“It’s not real quilting”
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 17
“It’s not real quilting”
Hello, all.
My DH mentioned to his older brother recently that I started making quilts. BIL asked him if I made them by hand and he said no, that I use a sewing machine. Then BIL said, “If she uses a machine then she’s not really making quilts. That’s not real quilting”. Normally I’d laugh this off but these days I’m more sensitive and emotional and this really irked my nerves. Said BIL is now visiting this weekend and I really don’t want to have to punch him in the throat about my quilting (laughing but serious). Do you ever deal with people who are jerks about your crafts and hobbies? If so, how?
My DH mentioned to his older brother recently that I started making quilts. BIL asked him if I made them by hand and he said no, that I use a sewing machine. Then BIL said, “If she uses a machine then she’s not really making quilts. That’s not real quilting”. Normally I’d laugh this off but these days I’m more sensitive and emotional and this really irked my nerves. Said BIL is now visiting this weekend and I really don’t want to have to punch him in the throat about my quilting (laughing but serious). Do you ever deal with people who are jerks about your crafts and hobbies? If so, how?
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 12-08-2018 at 03:28 AM.
#2
When people say that to me I ask they if they wash clothes by hand or cook over and open fire. When they say no I say "So you actually cannot cook/wash laundry? It's not real if not done by hand."
#3
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 17
This had me over here cackling! LOL!!! Good comeback, definitely gonna use this if need be, thank you!
#4
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Jeffersonville, In
Posts: 2,621
I always say that if our great great grandmothers had had sewing machines, they would have used them too. I also like your comeback.
I have to admit I am in awe of some of the masterpieces that were turned out without all the "toys" we have, but quilting is like everything else, the technology advances.
I have to admit I am in awe of some of the masterpieces that were turned out without all the "toys" we have, but quilting is like everything else, the technology advances.
#5
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 17
I always say that if our great great grandmothers had had sewing machines, they would have used them too. I also like your comeback.
I have to admit I am in awe of some of the masterpieces that were turned out without all the "toys" we have, but quilting is like everything else, the technology advances.
I have to admit I am in awe of some of the masterpieces that were turned out without all the "toys" we have, but quilting is like everything else, the technology advances.
#6
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Heart of Colorado's majestic mountains!
Posts: 6,026
The first 'real' quilt show I ever attended was in Lancaster, PA in 1977. Though I had a sewer for lots of years I was just starting to quilt. I stood behind ladies looking at a quilt that had been quilted on a machine. They said, of course, that they shouldn't allow things like that in the show! Now, look at the marvelous things people do with quilting and art and the wonderful machines and tools available to us. Each of us has a place on that spectrum. I love my journey! I love the comeback above.
#7
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 17
The first 'real' quilt show I ever attended was in Lancaster, PA in 1977. Though I had a sewer for lots of years I was just starting to quilt. I stood behind ladies looking at a quilt that had been quilted on a machine. They said, of course, that they shouldn't allow things like that in the show! Now, look at the marvelous things people do with quilting and art and the wonderful machines and tools available to us. Each of us has a place on that spectrum. I love my journey! I love the comeback above.
Well stated, we definitely have a place on the spectrum! I love all aspects of this craft, all styles, all techniques... a fantastic journey, indeed.
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Ranger, Texas
Posts: 788
Does your BIL have any hobbies? Woodworking-it’s not “real” if he uses power tools; hunting-it’s not “real” if he uses a gun rather than a bow & arrow; fishing- I guess he rows himself out there rather than ride in a boat with a motor; and so on. As said earlier, technology advances in all aspects of our lives!
#9
go ahead and punch him in the throat.
just make sure there are no witnesses!
just make sure there are no witnesses!
__________________
- necessity is the mother of invention. lazy is the crazy aunt.
- for issues regarding the reminder emails, please contact [email protected]
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 548
my aunt does piecing and quilting on a turn of the century treadle Singer. my mom pieces by machine and quilts by hand. I like to piece and quilt by machine. it's all quilting. ignore this guy, he's just out to be rude and mean. and never ever use your time talent and money to make him a quilt, if he asks for one, tell him that Walmart has some nice fleece blankets.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
jjsnacks
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
27
05-13-2015 02:19 PM