Thread: Longarm quilting is not cheating

Originally Posted by jgriinke

That reminds me of the story about the woman who, when she made a roast for dinner, before she put the meat in the roasting pan - she cut off the ends of it. When her daughter asked why she did that, she answered, "That's what my Mother did." So, when the daughter was at Gramma's house, she aske Gramma, "Why do you cut the ends off the meat before you put it in the pan?" Gramma answered, "Because it didn't fit in the pan."

So, what I'm saying is, that was how some were taught to do it, doesn't mean we have to do it that way forever!
We are always learning and discovering new things everyday. No reason not to learn and try the new stuff.

I heard that story ages ago about a ham. tee hee.

My mother often told me I dont quilt. Which would hurt me or make me mad, depending on the day. Well, she quilted a few quilts, and liked to do pillows. Today....I am making quilt number 98 and 99 for my mother's twin great granddaughters Due to be born the end of May.
RIP Mother.

I wouldn't be too hard on her. I am sure that she, at 80, is probably rather set in her ways. Just be glad that you never had the opportunity to meet and be offended by my mother, the equal opportunity bigot. I think I was the hardest for her to take, lol....I insisted on being Native American, and God Help Us, that would never do, lol. How she managed to not be, when the rest of the family is????? But that was her, and she could offend you within moments of meeting you, and feel pleased with herself for having done it. I suspect this woman was serious, tho....and shocked at what has happened to quilting, as she has always known it. I'm glad you did not give her grief.

I bought a really nice vintage "utility" quilt at a yard sale, brought it home and washed it, since it had been tossed on the ground to keep other items dry. (Really, what are some people thinking? Well, actually, I happen to know that this woman was getting rid of stuff from the first wife, lol....even tho this was made by the grandmother of same). It's a wonderful quilt, and I use it every day. I have a cousin (or two, lol) who have been quilting for ages, and when I told her that there was one square that needed replaced, because the tear in it was too big to repair, she told me that if I used any current fabric, I ruined the "vintage" age of the quilt. I figure that the quilt doesn't care, I am certainly happy with the piece I added, and there hasn't been one quilt police come to the door to arrest me, lol. I wonder if I am going to ruin my nice machine sewn quilt when I repair it by hand?

Originally Posted by auniqueview

I bought a really nice vintage "utility" quilt at a yard sale, brought it home and washed it, since it had been tossed on the ground to keep other items dry. (Really, what are some people thinking? Well, actually, I happen to know that this woman was getting rid of stuff from the first wife, lol....even tho this was made by the grandmother of same). It's a wonderful quilt, and I use it every day. I have a cousin (or two, lol) who have been quilting for ages, and when I told her that there was one square that needed replaced, because the tear in it was too big to repair, she told me that if I used any current fabric, I ruined the "vintage" age of the quilt. I figure that the quilt doesn't care, I am certainly happy with the piece I added, and there hasn't been one quilt police come to the door to arrest me, lol. I wonder if I am going to ruin my nice machine sewn quilt when I repair it by hand?

Sounds about like my sis one Christmas. I had received a very nice Lenox teapot. My sis cautioned me about making sure I took good care of all the paperwork "for the future".

Well, this teapot's future is holding tea------------period!

I have to commend you for doing it yourself - good for you - she's just one fish in the pond - the rest of us all admire you!