Annoying The Quilt Police
08-26-2012, 06:51 AM
#32
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Only quilt police that have seen my quilts are the judges at my Guild's quilt shows. I have to say they have been kind and said to try to not cut off points of stars and do more quilting. First time they said that was over 10 years ago and they have repeated it each and every time I've entered a quilt.
08-26-2012, 01:03 PM
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I don't care what they think because it shows up everywhere in everything! I am a master gardener and someone told SHE was being trained to be a showplace gardener. More power to ya, I thought. I am now retired and I am showplace nothing. That includes perfect quilts, a perfect garden, and especially a perfectly clean house! :-)
08-26-2012, 03:41 PM
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As much as I would love to, I don't come in contact with them enough to make it fun. I do like to vocalize that there are no rules in quilting when I'm in a crowded fabric store. People turn white. A sure sign of QP presence. HA. What do you do?
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08-27-2012, 02:59 AM
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no matter what the subject, there are always some people who just LIVE to tell everyone the right way (their way) to do things. "You should always.." and "You should never..." are two of their favorite sentence starters.
I find they are usually good for a (private) laugh.
I find they are usually good for a (private) laugh.
08-27-2012, 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Neesie
I've never had the chance to annoy the QP (most people, I know, are awed by anything handmade) but have had a bit of fun, with other pompous donkeys.
08-27-2012, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ptquilts
Well, I don't pre-wash... that should get them riled up a bit.
08-27-2012, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by renee765
i'm afraid i probably drive the quilt police batty. Like others, i don't always pre-wash, if i did, i might have to actually use my iron more frequently. I always change my machine needle - when it breaks. Squaring up blocks - only if i can't tell what shape they were supposed to be. Pressing the seams to the dark side - again, that would require me using my iron. I prefer to save the electricity. My quilts are all embellished with cat hairs - although i do make attempts to keep the quilt-in-progress covered by sheets while i am working on it. My free motion quilting is very 'free' - i meander where i feel like it. Hand quilted stitches are not exactly uniform because hey, variety is the spice of life. (no two snowflakes are alike, and neither are my hand quilting stitches.) i mix colors and prints the way i think they look right. Sometimes i even mix lqs fabric with walmart fabric if i like the way it looks together. Gasp!
I quilt because it brings me joy. I quilt because i like to put love into every stitch, and when someone receives a quilt from me they can know that i thought about them the whole time i was creating it.
I quilt because it brings me joy. I quilt because i like to put love into every stitch, and when someone receives a quilt from me they can know that i thought about them the whole time i was creating it.
08-27-2012, 06:45 AM
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Karma rules in my house !! Quilt police come every once in a while to my house (my mother-in-law) and I just say well then you do it (and she can't sew very much anymore), so then DO NOT criticize my work anymore-just nod and move on. Then you can go home and tell your other daughters how I don't sew correctly !LOL
IF people who come into my house see the mistakes and point them out-I tell them it was made with love and it will stay that way..
IF people who come into my house see the mistakes and point them out-I tell them it was made with love and it will stay that way..
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