Very interesting but true

**NanaCsews2** · 10-27-2014, 05:50 PM

To me she is a quilter who does piecework. Quite a feat in itself.

**Geri B** · 10-28-2014, 03:32 AM

...and God bless us -one and all!.....as Tiny TIm would say

**Madan49** · 10-28-2014, 04:37 AM

I think we're all fabric artists! I design my own patterns, piece my own tops, quilt my own quilts on my longarm (now that my hands no longer allow me to do the hand quilting I used to love to do), and do my own labels and binding. But I think every single stage is also done by other artists who only do one or a few of those things. And who's to say which, if any, of those is the most important? I would guess it's the thing that gives you JOY! Isn't that why we quilt to begin with??

**sherryl1** · 10-28-2014, 04:58 AM

Originally Posted by teddysmom

At our last guild meeting a new member introduced herself as a "Piecer". She said she pieces all her uilt tops and then sends them to a friend to quilt. Since she has never actually quilted a top, she said she is a piecer. If I grow a lot of green beans in my garden and then give them to a friend to can for me, am I a grower or a canner. If I piece a quilt but send it out to be quilted, I have not participated in the quilting process. I know many of you "quilters" will disagree but sitting a a field of hay does not make me a farmer but a sitter.

So what is your point?She can call herself anything she wants.With your attitude do you think she will be back to your guild?

**Sewnoma** · 10-28-2014, 05:52 AM

I think she's entitled to call herself whatever she wants, but I WOULD consider her a quilter. Why? It's right here in the initial post:

Originally Posted by teddysmom

She said she pieces all her quilt tops and then sends them to a friend to quilt.

What is she piecing? A quilt top. IMO, that makes her a quilter, even if she never "quilts" it herself. If she was piecing a patchwork skirt then sending it off to someone else to add elastic or something, I'd call her a garment maker and not a quilter. But if it's a quilt top, she's a quilter as far as I am concerned.

It does make sense to me to delineate jobs when labeling a group work quilt ("pieced by Jane Doe, quilted by Sandy Doe") but for the purposes of describing my hobby, if all I did was quilt tops, I'd still call myself a quilter.

**Onebyone** · 10-28-2014, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by sherryl1

So what is your point?She can call herself anything she wants.With your attitude do you think she will be back to your guild?

There are always a new members that joins my guild that say things that irk me but I'm sure the poster does what I do, just smile and say welcome but in her mind thinks she's nuts.

**AngeliaNR** · 10-28-2014, 07:01 AM

I consider myself a quiltmaker--people can understand that as they choose to.

**Cogito** · 10-28-2014, 07:13 AM

Of course you are all correct.

Don't be too hard on the lady though! I actually started calling myself a piecer awhile back for the same reason! I really was saying it tongue in cheek. But I do wonder why some would actually take offense at that? It never occurred to me that someone would be offended by my light hearted admission that although I had been piecing for 30 years, I had not actually ever finished a quilt! Lol. Soon to change though since I just bought a new long arm.

**PatriceJ** · 10-28-2014, 07:27 AM

Thread Title: "Very Interesting But True".

what i find to be beyond interesting is that anyone would take any sort of offense - let alone get huffy - because somebody else sees herself one way or another.

it's at least fascinating.

...but not conducive to a lighthearted consideration of the differing perspectives among those of us who work on quilts.

time to close.

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