Cheating???
03-31-2013, 04:21 PM
#43
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Originally Posted by soccertxi
Please don't use the word "cheat". Someone told me I was a CHEATER...loudly and often, because I'm a machine quilter and not a hand quilter. Its SUCH a strong word. I was so upset, I cried. Now I'm just angry that I let that man's words cheapen the nice work I do. Everyone has their own opinions I know, but this is QUILTING..not surgery or rocket science. There is a place for ALL that we do. By the way, next time I show off a quilt, and his JAW drops, he might hear that he will NEVER get one of my quilts. And I did not picket his cabinet shop with signs that said he was a cheater because he uses POWER TOOLS instead of hand tools. ....ok...sorry! Off my soap box now...I love it ALL..hand, machine, quilt for hire, do all your own... we need to back ourselves up, not knock ourselves down.
Too bad you didn't actually say it to him but maybe next time!
I love to go to Quilt Shows to admire all the amazing and beautiful work people have done, and have never really thought about if it was done by one or two people. But now I'll be looking at that too! I think as long as they have different catagories and specify how it was done, no problem. But people who don't have the resources to hire a quilter or prefer to do it all themselves, start to finish, should also be recognized for their beautiful work and effort. I agree with those who said it's all art in many different forms.
03-31-2013, 05:37 PM
#44
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Hey--How about a computerized quilting machine that you set up press a button and sit back and watch the machine quilt?? I know of a Quilt Show that this one wins wins wins Blue ribbons just because the machine does it by itself--I really don't think that kind of computerized machine quilting should be entered into a quilt show to compete against those that do their own but the gal Always wins no matter what or who. I really don't think Professional Machine Quilting like that should be there in an amature show. It is really a biased show. If you are a LQ atleast you are doing the quilting.
03-31-2013, 08:48 PM
#46
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Originally Posted by TeresaS
I was speaking to someone who won grand prize at the county fair for her quilt. It was beautiful. But after talking to her she said she sent it out to be sandwiched quilted and binded. Is that not cheating? Or is that ok?
Pieced by Susie Smith
Machine quilted (or hand quilted) by Janie Jones.
As long as she didn't claim to have done all the work, I see no problem.
03-31-2013, 08:54 PM
#47
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Originally Posted by soccertxi
Please don't use the word "cheat". Someone told me I was a CHEATER...loudly and often, because I'm a machine quilter and not a hand quilter. Its SUCH a strong word. I was so upset, I cried. Now I'm just angry that I let that man's words cheapen the nice work I do. Everyone has their own opinions I know, but this is QUILTING..not surgery or rocket science. There is a place for ALL that we do. By the way, next time I show off a quilt, and his JAW drops, he might hear that he will NEVER get one of my quilts. And I did not picket his cabinet shop with signs that said he was a cheater because he uses POWER TOOLS instead of hand tools. ....ok...sorry! Off my soap box now...I love it ALL..hand, machine, quilt for hire, do all your own... we need to back ourselves up, not knock ourselves down.
03-31-2013, 09:18 PM
#48
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Thanks so much for the clarification on entry of quilts. I am very interested in entering a quilt I am working on in the fair...but I fully intend on sending it out to a quilted. It is a large quilt and I do not have the room to do a king size on my machine. Thanks again for all the helpful information.
Now about my use of the word cheating.....this has oviously hit a nerve with some people. I would like to apologize
I did not mean any harm or hurt for this remark. I have learned a lesson with this post for sure. I have learned alot from this board and love to read it everyday, but I will truely think twice before posting a question again.
Now about my use of the word cheating.....this has oviously hit a nerve with some people. I would like to apologize
I did not mean any harm or hurt for this remark. I have learned a lesson with this post for sure. I have learned alot from this board and love to read it everyday, but I will truely think twice before posting a question again.
03-31-2013, 09:27 PM
#49
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That is sad, the same type of thing happened to my friend's beautiful well made quilt judged last year at our fair, she has shown quilts for several years and has always place 1st or 2nd place. 1st time over the years had I even seen any craft (all sewing) items where this was done, yes notice it in all sewing classes where there were disqualification! Plus it wasn't only quilts at this fair where they disqualifed only in the quilting...I'm thinking it's was the judge/judges they hired. Hopefully this years fair they won't hire the same ones to judge. I think what got me the most about those disqualifaction was some of those entries are done by the 4-Hers they do their best and they own animals which they show at the fair!!!
I would go ahead and enter you yo yo quilt, maybe they hired the same judge/judges that judge here...
I would go ahead and enter you yo yo quilt, maybe they hired the same judge/judges that judge here...
Originally Posted by onaemtnest
I've been working on a Yo Yo quilt for the last year and a half. I've made nearly 6000 Yo Yo's from one fabric line designs in pastels, I'm now sewing them to a plain cloth quilt. I felt a king sized Yo Yo quilt would be too much stress on the traditional Yo Yo coverlet individual Yo Yo's. (When I've observed older Yo Yo quilts they typically have come apart where the Yo Yo's are joined so in my estimation a large Yo Yo coverlet sew traditionally would be doomed in short order.
When discussing that I would like to enter this Yo Yo Quilt in the County and or State fair (if it turns out as well as my minds eye thinks it will :0)
I was told last week during quilt week when talking to some 'veterans' who've entered the fairs here.... that the judging is so very strict, if not indeed arbitrary...okay I can follow rules...BUT when I was told that one of the members in our local guild who makes exquisite quilts btw, was disqualified because they found a/or a small amount pet hair on her quilt... really?????? I know this member have visited her very tidy home and by the way she has no pets..... The comment on her entry card was that if she didn't care enough to enter a quilt sans pet fur then it wasn't worthy of judging.
I have two cats and I cannot guarantee that my quilt won't have a pet hair despite my efforts to enter a 'clean' enough quilt for that kind of scrutiny. Please understand I don't leave home looking like Sasquatch covered in pet hair but that story has certainly discouraged my thoughts of entering this quilt, which I think will be somewhat unique.
So this quilt probably won't be entered into the County or State Fair....
When discussing that I would like to enter this Yo Yo Quilt in the County and or State fair (if it turns out as well as my minds eye thinks it will :0)
I was told last week during quilt week when talking to some 'veterans' who've entered the fairs here.... that the judging is so very strict, if not indeed arbitrary...okay I can follow rules...BUT when I was told that one of the members in our local guild who makes exquisite quilts btw, was disqualified because they found a/or a small amount pet hair on her quilt... really?????? I know this member have visited her very tidy home and by the way she has no pets..... The comment on her entry card was that if she didn't care enough to enter a quilt sans pet fur then it wasn't worthy of judging.
I have two cats and I cannot guarantee that my quilt won't have a pet hair despite my efforts to enter a 'clean' enough quilt for that kind of scrutiny. Please understand I don't leave home looking like Sasquatch covered in pet hair but that story has certainly discouraged my thoughts of entering this quilt, which I think will be somewhat unique.
So this quilt probably won't be entered into the County or State Fair....
03-31-2013, 11:01 PM
#50
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In my county fair quilt contests there is a specific category for "professional" quilted. Just like there is hand quilted, machine quilted, etc. That was only added last year, as far as I know. Maybe because it's so much more common now.
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