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Posted by John on June 15, 2007, 7:10 pm
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> > I was looking at some of the older postings and one came up that
> > concerned what is a "Real" quilt. Is it one made with hand stitched
> > top or can a machine stitched be considered as valid. One of the
> > features of my new computer is a Dictionary and so I ran the word
> > Quilt thru the query window of this Dictionary which is the Oxford
> > American Dictionary.
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> > quilt [kwilt]
> > noun
> > a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric
> > and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a
> > decorative design.
> > a knitted or fabric bedspread with decorative stitching.
> > a layer of padding used for insulation.
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> > verb [trans.]
> > join together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to
> > form a bed covering or warm garment, of for decorative effect.
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> > quilt-er [noun]
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> > ORIGIN Middle English: from old French cuilte, from Latin culcita
> > 'mattress, cushion'
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> > Thesaurus
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> > quilt
> > noun
> > DUVET, cover(s), coverlet, comforter, bedspread; dated counterpane
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> > That is the end of the definitions. I note that there is no mention of
> > the hand or machine method of construction.
> > Of course, there may be another dictionary definition but that is good
> > enough for me, and enough of a reference to anyone who is questioning
> > the authenticity of whatever type of quilting one does to achieve the
> > finished quilt. Nuff Said.
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> > John
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> Yup. They're real quilts all right.
> Except I don't care what the dictionary says, those $29 bedcoverings
> that say "handquilted" aren't real quilts.
> The ones that feel like someone took 5 cotton balls and stretched them
> out far enough to suffice for batting.
> They *are* hand quilted. Probably by some poor child earning six cents
> a day in some third-world country.
> $29 quilts bother me on a whole lot of levels.
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> Sherry
I agree. They bother me on a socio-economic level but non the less by
definition they are quilts. Probably better defined as slave labor
quilts rather than hand stitched.
John
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