tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866304965142507155.post1734705991558474514..comments2023-04-10T05:04:12.344-05:00Comments on Quilting In The Robyn's Nest: QUILTCON memoriesTylerRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03176762355128082561noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866304965142507155.post-41216894118025282122015-03-02T15:24:03.760-06:002015-03-02T15:24:03.760-06:00Two years ago Quiltcon left me wondering if I had ...Two years ago Quiltcon left me wondering if I had any desire to join the modern parade. <br />I attended as a last minute decision for a quilters weekend only a few hours from home. I did not know what to expect. People I met were great... but I disliked the neon solids, lacked the internet savy to keep up, and it simply did not call out to me. My conclusion was NO... I was not destined to be a modern quilter.<br />My true passion is portrait and art quilting. BUT- it is isolating. I joined SAQA to share a national art quilting passion... but there are no groups near me, so I merely read about challenges and featured artists.<br />Next, I joined my local VERY TRADITIONAL guild.<br />Alas, the civil war, traditional prints, & patterns my local quilt guild seems determined to preach are not for me. I am giving it my all... but I am not one of "them".<br />So over the past year- I have returned to following modern. I have met others, learned how to blog, and helped form a small group of beloved modern misfits who also don't fit the traditional local guild habits.<br />Over the past year I have been more drawn to modern.. and decided to give Quiltcon another try. (I had 3 quilts rejected... but they really never stood a chance or met their standards).<br />So here goes, MY opinion... and I likely am alone in feeling this (but, you asked-)<br />I feel modern quilting seems to be developing its own "quilt police". It's own rules and own expectations. The quilts I had time to view at Quiltcon (and over scheduling really limited that) seemed to have a theme. The quilts all seemed to represent well known bloggers and authors of popular modern books and articles. And while I know all the quilts were to have been blindly chosen, let's face it- we all have our own style. A style that is recognizable... evolving... morphing... maturing. But recognizable. <br />I had no time to dye my hair neon ahead of show, no desire to get a tattoo at the show, or spare time get to do any shopping at all! I did meet a lot of great people and learned a lot.<br />But, I concluded:<br />I am really not their kind of modern quilter...<br />I am not a traditional quilter...<br />I am not what SAQA defines as an art quilter.<br />I don't really "fit" in any category... but<br />I am a quilter. I love it & it keeps my creative juices flowing.<br />Modern quilters are accepting of all of us and in that way, we can all be a part of the group. And though it feels they are beginning to have their own special rules and requirements... I do not think they will ever exclude the rest of us. One thing I do not think modern quilting will ever be defined as is exclusive. But,<br />I do believe each year it will grow more defined and it's lack of traditions morph into an expected routine tradition of its own. Perhaps it is already there.<br />These folks are very talented visionaries... but it saddens me to see them develop their own form of quilt police.<br />I am not sure I answered your question... or my rant only answered my own.<br />TylerRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176762355128082561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7866304965142507155.post-42866421491792909362015-02-27T14:37:57.853-06:002015-02-27T14:37:57.853-06:00Looks like you had a lot of fun. I would love to h...Looks like you had a lot of fun. I would love to hear your take on what is modern after seeing what 'they" say is modern...and where to you think it is all going?Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10878998557547047744noreply@blogger.com