rhueluna

It seems to be happening that way. I too have seen very little hand quilting. I only hand quilt mine and think they look so much more beautiful and loved than machine done everything. I noticed the big prize winners in all the quilt contests are machine quilters and the real artists have gone to the back of the bus. Also noticing that big machine manufacturers are the ones giving out the prizes. Machine work is also beautiful, but it just breaks my heart to see the quality hand quilts go down the way they seem to be. Its so much more satisfying to see the results from such a big effort. It is fun to machine quilt, but the results are less gratifying. Just my opinion, but I definitely noticed the same thing. (b) What really ruins an antique quilt top is when someone takes all that beautiful hand work and throws it on a machine to quilt it just to get it finished. Almost and insult to the person that made that quilt top. Also depends on what the quilt is for. If its and heirloom seems handwork would be more important than just a bedspread or pic nic throw.


I am now working on hand pieced, and hand quilted, all cotton butterfly quilt. I got the pattern from a picture in a book and made a pattern from it. Here is how it is going so far. I am making it in strips of 2 rows and attaching them when completed and then finishing. I hope you like it. :) :) :) :)