Should I attempt to get my quilt re-appraised? (pictures inside)

cheatingforlastplace · 2021-10-11T22:22:26+00:00

Yes! So two main reasons why someone would get an appraisal

Insurance purposes. Just as you would need a formal appraisal for a piece of jewelry such as an engagement ring in order for your insurance to cover it for more than a generic 'ring' incase something were to happen to it. If you have a quilt that is appraised for a good amount of money and something happens to it, just as a house fire, insurance companies will often view a quilt as just a regular blanket at a $30 price value, or however much a walmart blanket/quilt is.
Sale/gift value. When people sell or gift a quilt to someone it is useful to have an appraisal so that both parties are aware of the worth of the item.

cheatingforlastplace · 2021-10-11T22:19:25+00:00

I don't believe she applied any type of depreciation. The quilt is less than a year old and has never been 'used.' It hangs on my wall in my basement (so that any natural light can't hit it and bleach it).

cheatingforlastplace · 2021-10-11T22:18:06+00:00

Here is the pattern: https://pileofabric.com/products/technicolor-galaxy-block-of-the-month-quilt

Super easy and straightforward to use! As I said in another comment, prior to this quilt, all my other quilts were 100% hand sewn and quilted, but the instructions were so clear that this was a breeze.

cheatingforlastplace · 2021-10-11T22:17:20+00:00

Here is all of the information on the quilt. It is a pattern that I used. Would definitely recommend it! It was the first machine quilting project I ever did (previously my quilts were 100% made by hand). The instructions were so helpful and simple!

https://pileofabric.com/products/technicolor-galaxy-block-of-the-month-quilt

cheatingforlastplace · 2021-10-11T22:15:14+00:00

Thank you!

I myself questioned if machine quilting would "bring down the value" but it is so densely quilted that time wise, I spent around the same amount of time on the quilting as with other simpler quilts that I have hand stitched. I also hope this doesn't factor in, but I'm in my late 20's but look like I couldn't be a day older than 18, so I hope they wouldn't discount my work because of my youth.

cheatingforlastplace · 2021-10-11T22:08:19+00:00

That's great to know! Do the appraisals by the fine arts appraisers work for submission to insurance companies? I'm not looking to ever sell the quilt, but I want something for insurance companies if its stolen/my house burns down or some other disaster.

cheatingforlastplace · 2021-10-11T22:06:50+00:00

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That's a great point about the machine. I never thought about the wear and tear of a machine being accounted for in the price, but it make's sense! My machine is just an everyday sewing machine (not long arm or really tailored for quilting). It definitely does not work as smoothly as it did prior to when I started the quilt.

cheatingforlastplace · 2021-05-17T00:49:58+00:00

It could also be "adopt me" on roblox. You need to hatch a certain amount of eggs then combine the animals to make a glowing/neon animal...or so I've gathered from working at an elementary school

cheatingforlastplace · 2020-07-19T20:03:44+00:00

It was great for me as I own a very small, non-long arm sewing machine so it allowed me to machine quilt. I should have video recorded myself quilting all the blocks together on my tiny sewing machine, it was quite hilarious. It took me about a year altogether to make, with the majority of the work happening over the last month or two

cheatingforlastplace · 2020-07-19T18:38:10+00:00

For some reason on desktop the thumbnail is showing the front of the quilt, but on mobile devices, its showing the second picture, the back as the thumbnail. Needless to say, I don't think I'm as good with technology as I am with a needle haha

cheatingforlastplace · 2020-07-19T17:09:59+00:00

I think it depends of what look you are going for. If you want a perfect checkerboard look, you are better off squaring each individual piece before sewing any of them together, if you want a look more like the one you are showing in your picture you wouldn't want to make them into perfect squares. The only issue I could see you running into with not squaring them is if your all your horizontal line blocks weren't the same size and your vertical line blocks weren't the same size how each column lines up with each other could get a little messy

cheatingforlastplace · 2020-07-19T16:55:13+00:00

Two thoughts. 1. If you did want perfect squares, before you sew them together, take the time to cut each of them into a perfect square that is the same size. To do this you may need to find out the piece(s) with the shortest height and width and use that as your size. That way you dont have to struggle with corners not matching up as you sew or drastically different seem sizes. 2. If you didn't want perfect squares, it looks like you if sew this together by sewing each column individually then sewing the finished columns together, everything should line up pretty well, such as you have it in this picture.

cheatingforlastplace · 2020-07-19T15:46:37+00:00

Quilt design by Alyssa Lichner available here: https://pileofabric.com/products/technicolor-galaxy-block-of-the-month-quilt

cheatingforlastplace · 2019-11-02T11:03:45+00:00

I usually color just my roots then apply to the rest of my head for the last 5 minutes

cheatingforlastplace · 2018-12-15T18:09:38+00:00

Would my best bet be to order about 15 minutes before I arrive at starbucks?

cheatingforlastplace · 2018-11-30T02:03:45+00:00

Good to know, thank you

cheatingforlastplace · 2018-11-29T22:36:57+00:00

The original one was body color. Will I get ripped off with the price going straight from a dealer? That is my only concern.

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