Hand sewn or sewing machine?

"Roberta" wrote in message
...
Thank you Pat (and everyone else that replied to this thread) I love this
group and have gotten so many great ideas but I really was just a
keystroke
away from unsubscribing because I just kept feeling like I'd never live up
to $10.00 a yard, $7000 sewing machine 20 years to quilt a project
expectations. And being to embarrassed to share what I do just defeats
the
purpose...
(snipped)

Roberta, I'm glad to see you've decided to stay. Please don't be
embarrassed to share your work. I for one am always interested in seeing
everybody's projects and I don't care if you hand-pieced; machine pieced or
whatever. It is your ability to create that is wonderful and by sharing
with others you give them the chance to learn something new. Isn't that
what this is all about? Some kind member told me to stop apologizing for my
work and she (thank you whoever you were!) was right.

Shawn (who really wasn't going to involve herself in this thread!)

And chisel it in stone, or have a scrivener take it down on the
parchment you have made from the papyrus growing in you back yard, and
with the quill (pulled from your own goose, of course) dipped in hand
made ink.

Come to think of it, you could be the next Martha Stewart!

Ronnie

In article , Diana Curtis
wrote:

Nope, but thanks for the compliment!
scritch, scritch... *pen noises again* beets.. grow.. find mordant for
beets...
Guess Id best design my own original pattern too?
Diana

--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44

"Ronnie Wexler" wrote in message
...
Geez, do you write for a living? This is a hoot!

And don't forget to plant some beets so you can get that lovely red
color, too!

Ronnie

In article , Diana Curtis
wrote:

Dont tell me that you *buy* your fabric?? Dont you know that fabric you
make
yourself makes the quilt more special? Printing the designs in the
fabric
yourself means more love too... and then you must grow your own
cotton..right?

Diana, going out to the back 40 to plant the cotton which she will weave
into cloth and dye with onions skins from onions which she grew herself
and
then on to the cotton gin so she can make her own batt, so that when
this
quilt is done it will be so chock full of love that the recipient will
fall
over in a dead swoon when they get it.

--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44

"Marijke" wrote (and I would snip but it all makes so much sense)
DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT!!
Sorry for yelling (well, not really but anything to get your
attention).

Quilting began by women piecing together pieces of scrap fabrics, old
clothing and sac cloths out of necessity. That is where the joy and
beauty
of quilting began. They'd be aghast at some of the snobbery that lives
in
the craft world these days.

NEVER, EVER be ashamed of where you buy your fabric or how you put
YOUR
quilts together.

There are NO quilt police. There are always judgemental people who
will
tell
others that they aren't good enough parents (gasp, my kids drink
cola), or
your house isn't clean enough (you mean you DON'T clean your walls
every
week?) or your kids aren't doing well enough in school (what do you
mean
you
don't force them to do math four hours a day??), or your car isn't new
enough.......you get my drift. Just as there are people like that,
there
are
those who sniff at anything less than what they would do. You know
what to
do about those people? IGNORE THEM.

You sound like me. We quilt because we love it. It's soothing, it's
relaxing
(well, it's relaxing when it's going well and you're not pulling out
your
hair and chewing up your lips because a pattern isn't going well or
the
stupid post office lost a quilt....), we love the beauty and the work
that
goes into making such lovely products.

I really wish you would share your finds, your methods and all stuff
like
that. Even us experienced quilters can learn from beginners and - we
may
even be reminded of what it was like when we first began.

Did I get through to you? grin YOUR quilts, YOUR choices are just
as
good
as anyone else's here.

Off soapbox now before I fall off,
Marijke

Don't think I'm gonna ASK that one--might give em ideas
Butterfly

Diana Curtis wrote:
Will they baste you during the turns too?
Diana

--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44

"Butterfly" wrote in message
...

DH says that they will make sure I roll over every hour
Butterfly (Heheheee)

Patti wrote:

Sorry to hear this Butterfly. You take care now. If you want to sleep,
you just do it. Most things will wait!!
.
In article , Butterfly
writes


Her name comes AFTER mine
I *NEED* comatose right now.......
Butterfly (big changes in meds--bod is not adjusting well--just wants
to SLEEEEEEEPPPPPPP)

Nah, trust me. It =s a no. I've gotten a lot of wishy washy responses to my
begs, but it always means no. Sob!

btw: Good job there, Pat.


