I don't get it. How do they do this?
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I know that if I do a "quilt in a day" log cabin, it takes me 20 hours from start to finish if I tie it and it's like the size of a tv throw. So I suppose it could be done. But while quilting is a big part of my life, I don't want it to dominate it.
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The only way I can see to make so many is to almost make it assembly line style and make several of the same pattern.
While that may be fun for some, I don't care to do that. I've never made the same pattern twice. To me it's like reading a book. Once I've done it, I want to do a different one.
Of course, all those speedy folks are what is keeping the charities alive. We need them because if the charities waited for my pokey self, there would be a LOT of cold people in the world.
While that may be fun for some, I don't care to do that. I've never made the same pattern twice. To me it's like reading a book. Once I've done it, I want to do a different one.
Of course, all those speedy folks are what is keeping the charities alive. We need them because if the charities waited for my pokey self, there would be a LOT of cold people in the world.
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Good Morning to you. I have often wondered the same question. Do they require less sleep (more time to quilt) or
! !!!!!!!!!! I just do not get it. Maybe we have other interest that get in the way and side track
us.......none the less you go quilters.
Take care nana-up-north
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! !!!!!!!!!! I just do not get it. Maybe we have other interest that get in the way and side track
us.......none the less you go quilters.
Take care nana-up-north
Lana
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Lansing, Mi
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It can get expensive. But many people give me fabric they can't use, including scraps. I've been making homeless quilts for 18 years and many people have seen them and know what I do. My biggest expense these days is batting.
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I agree with you - what is the rush - are they obsessive? But I have also seen some of them and they were nothing to brag on. It's one thing to throw some stuff together, quilt in the ditch and call it a quilt - and it's another thing to create a thing of beauty that your heart loves (and everyone else)
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Thank you gayle........I was trying to calm down and just couldnt respond so eloquently. I wholeheartedly agree. No matter what pattern is used, how long it took to put together or what quilting was done on the quilt. It doesnt change the fact that someone put love, time and effort into it.
Alot of responses on this thread have really bothered me, it is almost like anyone who uses a machine to sew or quilt, or if they can put things together fast...then they are not as well done or loved. The amount of beauty and love in a piece of hand crafted art is NOT dependent on the time, effort or skill put into that item. It is the love of the artist.
Alot of responses on this thread have really bothered me, it is almost like anyone who uses a machine to sew or quilt, or if they can put things together fast...then they are not as well done or loved. The amount of beauty and love in a piece of hand crafted art is NOT dependent on the time, effort or skill put into that item. It is the love of the artist.
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