Is quilting a hobby or an art?
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Is quilting a hobby or an art? In a conversation about retirement plans with a non-quilter, I mentioned that I plan on doing a degree in Fine Arts (Fabric Arts) to help me with my quilting. The utter astonishment of the non-quilter threw me for a loop. He asked why I would go to the trouble of getting a university degree “just for some old hobby.” I love traditional quilts because they comfort me, but I also like unconventional ones, having been influenced by Beth and Jeffrey Gutcheon’s The Quilt Design Workbook, published in 1976 (and even made the quilt on the cover). My question is this: do you consider quilting a hobby or an art, or both?
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Eliebelle, you've made my day!!! Thanks also to everyone who has expressed an opinion. I feel better. I know I'm in good company here (especially with you around, Eliebelle!).
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I love your answer, earthwalker! I feel that I put so much energy, effort and hard work into my on-going classes, reading, creating, etc. that it is much, much more than simply, as you say, collecting teapots (which I also love). Maybe it's about the degree of effort involved...if my hobby is simply go out and buy teapots or quilts, as much I might like them, it's not really MY work or MY creativity. The art of quilting is a LOT of work, and to become good at it takes great dedication. I personally feel that calling it a "hobby" diminishes it a bit.
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