I always answer rude people with " I have been called worse things by BETTER people" ! gits em EVERYTIME..... try it! The look on their face is priceless as they TRY to figure out if they have just been PUT DOWN ! lol

Man you are vicious.....I really like your attitude.

See I just hate snotty know-it-alls. Sad to say it does not matter what you do or where you go there is always someone of any age like that.

How kind of them to share their knowledge. Just remember when in this situation just smile, walk away, and mutter loudly about ancient techniques.

Ohh, that's good

I have an answer for people who are nasty. I tell them that I assume they never saw "Bambi". The are usually confused (and nasty). Then I say, "If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all." Like Thumper's mother said.

Just remember, they were trying to bring you DOWN to their level...

i ran into a smart a.. sales person once and i was tongue tied...someone told me the next time anyone is rude to you just say very nicely, " are you having a bad day? or are you alway this rude"...that will give them something to think about..anyone that is rude to anyone is a very unhappy person..

My Dear Momski, most quilters are very sweet and elegant people with sharp minds and bodies when it comes to quilting and daily life. Those woman probably didn't have a clue about quilting or ever used a sewing machine in their life. Please try to forget what they said and remember, the mutiple pages of wonderful quilters that have replied to you being upset. You deserve the best wishes for all your quilts to be the best show stoppers. Put your next one in that museum, and wait for the (3 so called ladies to return), then call the quilting police on them. Laugh and run like heck. Hugs for you honey, you really deserve them. Happy Quilting.................

What does a "Quilter" look like? Or should I say what do some people think they should look like. Quilters are men and women who enjoy the craft. We come in all sizes shapes colors and age I might add. That is what makes our quilts so different and wonderful.Any one who has an idea of what they think a quilter SHOULD look lke is not one of us.

What does a "Quilter" look like? Or should I say what do some people think they should look like. Quilters are men and women who enjoy the craft. We come in all sizes shapes colors and age I might add. That is what makes our quilts so different and wonderful.Any one who has an idea of what they think a quilter SHOULD look lke is not one of us.

Oh, moonwolf! That is precious :thumbup: Couldn't have said it better myself :mrgreen:

You mean DOWN to the standards, don't you?

My husband and I were on a trip on our motorcycles and Sunday came around and we decided we needed to go for a morning of worship. Needless to say,the stares we recieved when we walked into the door and sat down. I do not believe a person there new what the sermon was about, No handshake... No nothing..

Not quilters related, but I recently flew First Class by using frequent flyer points and because I don't look like a "typical" first class flyer, the looks I got were amazing. One couple with Business Class tickets tried boarding when they called First Class and were turned away at the gate and told to wait. I thoroughly enjoyed walking past them and onto the plane before them. And I thoroughly enjoyed my First Class flight.

I think it is sad when someone believes that they make themselves look (and feel) better by tearing others down. Bad form!

I'll have you know, the only sharp thing in my body is my elbows:)

I have become a soft and curvy woman and the quilting isn't helping me lol

Does Karen McTavish look like a "typical" quilter? And look at her unique artwork! I dislike stereotypes. We all belong to the sisterhood of quilters and our focus should be on creating the best we can and enjoying the process. How we look should not enter into the equation.

amen to that! I always feel that I'm regarded as a'bag lady' because I guess I may look like one, but in my 75 years I have cut and stitched thousands of yards of fabric, given lessons to countless others. You can not tell what talent is in someone else by looking. Maybe the work they do does not meet your standards, but we are all a work in progress. Bless you for being interested in others' work. If you were not there to learn and admire other's work, you wouldn't be there. Shame to the so called ladies tht made you feel bad.

My daughter , whom I was trying to get into sewing and I had the same if not worse thing happen to us !!
For this reason we won't every pay good money to go to another quilt show.....I enjoy sewing and will keep on keeping on.
Love the seam ripper with a rather BIG sharp point idea.

Love all the support you are getting from the wonderful people here!

" FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO"

Know what I think is really pathetic?

That we get so upset about something like this! Was there any bodily harm done to anyone? Did anyone suffer any property damage?

Are we always considerate as customers? Have we never, ever made an impatient comment about someone else in a public place?

Read about what happened to trupeach's daughter (think it was her - rock dropped/thrown through a windshield)

My nephew was just about killed when a bunch of thugs ganged up on him and kicked him in the head until he was unconscious. Reason? He got out of his pickup and threw it back at them after they threw something at his pickup! (this was at a gas station at 1:15 am)

I've been in some Churches like that. That is the kind that wouldn't let Jesus in Himself!!

And I thought my husband and I were the only who had this happen to. :P

Thanks :thumbup:

Those people are a disgrace to quilters everywhere. I've NEVER met any quilters like that!

You got some machine there! It must be a dream to ride all through this beautiful country on it.

You got it wrong: The people who are looking at you are not looking crosswise, they are jealous!

There you are having fun!!
(How dare you 8-) )

Some of Jesus' followers didn't "like/appreciate" the people He hung around with, either.

Amen. And Amen.

I believe people are bullies because it fills some sort of inadequacy they have. So really, we should feel sorry for them, because they just don't get it!
I think that with some people, SOME, that being rude back to them is like taking candy from a baby. They don't get it. They are completely ignorant.
But I only feel that way sometimes. :) For those who know better; shame on them.
There's a difference between being unaware and choosing ignorance.

And I think that's all I have to say. :lol:

Well spoken

oooh, really gotta borrow this technique!!!! :lol:

I am guilty of this, but I do try to keep my comments to myself.
I am sorry to hear about your nephew. Tragic sign of the times we live in. Such little regard for life.

Well, I can just imagine what they would have said if they saw all 6' of me walk in there, LOL! And I'm getting a lot less restrained in expressing it, too! :D

I hope all of her colors bleed, so she will have worked as hard as you did, to afford the trip, she tried to ruin!

I am so sorry for your nephew and trupeach's daughter. However, that saying about sticks and stones and words can never hurt you is total BS! Look at all those kids lately that have committed suicide because of all the harsh words thrown their way. I know all about that personally! I was picked on, teased, and beat up constantly as a kid. Fortunately I never committed suicide, not that I didn't think about it, but I just never followed thru with it. The thing is, it's stuck with me all these years and sometimes still bothers me. Words can be like a double edged sword, very hurtful. I think they scar worse than physical wounds. Physical wounds you can see the scars from, mental, psychological and emotional scars can't be seen by the naked eye. But they are, nevertheless, there and just as bad, if not worse.!

That's how I feel about the people that tell new quilters that they should not/do not need to wash their fabrics before using them.

I guess I went off topic. Still feel that way, though.

MOUSIE:
A few years back, my hubby used to act like I was holding up the line etc. by writing a check, or by standing there after being handed my receipt and change, putting it away so I wouldn't lose it or put something in the wrong place.
Then not too long ago, while trying to find a parking spot, I was waiting patiently for a lady to finish putting her groceries in her car, and had my DD with me...there were some cars behind me.
DD began to tell me that I was making the lady loading groceries nervous and making ppl behind me wait, and that I should move on!
I said, "You sound like your daddy. What ever happened to, IT'S MY TURN and when I am behind someone else, IT'S THEIR TURN, and I wait patiently on them without a word, a look or a sigh, bc that is just rude.
When it is my turn, I expect the same consideration. I am not in the way, and I am not giving up this spot bc others turned down this lane."
Some things are just random. You get what you get, and you need to practice the golden rule.
However, in your case, being confronted by a rude old biddy, your reaction makes me laugh! Not enough of us really take up for ourselves like that! Good for you, sister quilter! right on! :thumbup:

TOWANDA!!!!!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

gee where her friends like her ,shame on them next time you in counter people like that just say, im not an idiot just asking a quetion of course in a nice to the point way