Hand Quilting
07-16-2010, 11:57 AM
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I have seen multiple comments about seperate categories for handquilted quilts at quilt shows. Am I the only dinosaur here that remembers when machine quilters campaigned for seperate categories for machine quilted quilts? They felt like they didn't stand a snowball's chance of winning if the competition were all handquilted. Things have a way of going full circle.
Originally Posted by fliedermaus
Those quilts are amazing!
I really admire hand quilters, I would love to hand quilt one of mine someday, but I am very intimidated.
I do agree with you that shows should have separate sections for machine and hand quilted peices. They are two different art forms in my opinion. Both have different techniques.
I don't think one is better than the other though, bit like chalk and cheese :D
I really admire hand quilters, I would love to hand quilt one of mine someday, but I am very intimidated.
I do agree with you that shows should have separate sections for machine and hand quilted peices. They are two different art forms in my opinion. Both have different techniques.
I don't think one is better than the other though, bit like chalk and cheese :D
07-16-2010, 02:15 PM
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As a hand quilter, I am stunned by your work. It would take me years and years and years to do any ONE of those pictured. For my personal quilts or those for my family, I hand quilt. For chairty quilts, I always do SID because I need to do fast turn around.
Most of my hand quilting is straight line or one or two lines of echo. Maybe I'm just not fast enough. I couldn't do that much hand quilting on one quilt in 5 years time. You're definitely faster (not even mentioning better) than me. Your work is breathtaking!!!
Most of my hand quilting is straight line or one or two lines of echo. Maybe I'm just not fast enough. I couldn't do that much hand quilting on one quilt in 5 years time. You're definitely faster (not even mentioning better) than me. Your work is breathtaking!!!
07-16-2010, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Candace
Although I can appreciate hand quilting, I don't care for the "look" of it and really prefer the artistry of good machine quilting. I decorated modern and don't care for antiques, country decor etc. I think it's important that if you hand quilters want to keep your art going, that you don't put down machine quilters and make comments like "it makes me sick" etc. It's definitely a put-off IMHO when people make disparaging comments about other people's art forms and preferences. Like I mentioned, I don't care for hand quilting, but I'd never make snarky comments about it.
07-16-2010, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by catrancher
What matters is the care and artistry, not the method.
I just looked at your blog, and the header looks exactly like Pete, my cat! It's wonderful!
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