Our good friends, Mike and Vicki Shetter of Soft Scrap, LLC, brought this quilt to us and we just had to share its story. You might recognize Mike and Vicki from quilt shows all over the U.S. as they have spent many years travelling the country selling EQ products at shows. They give awesome demonstrations of EQ8 and create so many incredible things with EQ Inkjet Fabric.
If you’re going to Houston Quilt Festival, stop by their booth #801!
Back to the quilt…
Living in New Bern, NC, Mike and Vicki were one of the many people affected by Hurricane Florence in September. See below for some photos of the damage after the SIX-FEET of water had moved out.
One of the many things left damaged was a plastic tub containing a quilt.
This particular quilt was made in 2007 featuring photos printed on EQ Inkjet Fabric (the 283-thread count “Satin”, to be exact!). Vicki says the photos were printed using an Epson Workforce 635 printer with Durabright Ink. For 5 years, the quilt was used to show off the fabric’s photo quality in dozens of quilt shows all around the United States. In 2012, it was placed in storage.
Sadly, during the hurricane, water had gotten inside the plastic tub. The quilt was immersed in floodwaters for SIX DAYS!
In an effort to salvage the keepsake, Vicki washed the damaged quilt with other clothes in a normal wash cycle using warm water, detergent and a little Pine-Sol to hopefully remove the mold. Believe it or not, it worked! The quilt came out looking (almost) as good as new! Check out the photos below to see how great it looks.
Mike and Vicki are taking the quilt to the Houston Quilt Festival. If you’re going, ask to see it in their booth #801!
Again, if you’re attending Houston Quilt Festival, stop by the Soft Scrap booth #801. This will be Mike and Vicki’s last show as vendors. They hope to continue to travel and teach about the use of printable fabric and EQ but have announced their retirement from vending. The Electric Quilt Company would like to express our sincerest THANK YOU for their support at so many quilt shows over the years. We wish them a long and happy retirement!…………………(with no more hurricanes!)
Mike and Vicki Shetter of Soft Scrap, LLC.
10-17-2018
3:54 pm
Mike and Vicki have been long-time friends of mine since before they associated with EQ. I was very worried about them and their house during the hurricane, since I knew they were on the road and their house was at Ground Zero for Hurricane Florence. Due to proactive planning in the reconstruction of their house a couple of years ago, they sustained minimized damage. The story of this quilt is proof of their resilience. Mike and Vicki are on top of this and will carry on with fortitude and a great sense of humor. I’ll be visiting with them in Houston. Can’t wait to give them an encouraging hug. I’m so glad to know that in “retirement” they will continue to demo and teach. They are valuable resources for EQ! Love to you both. Barb
10-18-2018
11:58 am
Mike and Vicki are fabulous ambassadors for EQ!! Friendly, gracious, and helpful – enjoyed meeting them at the AQS Grand Rapids show this year.
Wishing them all the best, and many thanks for their help!
08-31-2020
9:17 am
I met you in Houston years ago! I have a group of pictures that I need to have printed on fabric for a family crazy quilt. Do you still do that beautiful work?
08-31-2020
9:18 am
Are you still copying photographs onto fabric.????????
01-09-2021
12:35 pm
I am going to try to print. Photos a
Onto ink jet printable fabric, I did this once I purchased a pillow but now I have this book telling. Me how to do this,I am not sure what working. With. Mattes means,,the pillow. Came out fine but I think I can. Do. Better with some of the advice you can give me this book is called Grandma attic this is also about. Doing. This onto picture. frame. .
02-21-2021
5:39 pm
I met you both in January 2015, so impressed with what you could do on the EQ printables inkjet fabric sheets, especially the Premium cotton satin. Just used my last one and was able to order more of these. I tried to reach Mike and Vicki Shetter on their web site but it no longer exists. Glad to hear you are retired. You both made such a great impression on both my sister and me as well. Take care and be safe and enjoy this life.