Originally Posted by
Dodie
I do not even go to quilt shows anymore as I refuse to pay 5 or 10 dollars to see what a computer can do.
Hmm, sounds like you need to go to more or different shows. The big national shows do have some computer guided quilting but the lions share is still hand guided and the last AQS show I just attended 90% of the ribbons were on non computerized quilting. In fact the only ribbon I saw on a quilt that could be remotely considered computerized was one where it was all done with machine embroidery and that still takes some skill to execute. Edited to add that AQS still has a category for hand quilting and there were numerous handquilted quilts there too. In fact two hand quilted quilts were in the "best of" winners circle. One for hand quilting and one for best original design.
Some quilters use computer programs like EQ to design their quilts but it is a far cry from designing a quilt on a computer program and then executing it on your sewing machine.
Dodie, you sure brought back some memories. I too can remember when JC Penney had a fabric dept and also Woolworths!