Originally Posted by
carrieg
They have been quilting by machine for over 100 years. Used to be a sign of wealth to have a sewing machine, so it was used to show off.
Our grandmothers hand quilted because they had a group of friends get together & work on it all at once, & finish in a day. I can appreciate the time and talent it takes to hand quilt. But it takes talent to be good at machine quilting, long arm or domestic.
Don't let them get to you! It's no wonder the younger people have created a 'new' movement with the modern quilts.
I can just about guarantee that if our great-grandmothers had the tools available to us now, a very good percentage of them would be machine quilters.
Dont mind those type of people, the world takes all kinds......remember that "value" is subjective. It is different for all people. I admire those who do hand work, cause quite frankly there is not a person alive or dead that I love enough to put that kind of time into something. However, I have no issue "throwing" a machine quilt together for anyone at all and sometimes just for the pretty fabric itself. Find a new group, there are several. Or better yet, start a movement inside that group. The older ones will eventually fade off......and they will need younger blood to keep the guild going.