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Murphy 05-08-2011 05:03 PM


Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
That QUILT is beautiful!!! :D:D

I agree; the Quilt is very beautiful.

grammysews4u 05-08-2011 06:37 PM

Love that quilt. Its lovely!

gramma mo 05-08-2011 06:40 PM

Whatever you call it - it's fabulous! I love the embellishments :)

Iris P. 05-08-2011 06:46 PM

Why not simply say it's an Art Quilt--for that is exactly what it is...Art!!! Congratulations, it is a beautiful piece of art! :lol:

lyndaloo 05-08-2011 06:55 PM

I adore your quilt, it's beautiful!

YukonViv 05-08-2011 08:29 PM

Oh your photo didn't show up earlier when I was replying, how beautiful is that.

Yes, there is a whole area of quilting referred to as Art Quilts and that is what you do...and they can be huge or they can be tiny. Enjoy your art quilting.

M.I.Late 05-08-2011 09:00 PM


Originally Posted by b.zang
Here's what the dictionary has to say:
quilt /kwɪlt/ [kwilt]

–noun
1. a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting.
2. anything quilted or resembling a quilt.
3. a bedspread or counterpane, especially a thick one.
4. Obsolete . a mattress.

–verb (used with object)
5. to stitch together (two pieces of cloth and a soft interlining), usually in an ornamental pattern.
6. to sew up between pieces of material.
7. to pad or line with material.

–verb (used without object)
8. to make quilts or quilted work.

I guess #2 could be stretched to include your guild project, but I think I'd be more inclined to qualify it as well with a descriptive adjective. Rather than just "quilt", I'd maybe call it a "hanging quilt".

I would say it falls under #2, #5, #6, #7 and #8 That's 60% compliant. Passes as a "quilt". And that's the truth!

BETTY62 05-08-2011 09:18 PM

That's not just a quilt, that's an awesome quilt. I love it.

justflyingin 05-08-2011 10:21 PM

It's beautiful!

To me, a "quilt" as in the first definition given above indicates...that it is usually a covering related to a bed.

We have quilted purses, potholders, and such, but no one I that I know of calls them "quilts". They call them what they are. Depending on the size of your quilt, I'd call it a wallhanging, or as someone suggested, a "work of art" that you quilted.

But that's just me. I've seen people advertise on ebay a "quilt" and then I look closely and it's about 12-15" square. (The pics were taken in such a way it was hard to tell the size by the picture alone--had to read carefully to see the size)

I am not sure the issue will ever be resolved once and for all. ;)

Airwick156 05-09-2011 01:43 AM

I think a quilt is something that you have three layers too. Top, back, insides that you sew together.


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