tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post7204063665930077806..comments2024-03-28T10:25:05.068-07:00Comments on A Quilter's Table: Playing By the RulesDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13176881247438721622noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-20472972297706210612017-04-14T01:00:46.135-07:002017-04-14T01:00:46.135-07:00Very interesting, Debbie! Your style has really ch...Very interesting, Debbie! Your style has really changed! Because I couldn't join any quilting class or group and just learnt on my own, I didn't have many rules. First I was afraid to do the folded binding and just did it somehow. I enjoyed the quilting and making patchwork from the first minute and hope to become more creative without rules. x TejeTeje Karjalainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737386960364740858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-15244317341750212732017-04-08T16:49:05.507-07:002017-04-08T16:49:05.507-07:00Or a hand-piecer. Ugh.Or a hand-piecer. Ugh.Anne Simonothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904349013936544659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-32453235465194051302017-04-08T16:41:56.831-07:002017-04-08T16:41:56.831-07:00My more recent quilts are so much more fun, vibran...My more recent quilts are so much more fun, vibrant, & interesting than my earlier quilts (I started about 1999). I still consider myself more of a traditional quilter, though, I am not much on improv. I still love the symmetry & order of traditional blocks. But the fabric choices now! The colours! The variety! I've come a long way too, though. More daring. Scrappier. Less matchy-matchy. I never was a hand-quilter, though.Anne Simonothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904349013936544659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-20732651592644025812017-04-08T05:27:18.680-07:002017-04-08T05:27:18.680-07:00Great post and loved reading the comments! I star...Great post and loved reading the comments! I started quilting in 2009 - just when the modern quilting movement was emerging. And so my early quilts follow most of the "rules" you listed, but once I found blogs and joined the Montreal MQG, I just naturally let the rules go and started doing stuff that spoke to me and in a way that allowed me to really enjoy my hobby.Izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135564727921370376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-4774493627279485392017-04-07T21:41:30.976-07:002017-04-07T21:41:30.976-07:00In 2007, these were the rules I was taught:
Yes, o...In 2007, these were the rules I was taught:<br />Yes, oh my, yes.<br />yes<br />OF COURSE (and still do)<br />yes<br />no<br />no<br />no<br />no<br />yes<br /><br />Thanks for sharing one of your early quilts. I still have my first, but it's just a top. Don't love it enough to quilt it, too proud of it to get rid of it.<br /><br />Picture! Posted it as part of the IGquiltfest a week or two ago:<br /><br />https://www.instagram.com/p/BSEP7f-gN3C/?taken-by=handwroughtquiltsNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13458070354803313376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-8438125639903054352017-04-07T07:18:36.901-07:002017-04-07T07:18:36.901-07:00Change is good; it's evolution. Thanks for the...Change is good; it's evolution. Thanks for the post. I've only been quilting for seven years but sewing for fifty years. I evolve every time I see something and say, "I can make that."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608504812236438654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-62805971232631695852017-04-07T06:46:38.917-07:002017-04-07T06:46:38.917-07:00I think when we all learned to quilt those first r...I think when we all learned to quilt those first rules were magical and followed to the letter. I've since learned that there are no rules and I like it that way! Its hard to break rules, and it took a long time for me to do it. But it is freeing and liberating! We should all do what we love, the way we love doing it!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719432822327081144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-80210725231161550702017-04-07T01:21:17.442-07:002017-04-07T01:21:17.442-07:00What a great post, it made me smile and reflect. N...What a great post, it made me smile and reflect. No bad thing to have learned a lot of "rules" but quite liberating to loosen up too especially as we age, but I do stick to cotton thread as I see a few of the above comments do. Gave up pre washing years ago though.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148803101055301234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-41424728421812820452017-04-06T17:32:23.473-07:002017-04-06T17:32:23.473-07:00I'm glad I learned to quilt in recent times - ...I'm glad I learned to quilt in recent times - or at least at a good LQS and the Internet. My first teacher gave me a really good set of basic skills, but never said they were rules. It's fascinating to see your early stuff - so very different! (I'm not sure I ever would have sewn in the dark ages before rotary cutters. ;) )Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15494557452802595536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-27327353758899570742017-04-06T14:42:13.797-07:002017-04-06T14:42:13.797-07:00Nothing wrong learning the usual way to do somethi...Nothing wrong learning the usual way to do something and then going your own way....no matter how long it takes you! Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383115469070525109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-87946591983904877162017-04-06T13:16:40.112-07:002017-04-06T13:16:40.112-07:00I love this post and this discussion! Thanks Debb...I love this post and this discussion! Thanks Debbie! It's so interesting to see and hear about folks' evolutions!Kim B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10781364799805651100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-3489367554879852112017-04-06T12:26:27.497-07:002017-04-06T12:26:27.497-07:00well it's a beautiful quilt but I'm glad y...well it's a beautiful quilt but I'm glad you learned to break the rules, because I love your current work so much. I've always been a rule breaker (which drives my mom nuts, LOL) Ellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191087933892721297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-38220771505328337142017-04-06T10:22:37.247-07:002017-04-06T10:22:37.247-07:00Enjoyed this post! When I learned to quilt (almos...Enjoyed this post! When I learned to quilt (almost 6 years ago), I took a My First Quilt Class. Lucky for me I had a very good (and practical) teacher who said she was going to teach us one way to do everything and as we got more experienced, we'd learn other ways. She did stress that we should only buy quilt store quality fabric and use 100% cotton thread. Have my tastes changed? I don't know that they've changed so much as I've gained confidence enough to explore new methods and patterns. Lisa Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502089801927429325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-82370803571767826892017-04-06T09:21:29.320-07:002017-04-06T09:21:29.320-07:00Gorgeous quilt, Debbie! Very representative of the...Gorgeous quilt, Debbie! Very representative of the work that encouraged me as a beginner many years ago.<br />I still mostly press to the dark side, unless it will create too much bulk, then I will *consider* pressing open. Also, I always use cotton thread. I know several people who use poly for both EPP and appliqué, but my very traditional taught-by-the-quilt-police heart just can't use anything but cotton. Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00307333354110021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-37814582219490933292017-04-06T08:42:20.104-07:002017-04-06T08:42:20.104-07:00This is really interesting! I've just started ...This is really interesting! I've just started quilting the past 2 years and have been using online tutorials and blogs (like this) to help me along. I'm glad I didn't think too much about rules when I started, it would probably have put me off a bit. Though I have finished all my quilts with bias binding, finished by hand so I guess I'm following at least one of those rules! Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183395919767332073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-44992979246505430172017-04-06T08:27:10.437-07:002017-04-06T08:27:10.437-07:00Sense I taught myself in the beginning I broke all...Sense I taught myself in the beginning I broke all the rules just figuring out how to get a quilt started and finished. lol<br />I have a question for you. The lovely 2nd quilt you shared with us today... I know you probably won't make it again but if you did what design elements would you do the same and why? Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06651396265516069702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-63324499075176537172017-04-06T07:32:08.246-07:002017-04-06T07:32:08.246-07:00Fun post! As I read your 'rules' I reflec...Fun post! As I read your 'rules' I reflected back to my own quilting experience and evolution to where I am today. I'm impressed by all the hand work you did...I've only hand pieced one quilt, a mini and only hand quilted a few minis. The quilt above is beautiful. Quilts are timeless, aren't they, regardless of how fabrics, colors and styles change. mimi'sdarlinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040693954308443891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703345404636516654.post-22265248188070398412017-04-06T07:32:01.381-07:002017-04-06T07:32:01.381-07:00When I learned quilting one of the steps was how t...When I learned quilting one of the steps was how to make templates and mark your cutting and sewing line. All cut out with sissors and handpieced. Of course handquilting was the only option considered. I still do handwork but do love all the new things as well and embrace them all. I got into improv a few years ago and just love working on something and watching it evolve. I did a lilly quilt early on in mint green, moss green and peach the colors of the day. I remember trying to get the fabrics just like you described. A few years ago I really got radical and started using things like satin, shiny poly fabrics and other things in my quilts. Then we discover things like the Gees Bend quilts and realize that there is nothing new under the sun.Sewing Up A Stormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702395570055483788noreply@blogger.com