Some of us have LQS's where we are well known, and have frequented for years. When you take a quilt you made to your LQS, especially one from a class at that LQS, do you?...
Quickly flash the quilt so that they get the effect but not see your mistakes?
Or do you let them gaze as long as they will, not fearing their scrutiny?
I let them gaze and fondle as long as they like. My quilts are not perfect but I'm proud of them non the less.
Cheri On Vancouver Island, Canada
Oh, I definitely let them gaze -- and generally point out my own mistakes (but I'm trying not to do that so much anymore!).
I would hope that if they found mistakes, they could give me advice of how they dealt with the same situations. Only when the advice isn't constructive and useful is it useless - like all of life! Be proud of your creation and let them enjoy it as much as you do.
-- Jo in Scotland
I take mine in and let them gaze. I am still so new at this that any praise keeps me motivated to do a better job next time. When I do point out problems I usually get a soluttion. Linda in Plano Tx.
Seeing the quilts that "real" people make is just one of my favorite things. Something I turn to first in a new issue of a quilt magazine is what the readers, not the experts, have created. I do truly love them. Wishing you could come by and let me add my "ohhhhs" and "ahhhhs". Polly
I let them inspect for exactly this reason. How else am I to know if the mistakes stick out like a sore thumb (the way I see them) or if the mistakes are hardly noticeable? The folks at the LQS are the only reliable people for putting it all in perspective. If the mistakes are truly noticeable, they'll be able to help. If the mistakes aren't that bad, they can tell me that too.
--Lia
Johanna Gibs> I would hope that if they found mistakes, they could give me advice
It's not that I don't fear their scrutiny, but I've yet to see anyone successfully "quickly flash" a finished quilt in their LQS. People tend to say, "Wait! let me look, too", and that gives the first lookers more time. But no one every says anything about your mistakes, so it's still fun. :)
I don't think I've ever taken in something completely finished, but I've often brought in blocks or a pieced top to look for border fabrics. I try to hide them and I skulk around in the store because I'm always embarrassed and because some of them are a little pushy and I don't want anyone talking me into a fabric I don't like or something like that. But then again, the folks in my LQS are exactly warm and welcoming. I usually take my quilting friend and nag her for help & advice instead.
But that's just me (and them)! Ann
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