tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post496417791491397314..comments2024-03-29T13:01:37.521-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: What Can Go Wrong?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-52645193637801445932016-12-20T11:49:29.798-06:002016-12-20T11:49:29.798-06:00Still laughing about ICEBERG :)Still laughing about ICEBERG :) Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597301644404678019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-13554734987221623192016-12-19T06:56:46.596-06:002016-12-19T06:56:46.596-06:00I love these! And Nann's comment is brilliant....I love these! And Nann's comment is brilliant. But here is my take home. These quilters were all less than perfect, but they left behind a legacy none the less. (and it makes us smile)foffmomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-76395668917538414782016-12-19T06:44:47.100-06:002016-12-19T06:44:47.100-06:00I've never made a mistake in my quilting so th...I've never made a mistake in my quilting so these images are very foreign to me. Wink! I especially love the iceberg! Wendy Caton Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122151466664580872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-81112423315464253102016-12-18T12:10:16.953-06:002016-12-18T12:10:16.953-06:00This must be why we love out design walls! If thes...This must be why we love out design walls! If these is a block in the wrong place, it seems to never show itself until the quilting is finished.Karen in Breezy Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931154097211557249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-86826226839476043192016-12-18T09:53:38.933-06:002016-12-18T09:53:38.933-06:00"Once is a mistake. Twice is a design element..."Once is a mistake. Twice is a design element." <br />Thanks for the humorous post!Nannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239289676429380866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-43853190582419490882016-12-17T20:57:24.246-06:002016-12-17T20:57:24.246-06:00Thank you for the laugh!Thank you for the laugh!Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134582954350786588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-18088836578200342392016-12-17T18:58:43.171-06:002016-12-17T18:58:43.171-06:00This is so hysterical! And I love the term "...This is so hysterical! And I love the term "Quilt Wrecks" LOL!! Beauty and sense of humor in imperfection. Love it!Bonnie K. Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-13009026605570042052016-12-17T18:33:42.051-06:002016-12-17T18:33:42.051-06:00Could have named this post Quilt Bloopers! Thanks ...Could have named this post Quilt Bloopers! Thanks for making us all feel so much better with our own quilts! I kind of like these "human" projects!Susie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983123679473675732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-34537701278545439982016-12-17T17:54:54.203-06:002016-12-17T17:54:54.203-06:00I am guilty of bloopers like that too. Especially ...I am guilty of bloopers like that too. Especially the tiny weeny little pieces pineapple (which is totally awesome by the way) with its flipped blocks. Yep, that's me! ;^)Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772079099766225814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-82372071259967571142016-12-17T15:57:50.989-06:002016-12-17T15:57:50.989-06:00I think that last one was when she was hurrying to...I think that last one was when she was hurrying to finish her Christmas presents!Sally BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966699626165910358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-60563144825814358882016-12-17T15:40:28.646-06:002016-12-17T15:40:28.646-06:00Sometime stepping back and checking before quiltin...Sometime stepping back and checking before quilting doesn't save me. lolCynthia's Creating Arkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516266359733705153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-59275493469886876162016-12-17T15:02:53.449-06:002016-12-17T15:02:53.449-06:00Gypsy---it's got nothing to do with two childr...Gypsy---it's got nothing to do with two children hanging on your skirts. Just things like bad measurement, bad directional orientation (I used to work in special ed), no design wall and a stubborn unwillingness to rip. All of which afflict me.Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948219446078848778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-18589899029094058762016-12-17T13:35:26.950-06:002016-12-17T13:35:26.950-06:00Mistakes maybe...and yet I seem to find these quil...Mistakes maybe...and yet I seem to find these quilts more interesting than the more perfect ones. What is wrong with me? Am I just tired of perfection? I just love these.acornreadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18433533692492341843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-85067199405421726002016-12-17T12:30:23.523-06:002016-12-17T12:30:23.523-06:00I have to wonder if you've discovered in all o...I have to wonder if you've discovered in all of your extensive research, what was going on in the lives of these and similar quilt makers. Did they have one or two children hanging on their skirts as they tried to make soap, stoke the wood stove, clean the fireplace, chase the cattle, butcher the chicken and sit down to stitch. We can only imagine how very exhausting their lives were. Thanks for sharing.Gypsy Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18192303145122990677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-1879493638651511052016-12-17T12:17:19.080-06:002016-12-17T12:17:19.080-06:00"Iceberg!"....so funny!"Iceberg!"....so funny!reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14822110311373036914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-21722439787729391652016-12-17T10:10:08.543-06:002016-12-17T10:10:08.543-06:00This was a fun post, those look like ones I would ...This was a fun post, those look like ones I would make, lol.<br />I love the naive look of the old quilts, the mistakes give them charm.<br /><br />DebbieWoolenSailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621977477193550261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-15393124703178941362016-12-17T10:07:37.501-06:002016-12-17T10:07:37.501-06:00Remind me a little of some of my quilts!Remind me a little of some of my quilts!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-36097742187190285382016-12-17T10:03:20.240-06:002016-12-17T10:03:20.240-06:00These "special" quilts always make me sm...These "special" quilts always make me smile!<br /> Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597301644404678019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-17357123888011998212016-12-17T07:17:54.394-06:002016-12-17T07:17:54.394-06:00I love these! I love these! Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619642267222624728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-46707784825091259342016-12-17T06:29:33.714-06:002016-12-17T06:29:33.714-06:00This post was wonderful and gave me several good l...This post was wonderful and gave me several good laughs. It makes me feel better to know I'm in good company when I make those mistakes. I doubt my errors will ever make it into a museum, though. Thanks for the fun.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04583270998238204181noreply@blogger.com