debbieumphress

Oh yeah... now I am going to take my clothes out of my washer and go to the river. SOunds fun...SO glad we have progressed. They do that with stonewash jeans still. Just saying. HUGS♥♥

Hi JIngle.....

ewecansew

|And cook on a stick over the campfire!!!!God gave somebody the ability to invent these things so we should feel free to use them as we see fit.

quilt1950

I tried to teach my kids to never say "never" and never say "always", and then realized that I wasn't following my own advice!

And if that statement doesn't make sense, I was trying to teach that there are very few absolutes in life, and they should never say that they would 'never' do something, or 'never' like something, or that something could 'never' be true. The same thing goes for 'always'.

annturley

Who CARES whether it will hold up well in 100 yrs or not? Your quilt is for you to enjoy now, because you sure won't be able to enjoy it in 2111!

BellaBoo

I've had an older lady tell me in front of a group looking at the quilt I was showing that my quilt wasn't a real quilt because it was machined quilted and she was rather superior sounding about it. Everyone got silent. I smiled and told her I only make unreal quilts. I ignored her the rest of the day.

patricej

i started to surgically edit to remove all the snarky bits.

changed my mind. i've already put in a full day at the office, and here.

let's all remember that it IS possible to express an opinion, or a counterpoint to somebody else's opinion without being nasty.

Please remember the dress code:

Plan to arrive dressed for a neighborhood block party. Please feel free to wear anything you like except the following:
-knotted shorts
-twisted knickers
-cranky pants
-sack cloth and ashes
-any variation or style of said articles of clothing

and no snooty shoes, either, please. they leave marks on the carpet.

ube quilting

I'm right there with you, linda71. Some people just limit themselves by doing this, That's okay, if they never want to be surprised at a new "anything". But please don't rain on my parade!
peace :D

as an aside, this was a livley discussion. I'm going to go try something new now!

quilt1950

You made me smile. I will keep this in mind the next time I go to a block party.

kwhite

I agree to a point. I rarely say "I always" or "I never", but I do get real heartburn when I see some of the old traditional ways being modernized to the point of becomming unrecognizable. To me quilting is a joyrney not a destination. I don't think I have the "nads" to machine quilt a hand peiced quilt top. I know it happens. I will always support your right to do so, but I don't think you will ever see that from me. And because I like the old ways best (for me) faster is not always better. I also think that our work is being devalued (not that the mainstream ever really knew what the value was) by the "faster" methods. People think we can whip up an award winning queen sized quilt in several hours, so it can't cost that much. This is just my two cents. I do try the new methods, but always seem to go back to the traditional ways. I guess I am just an old fashioned girl.

patricej

"old fashioned" keeps the traditions alive.

new methods attract new people to quilting, which will keep the art alive.

as long as the art lives, there will always be quilters who want to learn about that history. many will want to learn both old and new methods.

it's the circle of life illustrated by quilting. :-)