tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689206379659379100.post2392011078503873455..comments2024-03-03T09:33:53.797-06:00Comments on Just One More Thing: Throwing in the Towel . . . or the Quilt BlockTamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094928747500699123noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689206379659379100.post-4925115902213095392014-11-08T21:53:05.895-06:002014-11-08T21:53:05.895-06:00What's in a name? What is a quilter? Yes, it i...What's in a name? What is a quilter? Yes, it is someone who makes quilts, but how do you define quilt? It is much more than a large bed sized combination of fabric layers that is harder to push though the harp space of a domestic sewing machine than it is for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. There are small landscape wall hangings, there are place mats, there are vests, aprons, table runners ,etc. that still fit the classical definition of a small quilt. And then there is the non-classic but equally valid definition of quilting ... the piecing together of different aspects of life. I love your book reviews, your zentangle posts, your points of view on life under construction. If this is not the patchwork of life, then what is? We all have projects we do not like. Maybe they are a requested color palette for someone else that we ourselves do not care for. Maybe it is a technique that is just not our preference. I love the look of paper piecing and have tried it but it does not float my boat to do it. There are so many worthy books out there that I have given my self permission to not finish those that I have given a fair chance and still hold no appeal to me. You are not quitting because you are not a quitter. You are making a wise choice based on getting to know yourself better. So, by your tight definition, you say you are not a quilter. If you define quilter that way then maybe in your mind you are not. Well change that "l" to a "t" and you are not a quitter, either.DianeLoves2Quilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704655734477952685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689206379659379100.post-63376234554872314552014-11-08T21:51:41.817-06:002014-11-08T21:51:41.817-06:00I sooooo understand this. After I made my last fu...I sooooo understand this. After I made my last full sized quilt and screwed it up royally, I threw in the towel, too. I'm not a quilter, but like you I really, really, really want(ed) to be one. I might try again one day...maybe...in another lifetime perhaps. Something has to be done with all of the material I've gathered over the years. Not to mention the half-started projects. Sigh. <br /><br />FWIW, I think your quilt top is lovely. Great colours and if you hadn't told me that there was something "wrong" with the arrangement, I wouldn't know. In fact, I'm not sure I do know. <br /><br />Great job!!! Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15577757312285531026noreply@blogger.com