I sometimes worry that by reproducing antique quilts I am not being creative. An essay by Janet J. Kamnikar in the March 2004 issue of "Quilters Newsletter" put my reproductions into prospective.
"Some of my firends are like classical musician, staying within the form but reveling in the opportunity to bring new interpretations to it. Others are clearly jazz quilters. They start with a theme, but go off on a riff that is theirs alone."
I like the bright quilts thrown together by fiber artists but need the settling qualities of a good traditional quilt to calm my nerves just like I need to listen to good classical music. Jazz is great but my nerves can only take so much.
Susan