My Borgasmord is half quilted now, if you can see, it's pretty much right down the middle. I know that pretty quilting is much 'prettier', but I couldn't help but think as I was quilting that even mediocre meandering, which is my specialty, I think I may apply for a copyright, can be rather like magic to the basted quilt. The raw materials are starting to disappear and it is becoming a 'Quilt'. I might give in and send mine out to an expert longarmer if money were no object, but I'm rather glad that I do my own from start to finish as it it fun to see the transformation (plus, I'd have to do many fewer if I sent them out). Anyway, my Juki is too noisy to watch TV or even to listen to a CD while I quilt, so I was back to thinking this morning, you are up to date on my philosophy of the day.
PS I didn't mean to say that meandering is mediocre, just my non-artistic version of it. Mine isn't all pretty and even, I have pointies and usually lots of crossed threads. |
I think this quilt is stunning - I love scrap quilts as all those scraps have stories of other things to tell. And I agree with the meander quilting... just perfect for it.
ReplyDeleteSometimes meandering is all a quilt needs, it lets the fabric and pattern tell their own story. I feel the same about sending quilts to a long arm quilter, it's so expensive and I'd feel that my quilt would need to be perfect to justify it.
ReplyDeleteI love the texture that appears as another design element once it is quilted...one of my favorite parts of quilting. So I would be sad to have someone else get to experience that magic! Even if it's mediocre magic, I still love it!
ReplyDeleteCandace, you (and your philosophies) make me smile. I LOVE your quilt. It is yours; you did it all! And all that money you are saving on the quilting can be dedicated to fabric. Win-Win! :)
ReplyDeleteI think your meandering looks great!
ReplyDeleteI think your meandering looks great!
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing mediocre about a good meander and the magic it does to make a quilt seem more like one thing and less like a pile of different fabrics.
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