who mazde the rules
#21
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Dallas area, Texas, USA
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This reminds me of the old story of the newlywed who cut her ham in half before putting it in the oven. The husband asked her why, and she said, "I don't know - that's how mom did it." So they asked her mom, and she said, "I don't know, that's how my mom did it." So they asked the grandmother, and she said, "Because that's the only way it would fit in the little oven I had years ago."
I have to admit I have a lot of trouble following rules that make no sense. I suspect that in hand quilting, if the threads cross they can abrade against each other each time someone tugs on the quilt and especially in the wash, and it might weaken the work. Things that are closely machine quilted probably do not have this issue. It's a tradition that is still followed today, but only for certain patterns. If you have someone nearby, you could test this by cutting two lengths of thread, holding them taut and rubbing one against the other in one spot. Maybe they would break in that area sooner than they would break anywhere else along the length of thread. I don't know - just guessing.
I have to admit I have a lot of trouble following rules that make no sense. I suspect that in hand quilting, if the threads cross they can abrade against each other each time someone tugs on the quilt and especially in the wash, and it might weaken the work. Things that are closely machine quilted probably do not have this issue. It's a tradition that is still followed today, but only for certain patterns. If you have someone nearby, you could test this by cutting two lengths of thread, holding them taut and rubbing one against the other in one spot. Maybe they would break in that area sooner than they would break anywhere else along the length of thread. I don't know - just guessing.
#23
I might start off stippling, but end up meandering. Wish I was perfect, but alas, I am only human. That was very rude of her. I just found some pieced cat blocks that are going to have their ears and tails clipped, but I don't think my granddaughter is going to complain. :lol:
#25
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: S IL
Posts: 171
I started quilting about 20 years ago. That was one of the rules I was "taught" when machine quilting. I got over it.
My Granny always told me "you have to change with the times or get left behind."
Guess that quilt cop got left behind!
My Granny always told me "you have to change with the times or get left behind."
Guess that quilt cop got left behind!
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