--
LN in NH (finished quilts squishies. snail avail upon request)


"Pat in Virginia" wrote in message
...
Roberta:
"Almost" ?? .... well that's better than a flat no I guess! But
not as good as a quilt in the mail!

Now you see, Pat is not prejudiced against either hand or machine
quilts. She'll gladly accept either.

In ,
Pat in Virginia typed:
A few oldies but goodies:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A rose by any other name smells as sweet.

Don't rain on my parade.

PAT in VA/USA reminding you all that it is 'more blessed to give
than to receive,' so please give me some quilts

I agree. I prefer to hand quilt. Especially if it is going to someone
special. But, I have some awesome machine quilted quilts and will gladly
accept many more (you know my addy?).


--
LN in NH (finished quilts squishies. snail avail upon request)


" Ellison" wrote in message
...
Howdy!
Tara, have you been to any quilt shows lately? During the past
50 yrs.? g Many, many quilters are still handquilting, and
many, many quilters are doing some very fine machine quilting.
While machine quilting is not my choice for creating my lovely quilts,
I do appreciate good machine quilting, and own at least 2 quilts w/
some of that fine work, machine quilted. Good work speaks for itself.
Reading thru' RCTQ for the past 6 yrs., I'd presume that most of us
are "everyday" quilters, not the minority you appear to be encountering.
g
Quite of few of the group have won awards for their machine work,
which requires putting in the effort and love-of-craft to produce these
beauties.
Research into some of the very fine quilt history sources found in
quilt shops, book stores, and libraries will educate the reader about the
wide field of machine quilting done for generations, including as far back
as 150 yrs. ago.
As for "showing off ...the latest gadget"--well, don't we all? g
I've seen quilts that were "machined" in the 1800s, those that survive
have survived in part because of the great work done w/ the machine,
piecing and quilting. I wouldn't turn up my nose at any of them and
pronounce them any less personal or loving than a handquilted quilt.
But that's my experience, and my opinion.
You are, of course, entitled to your opinion, limited as I find it.
Ragmop/Sandy

There are sooo many good reasons to quilt.
My attention to workmanship was not very good on my first few quilts.
But you know, my niece and my nephew that each received one didn't
notice. They love their quilts.

And it makes me feel so good to see them enjoy their quilts,
that it offsets my internal embarrassment at their quality.

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:40:26 -0400, "Roberta"
wrote:

Thank you Pat (and everyone else that replied to this thread) I love this
group and have gotten so many great ideas but I really was just a keystroke
away from unsubscribing because I just kept feeling like I'd never live up
to $10.00 a yard, $7000 sewing machine 20 years to quilt a project
expectations. And being to embarrassed to share what I do just defeats the
purpose...

Now that I know that there are enough people that DON'T feel that way I
figure I'll stick around awhile (at least long enough to get on the next
address list in six months so that I may squish all of you that made me feel
like I should stay)

Roberta in MD

In ,
Pat in Virginia typed:
Roberta:
"Almost" ?? .... well that's better than a flat no I guess! But
not as good as a quilt in the mail!

Now listen here young lady! WHO said you are an outsider to this
group?? Aren't you the Roberta who's been here a month or two?
The Roberta in Maryland? We know you now girl ... maybe you are a
relative newbie, but you are NOT an outsider. In fact you are
practically my neighbor!! If you come to the MAQF in Williamsburg
VA in February I hope to meet you at the RCTQ get together.
(Assuming we all avoid flu and snow next time!)

As a relative newbie, did you remember to send 1-2 lb.. chocolate
to be vetted? Just send it to my Palace in Virginia and I'll
report back to you. You want to make sure you have the good kind,
right?

PAT, Official Chocolate Taster of RCTQ

Roberta wrote:

For your comment Pat I'd almost send ya a quilt ;0)

It is nice to know that there are people that are less judgmental
out there.

