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Old 02-17-2011, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Cuilteanna
If you are talking about categories in a quilt show, I do think there should be separate ones for different types of quilting. If I buy a design, download it, and let the machine stitch it for me (something I do on my embroidery machine now and then), it's not the same as someone who did a similar design free motion. It might be the same pattern, but in one case there is skill in stitching it properly and in the other there is none. I wouldn't call it "cheating" though!
I agree with you. I can see the art in selecting a design, but there is also an artistic element to stitching it yourself.
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