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12-21-2014, 12:44 PM

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HouseDragon

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Originally Posted by HouseDragon

Oh! And the last thing I'd pay for would be a computerized design! To me they are too perfect and have no soul.

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Originally Posted by madamekelly

When I quilted by check I knew nothing of the process, so asked her what did she recommend? She showed me a panto graph that perfectly complemented my quilt and saved me a lot of money, which I don't have much of. I think they are only too perfect if they are too obviously wrong for the design of the quilt. Your statement of having "no soul" tells me your are a true artist, and as such I understand your feelings, but I just like to make hugs to leave behind when I am gone, and I love piecing, just have no desire to be an artistic quilter. I respect those that are, but there needs to be something available for newbie LAQs, fixed income customers, and people like me who just want to keep the layers together. I have even been known to tie quilts. (Gasp!) After saying all of this, I do love to see the quilting artists displaying their art at shows and here, because I now know what it really takes to do it. Peace

I agree that all over patterns like pantos can be perfect for those with limited funds who cannot do the quilting themselves or just simply love piecing but not quilting.

With that said, my retirement funds are reserved for paid quilting on my most precious quilts which beg for quilting I cannot do myself. So far that is one quilt. PINKS & Fairies took me two years to finally finish the top (in between numerous other quilts and "quilty" projects). It's a log cabin that in my mind begs for handcrafted feathers and curls.

Something I'm working at achieving but my skills don't match this special quilt for my DGD. Meanwhile, I do the best I can on the rest. AKA Practice! Practice! Practice!

I'll add that my BFF had one of her quilts pantographed with an all over dragonfly design. I love Dragonflies! And if one of my quilts tells me that that design is what it needs, I won't hesitate to go for it.

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