Originally Posted by
Onebyone
An Amish person told me that was not true. No Amish would ever presume they could make something as perfect as God could so no deliberate mistake was needed. She had no idea how that myth got started but she has heard it all her life and no Amish wants to be perceived to others as they think they can be perfect.
Some of the best workmanship in quilts I have seen have been made by Japanese quilters.
Agreed, all you have to do is look at some of the amazing quilt show pictures from Japan - the level of talent and skill amazes me!
See now, with the story about the Amish/imperfection thing, I always thought it was a flattering thing, because their work is so good, fairly impeccable! Not that they *claimed* it, just that their reputation as craftspeople was worthy...
Goodness knows I'm a zillion light-years from perfection myself. I think I've come to realize and accept the things I do will never be show-worthy let alone perfect. Nonetheless I like the *practice* of quilt making, as I'm always learning things. And in the end I end up with a perfectly serviceable object, right?