Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd
The Quilt Police is more or less a joke, except in the case of those who show their art, and I suspect that the judges use magnifying glasses to check out every inch.
But otherwise, like the Tooth Fairy and others, the Quilt Police is a joke. Personally, if they were real I would hear them pounding on my door and my cats would hide from the screams of the sirens!!
It's your own quilts and you should do them just like YOU want, and if others don't like them, tough!! Should you make more than you want to give away to friends and family, think of children's hospitals, wounded soldiers and women and children in distress in shelters. They don't care what quilts look like, it's the warmth that matters, and in the end, that is what a quilt or lap robe is about, warmth. The love that makes it adds to its value.
Years ago my mother gave me cut squares from 4 to 12 inches that were hers and my grandmothers. Not knowing what to do with them, I seperated into size and then into alike materials. I had never made a quilt before but I jumped in with both feet. First I had to recut almost every square. Then took them all to the spare room bed and began putting them together in some sort of order. I ended up with 17 lap quilts. I quilted them by just running straight stitching here and there. I found thick blankets and flannel sheets at the Salvation Army. When done I took them to two different nursing homes. That year I also had an abundant amount of yarn so made 14 lap afghans. When I delivered them to the nursing homes, they were very greatful. I got cards from the Administration of the homes and thanked me. I found no Quilting Police outside my door when I got home. I really enjoyed the project.
Rita