As an outsider to this group and a new quilter I have to say...I
would never feel comfortable posting where I buy fabric, what kind
of sewing machine I just bought or how I intend to quilt my
projects. I do get a lot from reading suggestions and links to
sales. I also love to look at all of the beautiful quilts and
quilts in progress.

Roberta

Will they baste you during the turns too?
Diana

--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44

"Butterfly" wrote in message
...
DH says that they will make sure I roll over every hour
Butterfly (Heheheee)

Patti wrote:
Sorry to hear this Butterfly. You take care now. If you want to sleep,
you just do it. Most things will wait!!
.
In article , Butterfly
writes

Her name comes AFTER mine
I *NEED* comatose right now.......
Butterfly (big changes in meds--bod is not adjusting well--just wants
to SLEEEEEEEPPPPPPP)

LOL
I was going to use that name to describe someone else earlier in this
thread....
Im no Martha... I have more friends than money.
Diana, rich with friends

--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44 [
"Ronnie Wexler" wrote in message
...
And chisel it in stone, or have a scrivener take it down on the
parchment you have made from the papyrus growing in you back yard, and
with the quill (pulled from your own goose, of course) dipped in hand
made ink.

Come to think of it, you could be the next Martha Stewart!

Ronnie

In article , Diana Curtis
wrote:

Nope, but thanks for the compliment!
scritch, scritch... *pen noises again* beets.. grow.. find mordant for
beets...
Guess Id best design my own original pattern too?
Diana

--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44

"Ronnie Wexler" wrote in message
...
Geez, do you write for a living? This is a hoot!

And don't forget to plant some beets so you can get that lovely red
color, too!

Ronnie

In article , Diana Curtis
wrote:

Dont tell me that you *buy* your fabric?? Dont you know that fabric
you
make
yourself makes the quilt more special? Printing the designs in the
fabric
yourself means more love too... and then you must grow your own
cotton..right?

Diana, going out to the back 40 to plant the cotton which she will
weave
into cloth and dye with onions skins from onions which she grew
herself
and
then on to the cotton gin so she can make her own batt, so that when
this
quilt is done it will be so chock full of love that the recipient
will
fall
over in a dead swoon when they get it.

--
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44

"Marijke" wrote (and I would snip but it all makes so much sense)
DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT!!
Sorry for yelling (well, not really but anything to get your
attention).

Quilting began by women piecing together pieces of scrap fabrics,
old
clothing and sac cloths out of necessity. That is where the joy
and
beauty
of quilting began. They'd be aghast at some of the snobbery that
lives
in
the craft world these days.

NEVER, EVER be ashamed of where you buy your fabric or how you put
YOUR
quilts together.

There are NO quilt police. There are always judgemental people who
will
tell
others that they aren't good enough parents (gasp, my kids drink
cola), or
your house isn't clean enough (you mean you DON'T clean your walls
every
week?) or your kids aren't doing well enough in school (what do
you
mean
you
don't force them to do math four hours a day??), or your car isn't
new
enough.......you get my drift. Just as there are people like that,
there
are
those who sniff at anything less than what they would do. You know
what to
do about those people? IGNORE THEM.

You sound like me. We quilt because we love it. It's soothing,
it's
relaxing
(well, it's relaxing when it's going well and you're not pulling
out
your
hair and chewing up your lips because a pattern isn't going well
or
the
stupid post office lost a quilt....), we love the beauty and the
work
that
goes into making such lovely products.

I really wish you would share your finds, your methods and all
stuff
like
that. Even us experienced quilters can learn from beginners and -
we
may
even be reminded of what it was like when we first began.

Did I get through to you? grin YOUR quilts, YOUR choices are
just
as
good
as anyone else's here.

Off soapbox now before I fall off,
Marijke

She's not the only one!!!

--
LN in NH (finished quilts squishies. snail avail upon request)


"rjwhite6" wrote in message
...
Now you see, Pat is not prejudiced against either hand or machine
quilts. She'll gladly accept either.

In ,
Pat in Virginia typed:
A few oldies but goodies:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

A rose by any other name smells as sweet.

Don't rain on my parade.

PAT in VA/USA reminding you all that it is 'more blessed to give
than to receive,' so please give me some quilts