How many Feel sooooo Terrible after a quiltshow that:
#52
Sorry, but I can't agree with you. I have been to dozens of quilt shows and love every single one of them. I learned to quilt from a really good teacher and she taught me some things that assure me that my quilts are going to turn out just fine. I think the most important thing is to sew those seams a scant 1/4 inch and then press them down. I decided right from the beginning to piece quilt tops that I knew I could do. Sure, I wanted to make a Drunkard's Path but decided that baby will have to wait until I get some basics down. Now I feel assured my quilts will look good when finished. I am not really a person who wants her quilts to be shown but I was just accepted into a show that will start later this month. One of the quilts I acquired and the lady who made it has long passed. But I admire her work and wanted others to see it. If I do the best I can in making a quilt, then that's good enough.
#53
As long as I keep improving I'm happy.
#56
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Cadillac, MI
Posts: 6,487
I've only been to local shows, but we have some very talented quilters around here. I come away feeling warmed by the lovely colors and how they are put together. I don't buy much from the vendors - the prices are pretty much the same as the stores, but I do like the guild's fund raising table. Some real bargains there, including a Singer 404 for $5. I come away happy to have had the opportunity to see the quilts. I am not a fan of some of the art quilts, but that's a personal thing.
#58
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 12,861
I LOVE GOING TO SHOWS!!! and i feel inspired and happy when i leave!!!
i love to ooohhh & ahhhh over the beautiful quilts-
i love to dream that one day i will make something as beautiful
i get ideas and want to go right home & try new things i never thought of before.
i have (perma-grin) on my face for days after wandering through a wonderful big show! so happy to be part of such a wonderful art
i love to ooohhh & ahhhh over the beautiful quilts-
i love to dream that one day i will make something as beautiful
i get ideas and want to go right home & try new things i never thought of before.
i have (perma-grin) on my face for days after wandering through a wonderful big show! so happy to be part of such a wonderful art
#59
This has been an interesting topic. My guild is putting on a quilt show next week, and I have volunteered to help, plus I put three quilts in, though I put them in the non-judged category. (I don't have a competitive bone in my body.) I am trying to analyze how going to a quilt show makes me feel...and I guess I really don't know. I have only been to two shows, and I wasn't a quilter when I went to the first one. I only went to the second one because our guild was putting it on, and I wanted to be supportive. I had been quilting about a year then.
Maybe it will be like I feel after "Show and Tell" at our meetings....that my quilts are so different, maybe I don't want to show them....but I always do.
At any rate, this thread has made me think. I will probably be second guessing myself next weekend....wondering how I feel?
Ha, none of this makes any sense, but I am going to post it anyway. I like reading how the shows inspire all of you. Maybe this one will inspire me too. Who knows, maybe next time I will enter mine in a category to be judged.
Dina
Maybe it will be like I feel after "Show and Tell" at our meetings....that my quilts are so different, maybe I don't want to show them....but I always do.
At any rate, this thread has made me think. I will probably be second guessing myself next weekend....wondering how I feel?
Ha, none of this makes any sense, but I am going to post it anyway. I like reading how the shows inspire all of you. Maybe this one will inspire me too. Who knows, maybe next time I will enter mine in a category to be judged.
Dina
#60
I love going to quilt show here! Love to see others beautiful work & I feel inspired! I quilt for me, but am always looking for new ideas & patterns & whatever, so what I see never bothers me. I don't compare myself to them, I just am in awe at times, & truly admire their work! Love it, love it, love it! Then, there are always a few quilts there, & no offense meant, but I wonder why they were even in the show. Maybe the quilter just wanted to show off her quilt too, & if that's the case, then I admire her for doing so! So, all things considered, I think you should come away from a show, inspired, & want to keep at it, doing what you enjoy!.... It's not a contest, it's a show, remember!...
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