just an uplifting thought..
08-24-2011, 05:10 PM
#93
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Location: Southern California
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It would be nice to have the fancy machines, matching cabinets and tables, etc., but I'd rather have the money to buy more fabric and patterns to make quilts. What I have is not fancy, but functional.
08-24-2011, 06:47 PM
#95
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Winchester, Tn.
Posts: 1,522
I get a little jealous sometimes but then I know I am blessed to have what I have. It is like having food on the table. There are so many people who have less so yes I am always thankful for everything.
08-24-2011, 08:16 PM
#96
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 606
Originally Posted by ejpkam
I love the diversity of this quilting board. It is interesting to see the different interests and backgrounds but yet share a love of quilting. I especially enjoy seeing all the sewing spaces!! Some are absolutely breathtaking and resemble more of a studio with state of the art equipment, laptops, long arms, sergers, beautiful cabinets ect. And then we have the more humble homey spaces ( like mine lol) that have a low key sewing machine may or may not have a lot of bells and whistles and not tons of room yet beautiful things are created. I think how neat it is that despite if an individual has 25,000 in a sewing room/equipment or 2,500 or even 250 or (gasp) less … beautiful quilts and projects are still being created. Some of the most amazing quilts that have ever been made Dear Jane for an example—the woman didn’t even have a rotary cutter people! Yet a masterpiece was made because of the drive and passion she possessed. So it is encouraging to me that anything is possible and if we are blessed enough to have all the extras that is wonderful but don’t down yourself if you do not have the latest either. Because in the end it is all about the Love of quilting!
08-25-2011, 03:14 AM
#98
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 3,357
Originally Posted by Annaleehunter
Originally Posted by ejpkam
I love the diversity of this quilting board. It is interesting to see the different interests and backgrounds but yet share a love of quilting. I especially enjoy seeing all the sewing spaces!! Some are absolutely breathtaking and resemble more of a studio with state of the art equipment, laptops, long arms, sergers, beautiful cabinets ect. And then we have the more humble homey spaces ( like mine lol) that have a low key sewing machine may or may not have a lot of bells and whistles and not tons of room yet beautiful things are created. I think how neat it is that despite if an individual has 25,000 in a sewing room/equipment or 2,500 or even 250 or (gasp) less … beautiful quilts and projects are still being created. Some of the most amazing quilts that have ever been made Dear Jane for an example—the woman didn’t even have a rotary cutter people! Yet a masterpiece was made because of the drive and passion she possessed. So it is encouraging to me that anything is possible and if we are blessed enough to have all the extras that is wonderful but don’t down yourself if you do not have the latest either. Because in the end it is all about the Love of quilting!
08-29-2011, 12:57 AM
#100
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 587
ejpkam, I'm amazed at what ladies did years ago without the fancy equilment that we have, today. Dear Jane is a good example of a quilt that will always be a classic. I would love to be able to tell the creator of DJ that her quilt is a Work of Art.
DJ is one quilt that is on my to do list. Eiltcoq.
DJ is one quilt that is on my to do list. Eiltcoq.
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