Thread: Shocking comment

Originally Posted by jeaninmaine

Sounds different. Please try to get a picture of it, I'd love to see how it looks.

I'd love to see a picture, also.

I someday want to make an all white quilt. Perhaps the lack of color was just his preference and/or maybe he liked that he could see the quilting so well. Her quilt sounds beautiful.

Originally Posted by BellaBoo

My adult DDs will say why did you pick that fabric? or that fabric looks old ladish, or I wouldn't have used those colors. But when the quilt is finished they are the first ones to say I want that!

Somewhat off topic but my DIL once told me my scent (Chanel #5) was "old lady perfume!"

Just speaks to different peoples' taste. I wouldn't take it personally. I hate yellow. Most people say, "Oh, it is so cheerful. How can you hate it?" I believe it is cheerful for them but to me it is extremely depressing. Just different tastes.

On another note, I know paper piecing is a lot of work but as a general rule I don't like the appearance of most things paper pieced. They look too choppy to me. So, I might say to someone that paper pieced a lot and finally made a 9-patch, "This is my favorite quilt you have made." My taste, not a comment on their work.

I am taking the Free Craftsy BOM club. I proudly took my blocks into a co-worker who quilts, since she had never made some of these blocks. Her comments--"I would have never used THAT color." Hurtful--yes. So I will not be showing my blocks off to her again. Yes, everyone like different things and that is what makes the world interesting. However, comments that are meant to demean (even unintentional) are not necessary. That is why I so enjoy this board....everyone is so positive and praises each other. We are special people!
All WHITE quilt---go for it!! LOTS OF CRAZY COLOR--I love it!

Originally Posted by DOTTYMO

My friend has just made a white quilt for a friend. It has no colour at all. On showing her son, 35ish his comment was" that is is the best quilt you have ever made" this was an amazing shock to her as she makes very colourful quilts. All the ladies in out group like it and the skill at it was done with the 10 minute blocks but disliked no colour.

People are like quilts (ALL DIFFERENT KINDS). Some people LOVE lots of colors etc., but others like simple (styles or colors). This is part of being a quilter (some times we make quilts we like and other times we make quilts that some one else will like), just remember it takes ALL KINDS. I'm sure the quilt is lovely.

Originally Posted by vivnme

I would love to see the finished project. Sounds kind of neat. Does anyone have any quilts done with one color?

Summer before last I make a quilt with various neutrals from very light beige to a darker tan. I'm not sure if that's what you mean by one color or not. http://knitnoid.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/nstdone.jpg Then there is the blue applecore quilt I made for my husband http://knitnoid.files.wordpress.com/...applefront.jpg and the blue row quilt I gave my brother and his wife http://knitnoid.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/rowquiltdone.jpg. There is a pink quilt too, but I'm not finding a picture of it at the moment. Seems like I made a couple more blue quilts. I had to use up all that blue fabric from the applecore quilt.