Feeling better means that I have been back to some stitching. I have finished piecing the last three points for my star quilt. Drum roll, please!!
I took the pictures in the front hall of my house to take advantage of the light coming in. Please take note of the pins still in the pieces. I think they add an extra dash of pizazz, LOL!
Last night I was catching up with the blogs I follow. Diane Gaudynski had an excellent post about a quilt show she recently attended. Her comments addressed some of the frustrations I feel about a lot of the work I saw at a quilt show I attended early last spring.
The show is a large one in Western New York. Many, if not most, of the quilts were lovely reproductions of someone else's patterns. The author/designer of the pattern was always credited, as was the individual or shop that did the quilting. End result? Very little original work, little that tapped or stretched anyone's true creativity, and lots of quilting that was done to ensure that the quilt was quilted, but displayed little artistry.
I found this to be very discouraging. The exhibitors had certainly put a great deal of effort into their quilting and the majority of the quilts were large, bed-sized quilts. Could it be that people are so insecure about their own talent that they feel they have to reproduce someone else's work to be successful? Or, could it be that the industry in the US, including the independent quilt shops, really encourages this? Is it a combination of the two, or is there something else that I haven't considered? I am open to any reader comments on the subject. I feel that this is a dialogue that needs to take place. If you can, please read Diane's post. It is extremely well written and thought-provoking.
Keep quilting and stitching in peace and happiness.
