Yikes! I had to read the dumbing down post and I can see why you were discouraged. There's usually a tactful way to express most any opinion. Not sure if Part One was that.

Loved your topic and your reasoning. Keep up the good work!

What wisdom - I am definitely printing this out and posting it! Sometimes I get so caught up in being perfect that I forget the reason I started quilting: because it looked like FUN!

That is 1 awesome wall hanging & I absolutely LOVE your philosophy. Let's face it, only God is perfect !! Relax & enjoy the journey.

I have thought the same thing! after being on facebook so long, I've gotten accustomed to the 'like button', LOL

Bravo!!!!\

I think your post was wonderful and inspiring. But i must say that i agree with the central idea of the blog you're reacting to and think that the two views aren't necessarily conflicting. For example, I am a great admirer of quilts better than mine ( and there's a lot of them!) but I also think that quilting is being dumbed down. Parts of the Nancy's Notions catalog are both hilarious and sad. There's a pride in workmanship, making your own fabric and design decisions (however simple) that I don't think you can get by fusing pre-fused pre-cuts to a wallhanging. Even DH, who is not a quilter but has paid for an awful lot of fabric, says, "where's the sport in that?"

Of course, I get claustrophobic just thinking of making a quilt from a jelly roll, so that probably tells you something. :)

hugs,
Charlotte

You put into words beautifully everything I feel. Thank you so much. I am copying your post so that I can look back to it and also to share with others. Thank you!!!!!

What an awesome post! Thanks for sharing. I loooove your story behind the La La quilt!

I agree! I'm on FB so much, that's the first thing I did after reading the original post, was to look for the "LIKE" button! :)

That was SO encouraging to a brand-new newbie quilter who can't decide what step to take next. I knew that about knitting and crochet; just never translated it over into quilting!

I second that motion. I loved reading your thread as it so relates to life in general. Thank you very much for sharing!