Copying or creating
Are you less as a quilter if you use a pattern or copy a design you like? Is the ultimate goal in achieving quilter status to get to the point where you create original designs or does it matter?
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I do both, sometimes I start with a pattern but don't like something and I change it. I don't think it makes you less of a quilter if you use a pattern, a kit or whatever. It is for pleasure and lets you be as creative as you like. Happy New Year
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A quilter is someone who makes quilts. S/he could also be a designer/artist, but if you enjoy working with traditional designs or purchasing others' designs, do that. It only makes a difference if you want to enter a quilt in an "original design" or "artistic" category in a show.
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For me the ultimate goal is to complete a quilt that I'm happy with. I consider myself a quilter even though I copy or use patterns from designers as inspiration. There was a time when some felt you weren't a quilter unless you did it by hand and possibly some still feel that way. I just do what I enjoy and don't bother about what others think.
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No quilt judges here.... whatever works is equal in my eyes... there would be no quilt without the quilter regardless of create or copy
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i knew a fabric designer who copied others ideas, changed colors and took out or added what she wanted to do. she was still a designer. if you're looking to be called a quilt designer or a maker, I guess are 2 different things. But, I don't care. i just love pretty quilts.
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I enjoy working with fabric and making items that my family enjoys and also donating for others to enjoy. I like the planning of a new quilt almost as much as making it, but I have no desire to design quilts or fabrics, nor do I care about competing with others. I think there is room for all levels of interest. So I guess I would say I'm a quilter because I do make quilts:)
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If you make quilt your a quilter. Why complicate the details of what a quilter is
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“There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely; but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all the ages.” Mark Twain
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Originally Posted by suern3
(Post 7729318)
I enjoy working with fabric and making items that my family enjoys and also donating for others to enjoy. I like the planning of a new quilt almost as much as making it, but I have no desire to design quilts or fabrics, nor do I care about competing with others. I think there is room for all levels of interest. So I guess I would say I'm a quilter because I do make quilts:)
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