Originally Posted by paloma
i do not under material snobs ,just because you can afford the high end ,i think it is great that they quilt ,back in the day a lot of people used left overs or thingsthat were still good in spots and the funny most people would give a nice peice of change to own one let be said i wouldnot asnoot to aquire my old quilts
Well, perhaps this is reverse snobbery in a way.
Do you still card your own batts like "they did in the old days"? "Does your tomato taste better because you dig your row with a stick than mine with a tiller?"
Old ways are not necessarily better, nor are new ways the best. Quilting for need and quilting for art are two different things, and people use different supplies for each, perhaps. When quilters are trading, gifting, or doing specific group projects, the supplies need to be defined so that the work of each is comparable to the next person and the finihsed product is standard throughout.
There's room and value in the work for all of us, I doubt any of us are denying that.
Jan in VA