What do you think is the most controversial subject in quilting?
09-21-2011, 05:08 PM
#221
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Originally Posted by meemersmom
Originally Posted by JenniePenny
Since this is a topic about controversail topics, I will have to say that the two topics on this board that I now avoid are:
To pre-wash or not,
And
Fabric purchased at big box retailers or quilt shops.
Seems like they bring out the mean-ness.
To pre-wash or not,
And
Fabric purchased at big box retailers or quilt shops.
Seems like they bring out the mean-ness.
Kyia
09-21-2011, 08:22 PM
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I agree with everything that's been said, but will add a couple more I've personally seen:
Cutting on the bias for half square triangles (argument over whether it will stretch or distort if you don't)
Whether fat quarters, dimes, nickels, or fat 8ths are worth purchasing.
I posted a pic of some thread painting I had done on my LA machine (this was on Facebook), and got a nasty back about "not everyone being able to afford a machine that costs as much as a car" (which wasn't even close to the truth; the price I paid for my Avante would be only 1/2 of the cheapest car out there, and more like only 1/3 the price of most "ordinary" cars these days.) The comment hurt anyway. She didn't even look at my art work. Or, maybe she did and was secretly jealous of that too.
Some people just like stirring up trouble, and some, like the 2nd example, just can't hide their jealousy. Doesn't matter what you can do with what you have, if you own something "nice" they will be venomous toward you for it. I think some people are just MEAN and think they feel better about themselves if they've put others down, and that can extend to any element of your quilt- color, choice of design, proportion, overall size, choice of borders, quilting style, yada, yada, yada. If they can nit-pick about it, it turns controversial as other try to undo what the mean person said. Not necessarily "quilt police" as much as "mean girls".
The same mean girl said you shouldn't be making quilts for premature babies, because they can't sleep with them anyway. (She quoted some pediatric recommendation for no soft items in the crib. Funny, she completely ignored the picture of how to tuck the blanket over the baby's lower half, in conditions where a quilt or blanket is necessary.)
Cutting on the bias for half square triangles (argument over whether it will stretch or distort if you don't)
Whether fat quarters, dimes, nickels, or fat 8ths are worth purchasing.
I posted a pic of some thread painting I had done on my LA machine (this was on Facebook), and got a nasty back about "not everyone being able to afford a machine that costs as much as a car" (which wasn't even close to the truth; the price I paid for my Avante would be only 1/2 of the cheapest car out there, and more like only 1/3 the price of most "ordinary" cars these days.) The comment hurt anyway. She didn't even look at my art work. Or, maybe she did and was secretly jealous of that too.
Some people just like stirring up trouble, and some, like the 2nd example, just can't hide their jealousy. Doesn't matter what you can do with what you have, if you own something "nice" they will be venomous toward you for it. I think some people are just MEAN and think they feel better about themselves if they've put others down, and that can extend to any element of your quilt- color, choice of design, proportion, overall size, choice of borders, quilting style, yada, yada, yada. If they can nit-pick about it, it turns controversial as other try to undo what the mean person said. Not necessarily "quilt police" as much as "mean girls".
The same mean girl said you shouldn't be making quilts for premature babies, because they can't sleep with them anyway. (She quoted some pediatric recommendation for no soft items in the crib. Funny, she completely ignored the picture of how to tuck the blanket over the baby's lower half, in conditions where a quilt or blanket is necessary.)
09-21-2011, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by carolynbb
I like mayo and miricle whip. I like traditional and art quilts. I like LGS and Walmart and Joannes and hobby lobby and hancocks. I like steam and no steam. I like reading many different opinions. Sometimes I lijke adding my opinion. :)
09-21-2011, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Originally Posted by annthreecats
Have we discussed whether we should eat domestic chocolate or imported chocolate? I think a discussion on what brand of chocolate would be pretty controversial.
09-21-2011, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
Are pets allowed in your sewing area?
09-22-2011, 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by sgardner
I agree with everything that's been said, but will add a couple more I've personally seen:
Cutting on the bias for half square triangles (argument over whether it will stretch or distort if you don't)
Whether fat quarters, dimes, nickels, or fat 8ths are worth purchasing.
I posted a pic of some thread painting I had done on my LA machine (this was on Facebook), and got a nasty back about "not everyone being able to afford a machine that costs as much as a car" (which wasn't even close to the truth; the price I paid for my Avante would be only 1/2 of the cheapest car out there, and more like only 1/3 the price of most "ordinary" cars these days.) The comment hurt anyway. She didn't even look at my art work. Or, maybe she did and was secretly jealous of that too.
Some people just like stirring up trouble, and some, like the 2nd example, just can't hide their jealousy. Doesn't matter what you can do with what you have, if you own something "nice" they will be venomous toward you for it. I think some people are just MEAN and think they feel better about themselves if they've put others down, and that can extend to any element of your quilt- color, choice of design, proportion, overall size, choice of borders, quilting style, yada, yada, yada. If they can nit-pick about it, it turns controversial as other try to undo what the mean person said. Not necessarily "quilt police" as much as "mean girls".
The same mean girl said you shouldn't be making quilts for premature babies, because they can't sleep with them anyway. (She quoted some pediatric recommendation for no soft items in the crib. Funny, she completely ignored the picture of how to tuck the blanket over the baby's lower half, in conditions where a quilt or blanket is necessary.)
Cutting on the bias for half square triangles (argument over whether it will stretch or distort if you don't)
Whether fat quarters, dimes, nickels, or fat 8ths are worth purchasing.
I posted a pic of some thread painting I had done on my LA machine (this was on Facebook), and got a nasty back about "not everyone being able to afford a machine that costs as much as a car" (which wasn't even close to the truth; the price I paid for my Avante would be only 1/2 of the cheapest car out there, and more like only 1/3 the price of most "ordinary" cars these days.) The comment hurt anyway. She didn't even look at my art work. Or, maybe she did and was secretly jealous of that too.
Some people just like stirring up trouble, and some, like the 2nd example, just can't hide their jealousy. Doesn't matter what you can do with what you have, if you own something "nice" they will be venomous toward you for it. I think some people are just MEAN and think they feel better about themselves if they've put others down, and that can extend to any element of your quilt- color, choice of design, proportion, overall size, choice of borders, quilting style, yada, yada, yada. If they can nit-pick about it, it turns controversial as other try to undo what the mean person said. Not necessarily "quilt police" as much as "mean girls".
The same mean girl said you shouldn't be making quilts for premature babies, because they can't sleep with them anyway. (She quoted some pediatric recommendation for no soft items in the crib. Funny, she completely ignored the picture of how to tuck the blanket over the baby's lower half, in conditions where a quilt or blanket is necessary.)
I am really sorry to hear what happened to you about your artwork. I wish I was in a position to be able to buy ANY new machine. I work on one that is close to 35 years old, and has problems! It does not even do FMQ. I am glad you have a machine you like! I don't know this person who was unkind to you, but she might have a cell-phone growing out of her ear that she pours money into thinking it is of the utmost importance, she might be wasting money on eating out everyday, she might have one of those expensive cars that spew filth into the air that we all have to breathe, she may smoke, she may waste her money on booze or pills. She may be doing any number of things that prevent her from being able to buy the machine that you own! This "mean girl" trend we unfortunately see increasing in America is being taught through media, especially television. It has been elevated to a desirable personality trait and if you want succeed in the world, you learn it. People who are not so smart learn it and spread it. That means "nice" people are the ones taking the emotional risks because they choose not to act that way. When somebody is mean, it is a sure sign that they are insecure and not very smart.
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