Rating quilts
05-21-2010, 02:09 PM
#6
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Murray, Ky. Looking for a nice cushy pillow to rest my head on!
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I agree they are all better than mine too. But I don't think I rate them. I think they all are beautiful. Everybody will always have a different take on what is good and what is not. But I figure if you took the time and created something then it is beautiful.
05-21-2010, 02:28 PM
#7
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Nashua, NH
Posts: 1,463
What amazes me more than anything is when someone posts a picture with the comment that THEY think it's the ugliest thing they've ever made, and yet, when I look at it, I love it! Bottom line, we don't need quilt police because we're our own worse critics!!
05-21-2010, 02:31 PM
#8
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Lost in a quilt shop :-)
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Since the beginning of creation there's always been competition/comparison.
Within the quilting field it's no different. We see our skills based on those around us, whether it be the board, a guild, a casual sewing group, family member. In this way, it's not always a bad thing, if we maintain the goal of learning for our own benefit, not at the expense of someone else.
What's the difference between the blue ribbon quilts at major shows to the efforts on display at the local guilds?
We're not all at the same skill levels and that's OK. What brings us together is the shared sentiments of the craft.
At least that's my take.
Within the quilting field it's no different. We see our skills based on those around us, whether it be the board, a guild, a casual sewing group, family member. In this way, it's not always a bad thing, if we maintain the goal of learning for our own benefit, not at the expense of someone else.
What's the difference between the blue ribbon quilts at major shows to the efforts on display at the local guilds?
We're not all at the same skill levels and that's OK. What brings us together is the shared sentiments of the craft.
At least that's my take.
05-21-2010, 02:37 PM
#10
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Greater Los Angeles Area
Posts: 1,903
My rating system is simple. Someday I want to be that good, or someday I want to try to make that quilt. I don't always like other peoples color choices, but that's normal. I don't even always like the quilt pattern, but I still appreciate the work. All the pictures I've seen in here inspire me to try harder and do better.
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