When is it not a quilt?
03-03-2011, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Randa
I don't think we are bickering...just voicing our opinions. At least I certainly meant no offense with my comments. And I guess I'm pretty dense, because I cannot make a small wall hanging into a quilt and make it look as though it was meant to be a large quilt. Sorry.
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03-03-2011, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by k9dancer
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by Melinda in Tulsa
What would call a top and backing with no batting that is quilted together?
03-03-2011, 11:05 AM
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I've been quilting for over 25 years and have made many "quilts". I pieced the top together then took it to a long-armer to finish it and I consider it "my quilt that I made". I just now have q long-arm quilting table and will start quilting my own quilts, but I still feel all my past quilts were done by me.
03-03-2011, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by GiGi
Really, what difference does it make? If someone makes something and wants to call it a quilt, so be it. If the fabric has been painted and thread painted why isn't it a quilt? It has fabric, thread, batting, backing, and binding.
Just because someone does something other than "traditional," quilting, it does not take it out of the definition of a quilt. That is why art is so wonderful; everyone sees it differently through their own eyes.
Thank you. GiGi
Just because someone does something other than "traditional," quilting, it does not take it out of the definition of a quilt. That is why art is so wonderful; everyone sees it differently through their own eyes.
Thank you. GiGi
03-03-2011, 02:59 PM
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Why don't you go tell Hollis these aren't quilts.
http://hollisart.com/gallery_figurative.php[/quote]
Even on the website Hollis is referred to as a textile artist. Those are incredibly beautiful works of art done in fabric. Just because you use fabric and thread doesn't make it a quilt. Gee, let's just enjoy the beauty of everyone's work without quibbling over what to call it.
http://hollisart.com/gallery_figurative.php[/quote]
Even on the website Hollis is referred to as a textile artist. Those are incredibly beautiful works of art done in fabric. Just because you use fabric and thread doesn't make it a quilt. Gee, let's just enjoy the beauty of everyone's work without quibbling over what to call it.
03-03-2011, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Bonbonary
If you read the descriptions she says they're quilted. I've seen three of them in person and they're nothing short of stunning. And they're quilts. And they're art.
03-03-2011, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by missmabeliowa
I am fairly new at quilting, but as far as I'm concerned, a quilt is what covers a bed or a person, no matter the size.
What irritates me are wall hangings.
If it is a wall hanging, it should be categorized as a wall hanging.
If it is quilted, it is a quilted wall hanging.
This idea of finding a pattern you really like and then find it is a wall hanging and only gives size and directions for a wall hanging is completely absurd to me.
Yes, some are quite beautiful, but they are still not quilts, they are wall hangings.
There, I finally got that out of my system. I hope somebody agrees with me.
What irritates me are wall hangings.
If it is a wall hanging, it should be categorized as a wall hanging.
If it is quilted, it is a quilted wall hanging.
This idea of finding a pattern you really like and then find it is a wall hanging and only gives size and directions for a wall hanging is completely absurd to me.
Yes, some are quite beautiful, but they are still not quilts, they are wall hangings.
There, I finally got that out of my system. I hope somebody agrees with me.
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