Originally Posted by
mpspeedy2
........... I am a hand quilter. The only quilts I do on the machine are the ones for Linus as they will be washed and cared for by persons not likely to know much about real quilts.
Back when my ancestors were making quilts, the 'real' quilts were made to hold up to washing and lots of children. Those who had sewing machines used them . . . and it certainly didn't make their quilts any less real.