“It’s not real quilting”
Hello, all.
My DH mentioned to his older brother recently that I started making quilts. BIL asked him if I made them by hand and he said no, that I use a sewing machine. Then BIL said, “If she uses a machine then she’s not really making quilts. That’s not real quilting”. Normally I’d laugh this off but these days I’m more sensitive and emotional and this really irked my nerves. Said BIL is now visiting this weekend and I really don’t want to have to punch him in the throat about my quilting (laughing but serious). Do you ever deal with people who are jerks about your crafts and hobbies? If so, how? |
When people say that to me I ask they if they wash clothes by hand or cook over and open fire. When they say no I say "So you actually cannot cook/wash laundry? It's not real if not done by hand."
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Originally Posted by NZquilter
(Post 8172626)
When people say that to me I ask they if they wash clothes by hand or cook over and open fire. When they say no I say "So you actually cannot cook/wash laundry? It's not real if not done by hand."
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I always say that if our great great grandmothers had had sewing machines, they would have used them too. I also like your comeback.
I have to admit I am in awe of some of the masterpieces that were turned out without all the "toys" we have, but quilting is like everything else, the technology advances. |
Originally Posted by KwiltyKahy
(Post 8172630)
I always say that if our great great grandmothers had had sewing machines, they would have used them too. I also like your comeback.
I have to admit I am in awe of some of the masterpieces that were turned out without all the "toys" we have, but quilting is like everything else, the technology advances. |
The first 'real' quilt show I ever attended was in Lancaster, PA in 1977. Though I had a sewer for lots of years I was just starting to quilt. I stood behind ladies looking at a quilt that had been quilted on a machine. They said, of course, that they shouldn't allow things like that in the show! Now, look at the marvelous things people do with quilting and art and the wonderful machines and tools available to us. Each of us has a place on that spectrum. I love my journey! I love the comeback above.
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Originally Posted by quilterpurpledog
(Post 8172633)
The first 'real' quilt show I ever attended was in Lancaster, PA in 1977. Though I had a sewer for lots of years I was just starting to quilt. I stood behind ladies looking at a quilt that had been quilted on a machine. They said, of course, that they shouldn't allow things like that in the show! Now, look at the marvelous things people do with quilting and art and the wonderful machines and tools available to us. Each of us has a place on that spectrum. I love my journey! I love the comeback above.
Well stated, we definitely have a place on the spectrum! I love all aspects of this craft, all styles, all techniques... a fantastic journey, indeed. |
Does your BIL have any hobbies? Woodworking-it’s not “real” if he uses power tools; hunting-it’s not “real” if he uses a gun rather than a bow & arrow; fishing- I guess he rows himself out there rather than ride in a boat with a motor; and so on. As said earlier, technology advances in all aspects of our lives!
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go ahead and punch him in the throat.
just make sure there are no witnesses! :p |
my aunt does piecing and quilting on a turn of the century treadle Singer. my mom pieces by machine and quilts by hand. I like to piece and quilt by machine. it's all quilting. ignore this guy, he's just out to be rude and mean. and never ever use your time talent and money to make him a quilt, if he asks for one, tell him that Walmart has some nice fleece blankets.
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