When is it not a quilt?
#32
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I think specific/accurate terminology is useful.
It also helps prevent misunderstandings - when everyone agrees on the definitions, that is! :?
There are many fields where specific terminology is helpful - medicine, biology, mathematics, anatomy, accounting - etc.
It also helps prevent misunderstandings - when everyone agrees on the definitions, that is! :?
There are many fields where specific terminology is helpful - medicine, biology, mathematics, anatomy, accounting - etc.
#34
Originally Posted by bearisgray
I think specific/accurate terminology is useful.
It also helps prevent misunderstandings - when everyone agrees on the definitions, that is! :?
There are many fields where specific terminology is helpful - medicine, biology, mathematics, anatomy, accounting - etc.
It also helps prevent misunderstandings - when everyone agrees on the definitions, that is! :?
There are many fields where specific terminology is helpful - medicine, biology, mathematics, anatomy, accounting - etc.
#37
I beg your pardon.
Webster's 2009 edition of the dictionary defines "quilt", a noun, as a thick, warm bedcover; a bedspead; a coverlet of two cloths sewn together with padding between".
A quilt on display is a far cry from some itty bitty thing quilted in construction serving as a wall hanging for decorative purposes only.
Webster's 2009 edition of the dictionary defines "quilt", a noun, as a thick, warm bedcover; a bedspead; a coverlet of two cloths sewn together with padding between".
A quilt on display is a far cry from some itty bitty thing quilted in construction serving as a wall hanging for decorative purposes only.
#39
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A more complete dictionary would include quilt as a verb -- the action of stitching together 3 layers of fibers or fabrics in a utilitarian and / or decorative manner.
I do think there is value in making a distinction between patchwork and quilted works -- just for clarity of understanding, not as a value judgment on the works themselves.
I personally do not care a whole lot about drawing lines between utilitarian and decorative function -- there are a lot of fine lines not worth quibbling over there.
I do think that the skills and commitment that go into making a full sized quilt that can be used for years on a bed -- that is a different level from the efforts that go into making a pleasing place mat or mug rug, or even "stroller quilt" which you see a lot of people cranking out. They're lovely and fun, and worthy of praise, but they are not the same achievement as a full sized quilt. It's like the difference between a jaunty little limerick and a finely crafted sonnet or epic poem.
I do think there is value in making a distinction between patchwork and quilted works -- just for clarity of understanding, not as a value judgment on the works themselves.
I personally do not care a whole lot about drawing lines between utilitarian and decorative function -- there are a lot of fine lines not worth quibbling over there.
I do think that the skills and commitment that go into making a full sized quilt that can be used for years on a bed -- that is a different level from the efforts that go into making a pleasing place mat or mug rug, or even "stroller quilt" which you see a lot of people cranking out. They're lovely and fun, and worthy of praise, but they are not the same achievement as a full sized quilt. It's like the difference between a jaunty little limerick and a finely crafted sonnet or epic poem.
#40
Someone told me once after I told them I was learning to machine quilt that she did "real" quilting by hand. I choose not to get in a discussion about what's real, what's a quilt ... I just say "well, good for you" and drop it! Those pesky quilt police ... they come in all forms.
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