tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post4441025390823273139..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: Variable Value: Mid-20th-Century Quilt StyleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-73642865155149666442022-03-20T17:26:09.450-05:002022-03-20T17:26:09.450-05:00Great article. I too am influenced by the quilts I...Great article. I too am influenced by the quilts I inherited, and those we began being able to read about in the 1980's and into the 90s. There wasn't much out there, and it was fun to study them. The Lemoyne star quilt I inherited influenced me to love the fabrics of another century. QuiltGranmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225951118220180796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-10681114590436403042022-03-20T10:45:46.333-05:002022-03-20T10:45:46.333-05:00Excellent point: who does these quilts better, tho...Excellent point: who does these quilts better, those who never learned the rules, or those who learned the rules and deliberately work to break them? There is definitely a visual difference between the two styles, I guess, based on the maker's intent.Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353444507543747211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-26728685692238976782022-03-20T09:03:59.656-05:002022-03-20T09:03:59.656-05:00Enjoyed this article! My preference is pretty far...Enjoyed this article! My preference is pretty far over into the variable value/chaos end of the scale, but I don't do it as much as I used to. Thanks, as always, for making me think. Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597301644404678019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-6389614688907844972022-03-19T09:23:07.488-05:002022-03-19T09:23:07.488-05:00Now for a philosophical, or is it rhetorical?, que...Now for a philosophical, or is it rhetorical?, questions - who does these quilts better, those who never learned the rules, or those who learned the rules and deliberately work to break them? And when the learned rules are being deliberately broken, why are they often reserved compared to some of the older quilts you've shown today (maybe it's the photos you selected for today?) ?<br />As time passes, I find my preference in quilts has moved from what quilts "should" be (very well coordinated fabrics, identical placement in blocks) to scrappy quilts (still mostly coordinated fabrics and placement), and now moving toward the ones that break most if not all the rules. Right now they seem to make my eyes and brain happier with so much to look at. Or is it that these quilts show me that all those spur of the moment goes with nothing else in the stash "I like it!" purchases can come together and make quilts that work even though the the rules say they shouldn't?JustGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08948391538309176039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-59935543356267724362022-03-18T14:26:37.415-05:002022-03-18T14:26:37.415-05:00Great blog... both of them. I like a small taste ...Great blog... both of them. I like a small taste of value variation rather than a full out war. I also like to put in one clinker fabric that isn't quite in line when doing what I like to call planned scrappy. And I love, love, love Steve Martin's non-conformists' oath. ;-]Ruth L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10143512357326773631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-45258327844875173302022-03-18T13:43:16.803-05:002022-03-18T13:43:16.803-05:00Enjoyed your blog today. The quilts I saw as a ch...Enjoyed your blog today. The quilts I saw as a child highly influenced my idea of what a quilt should look like. And the quilts I make today are still on the familiar static side of things.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.com