Originally Posted by
LadyElisabeth
Some people consider small wall hangings quilts. Also small baby quilts would be easy to make one a week. I am retired but have too many other interesting quilty things to just sit at the machine all the time.
Small wall hangings and small baby quilts are quilts. The definition of a quilt is based on the type of construction not on the size.
And for me a small piece is 10xs harder and takes longer to put together than a large piece.
I can and have recently, done a disappearing 4 patch with a twist, finished size 64 x 75, with 9 inch finish blocks in one weekend, from cutting to binding. I use a detailed pantograph for the quilting. The quilt top took me about 6 hrs to go from cutting fabric to top done. The quilting took 2 hours. And it is a real quilt. The d4p with twist means I put together a 4 patch, then cut it on the diagonal making a 9 patch. So that is 6hrs to basically make 2 different types of tops.
I move quickly in everything I do, it is natural for me. The only type of quilt pattern that slows me down is paper piecing since I am not very skilled or experienced at doing them.
I was also that person who finished those math tests before 90% of the class got half way done with them (in grad school not grade school) I am just naturally quick with things. I dont rush and am not on a deadline. I move at my own speed. I am quite able to make a quilt a week if I focus on doing it rather than playing around. I have done about 20 since January, have about 20 more to make before October, then a bunch after Oct. Because I want to do them.
I would like to caution people here. There have been numerous comments that are and have been taken to be rather rude. There are new quilters out there. People who's skills are not beyond doing a few 4 patches. The way some of these comments read to me, these new quilters could get very discouraged thinking that their quilts arent good enough to be called quilts. I honestly hope no one intended for that to be the message, but as I have read through here there are several that imply that.
A quilt is defined by
websters to be:
a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs.
Does not say anything about pattern used, size made, style done, or type of quilting (or tying) that was done to connect the layers.
Ladies, we are all quilters here, all of us do this because we love it. All of our quilts are real quilts. Some move fast, others move slow. We should be encouraging each other, not making disparaging comments about each other.