When is it not a quilt?
03-02-2011, 03:03 PM
#81
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Originally Posted by Melinda in Tulsa
What would call a top and backing with no batting that is quilted together?
03-02-2011, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Fabaddict
am thinking those that say it is not quilting or a quilt are self appointed quilt police. To them I spread raspberries all over. PFFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTTTT
03-02-2011, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by glassnquilts
Still confused about Cathedral Window quilts and yoyo quilts. Neither has batting but I and many others consider them quilts. Are they? or should we care?
03-02-2011, 03:26 PM
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this is an arguement that will never be won... everyone has their own definition of what they consider a quilt and what is not...... so let it go..... they will still think that no matter how many times someone says something different so why worry with this..... you know how much time & effort you put in to each piece that you make so you decide.. there really are NO QUILT POLICE out there just ones who think they are...... I have my opions but they are mine...
03-02-2011, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by cuppi duke
I went to a guild meeting and someone was showing their quilts (whole cloth) that they made and were so proud of. One member kept insisting they weren't real quilts. It caused such an uproar I never went back.
03-02-2011, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by dunster
I define a quilt as a type of blanket with two layers of fabric stitched together with some kind of batting in between. (Of course a whole cloth quilt is a quilt!) I give credit to "quilts" that are not quilted, but tied, and to those that don't have batting (such as Cathedral Windows quilts, summer quilts, yo-yo quilts, etc.) A bag or garment that is quilted is not a quilt, but it is a quilted item.
I actually think that definitions are important for clear communication, but I wouldn't argue with another quilter about whether her item is a quilt or not. What purpose would that serve?
I actually think that definitions are important for clear communication, but I wouldn't argue with another quilter about whether her item is a quilt or not. What purpose would that serve?
03-02-2011, 06:47 PM
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My computer's "Dictionary" is the New Oxford American Dictionary and it says:
quilt |kwilt|
noun
a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design.
• a knitted or fabric bedspread with decorative stitching.
• a layer of padding used for insulation.
verb [ trans. ]
join together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a bed covering or a warm garment, or for decorative effect.
DERIVATIVES
quilter noun
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French cuilte, from Latin culcita ‘mattress, cushion.’
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I like the technical def. of Lori S. too!
quilt |kwilt|
noun
a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design.
• a knitted or fabric bedspread with decorative stitching.
• a layer of padding used for insulation.
verb [ trans. ]
join together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a bed covering or a warm garment, or for decorative effect.
DERIVATIVES
quilter noun
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French cuilte, from Latin culcita ‘mattress, cushion.’
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I like the technical def. of Lori S. too!
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