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These are great. I have had a couple of those comments, too. Use to hurt but not anymore. Those who know me pleased with what comes out of my sewing machine.
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IMHO quilters are artists. Some people do not appreciate art.
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Now that's even mean!
Originally Posted by Dyan
(Post 4764954)
A woman once told me "you could snag your toenail on those stitches" I had showed her a quilt I had lap quilted, I was proud but she shot me down quick. I still hand quilt and Yep you could still snag your toenail...lol Family and friends do not complain.
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Pity for them!
;-)
Originally Posted by EmbQuilt
(Post 4764997)
I've gotten the "oh I don't need another afghan, I have enough" (referring to a quilt) but then when they see the results being handed to a different family member, "oh I didn't think it was going to be that nice"!
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That's a pity, how somebody can make a remark in a few seconds, and thirty years later it is still with you and influencing you.
Anymart
Originally Posted by Sandygirl
(Post 4784501)
Reminds me of a comment a customer made to me one "Monday" holiday as she was spending her day off shopping in my clothing store ( I was the manager). I teased her about having a Monday holiday off from work and she replied that I was open because she worked for a living!! I replied that yes, I did not work! wTH??? She did not have a comeback for me. Still ticks me off almost 30 years later.
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I love this story Fay! Although I am very precise, this is what quilting for me is about!
Have fun quilting! Anymart
Originally Posted by faykilgore
(Post 4782786)
Let me post a positive story about poor quilting. My uncle by marriage asked me to repair a quilt his mother had made him years ago. He couldn't use it anymore due to the fraying of some of the seams. The dear lady loved to make quilts, but her work was very imprecise and her hand quilted stitches very uneven. The local quilt guild refused to let her work on their group quilts, but my uncle loved that quilt that had been lovingly created by his mother just for him. I used my silk thread I use for applique so I could match each color, and I painstakingly repaired each frayed seam. I knew his mother, and she was the sweetest lady with a huge heart. I'm glad her son sees the love, not the flaws.
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I would like to apologize as a hand piecer/quilter to you. I am making a machine quilt now. It's the hardest thing in the world to me.
As long as you have fun quilting! Anymart
Originally Posted by Lavada
(Post 4768140)
the one i like is oh its not a quilt unless its hand pieced and hand quilted
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To me it does!
They just were speechless...
Originally Posted by AshleyR
(Post 4765927)
Here's the funny part: no reply at all. Not a "wow, thank you anyway", or a "Oh I don't mind paying you a decent rate for your time and talent" or anything. Does *no reply* count as a funny remark?!
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I am sorry Kim. I apologize for all Dutch. As a Dutch quilter I am very well aware of the ignorance on quilting in the Netherlands... The Dutch have been quilting since the 1600's and before, but one way or another, it is something that hasn't spread.
Originally Posted by dglvr
(Post 4771055)
My exchange student is from Holland and she didn't know what a quilt was. Then asked why would you go through all trouble when you can just go buy a blanket. Hahahha
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Love this one!
Originally Posted by miriam
(Post 4771355)
I bet you could give 10 people on here identical piles of fabric and each would create his or her own unique style quilt - I bet no two would be identical!!!
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