Those oh so funny remarks about quilting...
12-09-2011, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
I guess, after 30 years of hearing these sorts of (literal meaning of the word...) ignorant things said about "real" quilting versus (what?? IMAGINARY?!) ____ quilting, I no longer am particularly "nice" about my comeback. I look directly at the transgressor and ask if they hand piece....yes?, then do thay use all cotton fabrics?....yes?, then do they card their own batts? They look at me funny and I say, "Does your tomato taste better because you dig your row with a stick than mine done with a tiller?" And walk away.
I am so done with this thing of women putting other's skills/work/craft down, ya know?
I am so done with this thing of women putting other's skills/work/craft down, ya know?
12-10-2011, 12:10 AM
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My DSIL who received my first Bow Tucks Bag was saying they're home made and even though she has gotten me lots of orders I have asked her to say they are Hand Made. Not that there is any difference but people who can't do it accept they will pay for Hand Made but not home made. Silly I know but it's true.
12-10-2011, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by nabobw
How about the people who say they can buy a quilt like you are making for much cheaper at Wal-Mart.
12-10-2011, 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Dyan
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.
12-10-2011, 04:57 AM
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[QUOTE=AKDaffyodil;4767910]My reply to them would be...."then go right ahead". They don't realize how much work it to make a quilt...and how much heart we put into them.[/QUOTE
This is what I tell them. I don't have time to waste explaining anymore.
My brothers step daughter is staying here and kept calling my quilts blankets . I did inform her they were not. Later she said now she understands why they are so expensive. And day before yesterday she looked at the Lattice top I just finished and said she likes it and would like to have one. I laughed and handed her the instructions. Of course I got the , I can't do that. .....
This is what I tell them. I don't have time to waste explaining anymore.
My brothers step daughter is staying here and kept calling my quilts blankets . I did inform her they were not. Later she said now she understands why they are so expensive. And day before yesterday she looked at the Lattice top I just finished and said she likes it and would like to have one. I laughed and handed her the instructions. Of course I got the , I can't do that. .....
12-10-2011, 05:12 AM
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I think the worse comment i ever got was when I sent a PP fabric postcard to a couple the week they were to marry. The maid of honor saw it and replied "Oh she has WAYYYY too much time on her hand"...why the bride thought it appropriate to pass this information back to me (all the while laughing) is beyond me.
This is when one must seize the moment to revise their homemade gift list...that gal will get a dollar store coffee cup next time round....I'll be getting the last laugh on that comment!
This is when one must seize the moment to revise their homemade gift list...that gal will get a dollar store coffee cup next time round....I'll be getting the last laugh on that comment!
12-10-2011, 05:37 AM
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I have told this story before but it bears repeating. DH makes quilts with 1000's of tiny pieces. We had one at a street craft fair once, and a lady asked about it. DH said he was taking offers. She said, "How about $25?". DH said, you should know I have over 400 hours of work in that quilt. She thought a bit more, and said, "how about $30?"
12-10-2011, 05:41 AM
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I was showing my latest quilt I had just finished to my boss's wife and her son who also worked there looked at it and said, "A quilt is just a blanket." I was stunned and my feelings were hurt. So I never took another quilt to work to "showoff."
12-10-2011, 05:54 AM
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Hi Everyone
I'm new to this site but wanted to join in on this discussion. My daddy (when he was living) always taught us boys that "if someone could only afford to give us a safety pin, then we treat that safety pin like it was the greatest gift in the world because they thought enough of us to give us something." I've never forgotten that and try to live that way.
I've started making prayer quilts for family members that are sick or going through some type of emotional trauma and I tell them, "My quilts are not perfect but the prayers are."
David
I'm new to this site but wanted to join in on this discussion. My daddy (when he was living) always taught us boys that "if someone could only afford to give us a safety pin, then we treat that safety pin like it was the greatest gift in the world because they thought enough of us to give us something." I've never forgotten that and try to live that way.
I've started making prayer quilts for family members that are sick or going through some type of emotional trauma and I tell them, "My quilts are not perfect but the prayers are."
David
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