up on that site, but there are times when I miss having that quick feedback and knowledge base.
Last time I signed on to MSQC it was very slow -- and I feel awkward posting on a company run site when I don't buy from the site (though that didn't worry me in 2 peas days). Recently I've enjoyed Angela Walters' Free Motion Quilting challenge on FB, though I didn't keep up with it-- her sampler wasn't my style. If anyone finds a great quilt site, please share.
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Post by Basket1lady on May 8, 2018 1:59:59 GMT
Finished quilted items cannot be priced higher than 1.5 cents per square inch of surface if they include batting. If there is no batting, the price cannot exceed 1 cent per square inch of surface. Obviously, you are free to price these items for less than the maximum allowed, but you cannot charge more. so someone's time and skill is worth no MORE than 1.5 cents per square inch!! EVER!! It's a wonder anyone participates on that forum at ALL- and how much free time does the person who came UP with those rules have, to have even come up with them all in the first place??!? (am I doing my math right? If I made a quilted placemat, say, that's 12x12 inches, and did VERY elaborate hand quilting on it, the MOST I could charge someone for it would be 1.5 cents x 144 square inches? so the max price allowed would be... $2.16? or is it $21.60? Either way, that's ridiculous, to put a max limit on someone's skill / time like that.) You have it right. $2.16. That's nuts! Why would anyone do that? I gave up on them years and years ago. It was just too much. But then, I'm finding my local quilt shop that way. I have a whole saga about trying to get a baby quilt quilted that I won't go in to now. But I highly doubt I'll ever have them quilt another again. When did quilting get so rule oriented? |
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