GrannieAnnie

What are the shoes for?

GrannieAnnie

Oh, you're talking about my hubby? He has two rules
1. He's always right
2. If he's ever wrong, go with rule 1

rush88888

the purpose of this forum is to share. i have asked questions, and i have received a myriad of responses. that is what happens. when i went to sew, i had choices to make. do it one way or the other? hmmm...what is done with the opinions is up to the individual.

DOTTYMO

I have changed my way of doing blocks over the years mainly to cope with physical handicaps. Today tips of left hand not working after trying open seams. Some people do believe there is one way only to do things and that is all. People on here are en mind and prepared to look at new ideas methods and techniques and take on those that work for them.

charity-crafter

Or hide under it.

Love your rules. The only rules I gave when I tried teaching 12 yr olds. "rotary blades and needles are sharp. Don't bleed on the fabric if you can help it." and "I know the sewing machine can sound like a race car, but don't push the foot pedal all the way down to make it sound cool."

Holice

I don't think it is so much stating a "rule" but rather saying why one does anything in such and such way.
For example someone might ask "What is the best batting for Hand Quilting" And then 15 different answers are given all with different batting but often no one says why. I usually say that when someone says you gotta, you must do it this or that way......to ask why. I can then make a decision if it right for me or I want to try.

Gabrielle's Mimi

I'm a Learn to Quilt teacher at my LQS, and I always tell my students that there is only one hard and fast rule they need to observe: close the safety on your rotary cutter each time you place the cutter down on the mat. I worry that someone will be smoothing out fabric with two hands, and smooth their fingers right into an open blade! I explain which methods have worked best for me (and why), but that there are many ways to accomplish things, and to choose what works best for them.

ghostrider

Well said, Holice. That gives the reader an option (as opposed to simply an opinion) and a basis for evaluating that particular option. I always learn so much more from understanding why someone does something the way they do it than by just hearing that they do it that way.

meanmom

I have always taken everything on here as advice. There are no rules in quilting. There are suggestions of ways to do things, but do your own things. Always remember that there are no quilt police and by breaking the "rules" is how new ideas are made. Just have fun with it.

labtechkty

I must say that when I started quilting I used this board and other sites to learn different techniques and on occasion I have read posts that stated "the rule is" or "you should always"...so I can understand what you are saying...It was confusing to me to find that many other's techniques were totally different than what they were saying you should do...I just kept reminding myself that the early pioneer women couldn't have possibly done it that way so I kept looking until I found something that worked for me...Oh and by the way, thanks to the ladies and gents on this board I no longer believe in "the quilting police"...lol