Machine vs Hand quilting

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12-18-2009, 11:45 AM

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Tiffany

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Originally Posted by maryb119

LOL! I bet it does drive them crazy. One pet peeve of mine is when they put a hand quilted quilt and a machine quilted quilt in the same class. The two are very different and each deserves their own class. Most shows judge them separatly but some don't. I have an idea for one of my quilt tops and I just may have to do both on it. ( I sure hope spelling doesn't count. HA HA)

I was thrilled to see that in a lot of the bigger shows they are now separating out the quilts that are done all by one person and the quilts done by someone who has sent the quilting out to be done by a professional. I have to admit it drives me a bit batty when I have a quilt I've done all on my own go up against a professional long-armer. We all know who wins that battle! :P

12-18-2009, 04:01 PM

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maryb119

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You are so right there. A professional long armer does beautiful work but I like to think we amatures do too. I do everything on my quilts like you do. I have an idea in my head how I want the finished quilt to look and I can't describe it to someone else and have it turn out the way I want it. It is great to be recognized for my effort being just one person who worked on the quilt. I do feel that when a long armer is hired, that her name should be on the quilt as well. Many times, the quilter will not mention her name. My mom is a long armer and I hand quilt. We have some qreat discussions on which is the better method. HA HA!