Originally Posted by
katiebear1
Most non quilters have no idea of how much work goes into a homemade quilt. My sister would say "But you use a sewing machine" Like you waved a magic wand and the machine did it all! Of course she was not a crafty sort of person and never made anything by hand. I never made a commissioned quilt because then it would have really felt like work and would have ruined the experience for me.
I'm really puzzled by people who don't know anything about making a quilt declaring that it's not really a quilt if pieced or quilted by a machine. I'm tempted to ask them how they cooked dinner. If they used a stove instead of an open fire then it's not really cooking?