Computer quilting
11-07-2014, 12:49 PM
#11
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This argument could go back to hand piecing vs.machine piecing. Is it not a quilt if it is machine quilted? How many of us would be quilting if we didn't have our wonderful machines? If an artist draws on a computer is it not art? If you don't like a certain technique then pass on it. But others may like it just fine. IMHO it is all beautiful.
11-07-2014, 12:52 PM
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I don't care to get into computer quilting myself but I understand many enjoy doing it.
Just like some people hand quilt instead of machine quilt. Also, some people think "real" quilts have to be hand-pieced not machine pieced.
Just like some people hand quilt instead of machine quilt. Also, some people think "real" quilts have to be hand-pieced not machine pieced.
11-07-2014, 12:56 PM
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I know there is skill involved but I don’t care for computerized quilting or machine embroidery. I can see why someone would use these types of machines to enhance their quilts whether it is a business or private endeavor. Just not I – if I wanted my design (quilt) to be a perfect reproduction I would buy it that way not build it.
11-07-2014, 01:15 PM
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I LAQ with a computerized system. I echo what's been said, it is a different skill, it does take ample time, it's not just push a button and go. One has to build the sandwich, pick the design(s), threads, make sure everything is correct.
It's still a machine and you have to get to 'common grounds' with that machine to work flawlessly. I have spent as much as 40 quilting hours on LAQ'ing on one quilt. I could go on but you get the jest.
That said - I think every quilt show should differentiate in Computerized quilting (including those that computerize their embroidery work for the quilting process) vs hand guided LAQ vs FMQ on a DSM vs hand quilting. They each require their own skill set. And any comparison of those types to each other are clearly not equal.
So let me toss this to you, only because I am curious - when you see embroidery work, do you dismiss that that has been done by a sewing / embroidery machine?
It's still a machine and you have to get to 'common grounds' with that machine to work flawlessly. I have spent as much as 40 quilting hours on LAQ'ing on one quilt. I could go on but you get the jest.
That said - I think every quilt show should differentiate in Computerized quilting (including those that computerize their embroidery work for the quilting process) vs hand guided LAQ vs FMQ on a DSM vs hand quilting. They each require their own skill set. And any comparison of those types to each other are clearly not equal.
So let me toss this to you, only because I am curious - when you see embroidery work, do you dismiss that that has been done by a sewing / embroidery machine?
11-07-2014, 02:33 PM
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This seems to be a touchy subject and I don't think that was the intent of the original question. There is always going to be different ways to get to an end result.
We all have our likes and dislikes. I didn't agree with the assumption that one method required less skill than another.
You can be a terrible hand quilter as much as a terrible computerized quilter!
Every method has a skill level needed to achieve a masters hand. It all takes practice.
I have frogged more computerized quilting than hand quilting or freemotion quilting. So not really perfect al the time. There is a lot of work and practice that goes I into making it look that way.
As we evolve in our craft we change what we like or dislike at that time. At least that is how it works for me.
I think all art is beautiful and I appreciate how much time it takes to master any tool or technique.
We all have our likes and dislikes. I didn't agree with the assumption that one method required less skill than another.
You can be a terrible hand quilter as much as a terrible computerized quilter!
Every method has a skill level needed to achieve a masters hand. It all takes practice.
I have frogged more computerized quilting than hand quilting or freemotion quilting. So not really perfect al the time. There is a lot of work and practice that goes I into making it look that way.
As we evolve in our craft we change what we like or dislike at that time. At least that is how it works for me.
I think all art is beautiful and I appreciate how much time it takes to master any tool or technique.
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11-07-2014, 03:11 PM
#17
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I think the computerized quilting is just as beautiful as the free hand, pantograph, FMQ, or the hand quilted, it is all in what you enjoy and are able to do. Over the years I have discovered there really are no rules in quilting. It is all in the eye of the beholder and what you enjoy doing.
11-07-2014, 03:16 PM
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A month ago I would have agreed with you completely. I bought the Quilt Motion computer program for my Juki thinking "Oh how much easier and faster it will be to quilt my quilts!" I have a totally different opinion now. I ripped out almost the entire quilt and some areas twice. I just finished a quilt that if I had done all free motion would have been done days ago.
11-07-2014, 03:19 PM
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I LAQ with a computerized system. I echo what's been said, it is a different skill, it does take ample time, it's not just push a button and go. One has to build the sandwich, pick the design(s), threads, make sure everything is correct.
It's still a machine and you have to get to 'common grounds' with that machine to work flawlessly. I have spent as much as 40 quilting hours on LAQ'ing on one quilt. I could go on but you get the jest.
That said - I think every quilt show should differentiate in Computerized quilting (including those that computerize their embroidery work for the quilting process) vs hand guided LAQ vs FMQ on a DSM vs hand quilting. They each require their own skill set. And any comparison of those types to each other are clearly not equal.
So let me toss this to you, only because I am curious - when you see embroidery work, do you dismiss that that has been done by a sewing / embroidery machine?
It's still a machine and you have to get to 'common grounds' with that machine to work flawlessly. I have spent as much as 40 quilting hours on LAQ'ing on one quilt. I could go on but you get the jest.
That said - I think every quilt show should differentiate in Computerized quilting (including those that computerize their embroidery work for the quilting process) vs hand guided LAQ vs FMQ on a DSM vs hand quilting. They each require their own skill set. And any comparison of those types to each other are clearly not equal.
So let me toss this to you, only because I am curious - when you see embroidery work, do you dismiss that that has been done by a sewing / embroidery machine?
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