True for quilting too.
03-23-2014, 04:50 PM
#71
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My thinking on quilts I make:
The art in my quilts is the art of love. For people I love, no one else can put my love into them. The only prize I ever hope to win is a genuine smile of appreciation.
Anything that I get after that smile is a bonus.
The art in my quilts is the art of love. For people I love, no one else can put my love into them. The only prize I ever hope to win is a genuine smile of appreciation.
Anything that I get after that smile is a bonus.
03-23-2014, 05:20 PM
#72
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To give you another perspective: I was just lamenting the other day about how there are too many computer quilted quilts these days. Even Leah Day, the free motion quilting goddess is now selling her free motion designs -- as embroidery patterns. How ironic.
The imperfections in quilts make them interesting, make you want to stare at them all day, give you unexpected things to find, like the block that is accidentally upside down, the seams that are way off, the stitch in the ditch that missed, whatever. The perfection in the computerized quilts is just a tiny bit boring, all the way from the perfect stitch to the perfect circle or feather. They don't look human-made.
Figure it this way. You and I are preserving the lost art of the "hand-made" look.
One thing I noticed is that while Quilters' Newsletter and Quiltmaker are now loaded with "perfect" quilts, the art quilt magazines still feature the randomness of obviously hand-made textiles. The art world knows that imperfections make art better.
I'm not trying to put down those who make amazingly well-sewn quilts. I'm just saying that when beauty goes into a quilt, beauty will inevitably come out. And that is a function of the love and care, not the perfection of the seams, corners or quilting.
The imperfections in quilts make them interesting, make you want to stare at them all day, give you unexpected things to find, like the block that is accidentally upside down, the seams that are way off, the stitch in the ditch that missed, whatever. The perfection in the computerized quilts is just a tiny bit boring, all the way from the perfect stitch to the perfect circle or feather. They don't look human-made.
Figure it this way. You and I are preserving the lost art of the "hand-made" look.
One thing I noticed is that while Quilters' Newsletter and Quiltmaker are now loaded with "perfect" quilts, the art quilt magazines still feature the randomness of obviously hand-made textiles. The art world knows that imperfections make art better.
I'm not trying to put down those who make amazingly well-sewn quilts. I'm just saying that when beauty goes into a quilt, beauty will inevitably come out. And that is a function of the love and care, not the perfection of the seams, corners or quilting.
03-23-2014, 06:13 PM
#74
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Location: California
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I have been to many quilts shows and saw many different levels of quilts. I have a friend that enters her quilting in smaller shows/fairs/?? what ever, and she has 1st place ribbons on many of her quilts. However, she is on disability and has a lot of time to "practice." When I was out of work, I sewed almost every day. But I need to work, so when I found a job, it has gone from 8 hours a day to 10-12 hour days. I don't have the time or even the desire most days.
I don't believe this makes us terrible quilters. Your speaker is a full time quilter, as is my friend. They devote most of their time to practicing/working on their craft, and I cannot do that right now. I don't compare my work to others, because it is mine, good or bad. And if I and the person it is made for likes it, then that is all that matters.
Happy Quilting!
susan
I don't believe this makes us terrible quilters. Your speaker is a full time quilter, as is my friend. They devote most of their time to practicing/working on their craft, and I cannot do that right now. I don't compare my work to others, because it is mine, good or bad. And if I and the person it is made for likes it, then that is all that matters.
Happy Quilting!
susan
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