Am I a Snob Because I Don't like Crumb Quilts

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03-04-2011, 08:21 AM

#51

diannemc

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To each his own! Like abstract art.. There is some odd art out there that sales for millions that I wouldn't give you $5.00 for..Just not my taste..I would rather have a crumb than a star quilt..I just don't like stars quilts at all..but there are some pretty ones out there!!

03-04-2011, 08:24 AM

#52

Theresa

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Originally Posted by cctx.

I may as well get slapped in the face.....but I will just keep my mouth shut.
No comment.....

Ditto.

03-04-2011, 08:25 AM

#53

Emma S

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Katfish, thanks for the link. I would love to snuggle under something like that. I have never made a crumb quilt but I am keeping my scraps and fully intend to. I think there is something satisfying about following in the footsteps of past quilters, a different time when quilting was a economical pass time and a way to give your family comfort when resources were limited.

03-04-2011, 08:25 AM

#54

sandyquilts

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Originally Posted by grugirl

I am not finding much about crumb quilts that I like at all and see them as a huge waste of time to put so many itty bitties together that make nothing cohesive anyhow. Am I a quilt snob because of this?

You might find her style of crumb sewing of interest
http://www.15minutesplay.com/

03-04-2011, 08:29 AM

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BJ SewKkrazzy

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Originally Posted by KatFish

You are not a snob because they are not your thing. I just made one. I was really trying to empty my scrap basket. I had lots of fun making it and I loved that it didn't cost me anything to make. I used scraps of batting too so it was a free quilt.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-103251-5.htm#2642724

I looked at your quilt...must admit, never heard the term crumb quilt before...but my mother-in-law made utility crazy quilts that used the same kind of fabrics...my personal preferance is a little bit of solids in between so much pattern, but that's probably because I want to embelish...here's a sample of what she had done...lots of squares, and then I put them together to make a bed quilt. It has no embroidery or other embelishing. Is this what you mean by crumb quilt?

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03-04-2011, 08:32 AM

#56

vickimc

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nope, some just like to use up everything. Its a going green idea, I think. also you dont have to by fabric.

03-04-2011, 08:35 AM

#57

BJ SewKkrazzy

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Loving any quilt is a personal choice...maybe that's why there are so many styles! each to his/her own...I can appreciate all kinds of quilts...but that doesn't mean I have the inclination to do any of them. Sane quilts intimidate me!!!! I don't have the organized mind to do all those points and lines! Crazy quilts lets me go free!!!!
It's good that we all do different things so we can share with others.

03-04-2011, 08:48 AM

#58

grann of 6

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Originally Posted by grugirl

No, I don't consider it snobbish at all. I am not too crazy about them either, but only because I have so much other fabric that needs to be used up before I go to the crumbs. I have too much trouble combining coordinated fabrics, I can't imagine myself trying to combine crumbs into something appealing.

03-04-2011, 09:15 AM

#59

lillybeck

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You are not a snob. There are patterns and fabrics that all of us do not like and if that makes a snob then I guess we are all snobs.

03-04-2011, 09:42 AM

#60

misseva

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I love crazy/strip quilts B/C I have freedom to be free!!! I've joined the Pinwheel Project that started Feb. 10th and it's the first time I've tried anything that has to match lots of points - I'm having fun - but don't know if I would do it again. I do like to sash my crazy blocks because I have trouble 'seeing' them when they all run together.