Originally Posted by bearisgray
I suppose if one were "really" into "made from scratch" quilting -
- one should grow one's own cotton
- spin the thread
-weave the threads into cloth
- maybe build a spinning wheel and loom in here someplace
- forge a needle
- create a scissors
- spin some thread for sewing
- totally avoid any man-made fibers for batting/wadding
Guess one could go on and on from here.
Maybe the term should/could be "custom made" or "one of a kind made" ???
exactly!!!!
its a slippery slope that the purist live on that can very easily be pointed out that technology has always been involved in quilt making.
from the day of the cave man we have been forging tools to make coverings for the human form.