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Do you refer to your quilting as a "hobby"?

Do you refer to your quilting as a "hobby"?

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Old 10-19-2011, 07:58 PM
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Although I am new to quilting I do it because I enjoy the process and seeing the finished project. When I look through the beautiful quilts you all display here I can't help but think of quilting as a form of art and what wonderful therapy it is.
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Old 10-19-2011, 08:26 PM
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Quilting is my passion.
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Old 10-19-2011, 10:43 PM
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Quilting is a lot of things for me. It all depends on the day we talk. This week it has been therapy because we are moving and I am overwhelmed. Last week at a fabric store it was a hobby cause you can't tell total strangers about your "therapy" like that. Last month it was my passion. I was on this board and shopping for hours at a time almost everyday. Someone has paid for a quilt so next week it will become my job but only for a fews weeks then we may switch back to therapy or passion. We'll see.
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Old 10-20-2011, 04:32 AM
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I call it my addiction. I can't retire because I can't afford to quit and quilt.
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Old 10-20-2011, 06:45 AM
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It's both a hobby and a passion. I imagine there are stamp collectors who feel the same, passionate about their hobby as ours is to us. Same for any pasttime (pastime?) that gives someone joy.
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Old 10-20-2011, 12:40 PM
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I don't sell any of my projects so it isn't a job. To me that makes it a hobby. A very expensive hobby that also gives me lots of fabric therapy.
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Old 10-20-2011, 12:44 PM
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When I see a quilt, I do see art. Mine may not be art to everyone else, but I hope they can see the love that is sewn in every stitch. :D
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Old 10-20-2011, 02:33 PM
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Nope, because it has such a large creative element in it.
It is an art form, once called a part of "needle arts" and an important part of our collective heritage.
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Old 10-20-2011, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by so-sew
I'm unsure where my distaste for the word "hobby" stems from, but it feels like people are minimizing the commitment a quilt requires when they refer to my quilting as a "hobby". Stamp collecting is a hobby. I like to think of it more as an art form, in which I have "vision", and then skillfully bring that to fruition. Just curious how you all feel about it. :?
I think of quilting as a vocation, my art. It satisfies my need for self expression. It's my blank canvas on which I can express myself.
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Old 10-20-2011, 06:35 PM
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I'm a quilter...'nuff said.
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