Thread: Longarm quilting is not cheating

I am sorry she was so rude to you....you kept your cool and said nothing, which is way more than I could have done....people (in general) have a hard time with change and will resist until they absolutely have to change.....complaining the entire way....I would guess that were she to ever try quilting with a LA, she would be thrilled and amazed at what she could do, quickly becoming an advocate of machine quilting....I love what can be done on a LA and am very jealous of those who do.....one of these years I will find the room and $$$ for a LA.

Be proud of yourself for saying nothing!!!!

I bet she thinks using a rotary cutter is cheating as well. If not... then its always interesting what "new" gadgets some will use but still claim to be "pure".
If it is indeed cheating just throw me in with the rest , as I will have lots of great company!

Yikes. I think I would have had to tell her to get back on her meds pronto. I hear Lithium is great for quilting police disorder.

Seriously, who says that to a complete stranger. It still blows mind my that people think that they can say what ever they want with out regard to what their comment could mean to someone. I am assuming that since she is in her 80's she is stuck in her ways and not embracing new technology. in 50 years someone will say the "future method" is cheating b/c the long arm is the only way. Sorry you had this experience

We don't build a fire to toast our bread, we don't mind electric windows, need I go on? LA quilting is a skill. You don't just walk up to one and wala presto beautiful quilting. It takes practice and lots of it. I know, I teach LA quilting. She just doesn't understand. Even in my grandma's day there were critics, how many stitches can you get on your needle at one time? If you got two or twelve, is the quilt any less quilted? I don't think so. Put your headphones back on and quilt and rock on!