Originally Posted by
Jane Quilter
Bigger is an ART quilt?
Well, using a wider binding does not automatically put your quilt into an art class. But art quilters can get away with using a wider binding and breaking some other "rules" in the name of artistry.
Usually judges will knock points off if your binding isn't the standard quarter inch. I wish they would ease up on all of the standardizations and should-bes and let creativity, artistry, and design take on more importance. I saw an absolutely lovely quilt get passed by because it didn't hang ramrod straight, while a really boring quilt won based on technical perfection of assembly.
And of course, it's all subjective from the judges' points of view.