tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post7866596827695125434..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: Is it a quilt? 2Kathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-89645584085368579242015-03-02T14:50:42.671-05:002015-03-02T14:50:42.671-05:00I think that your first draft is a very strong one...I think that your first draft is a very strong one. Succinct, yet it captures the breadth of uses of the word and the idea of quilt-ness. It seems an appropriate introduction to the cataloguing of the project.<br />The only change that I wanted to make was to add the word 'construct' after the words 'flat fabric' in the third paragraph of your draft.Olga Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554469124546960971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-43230747482853269512015-03-02T13:31:53.397-05:002015-03-02T13:31:53.397-05:00It's difficult- I have made many "quilts&...It's difficult- I have made many "quilts", almost all have multiple layers and are stitched through, but I don't think that if they had separate backs or were only one layer they would necessarily be less valid as Art. I like the stability and strcture that the layering process enforces and reinforces, perhaps that's enough<br /><br />HHHelen Howeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-69905768822891986162015-03-02T10:35:29.362-05:002015-03-02T10:35:29.362-05:00I would start with the definition of quilt--the fa...I would start with the definition of quilt--the fabric sandwich held together with stitches definition. Then I would note that the word has been used for many types of bedcovers, including knitted afghans, as well as for fabric artwork, that do not fit the technical definition. Perhaps some comments on the connotation of the word, its association with warmth and comfort, and the "bee" concept.Kim in NDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06434793919377634253noreply@blogger.com