I don't have a comback, because like you I would bite my tongue in confusion also. But what about "LAP QUILTS"???? If it has three layers held together by stitching, it is a quilt in my book. Why would it have quilt in the title if it wasn't a quilt.
It might be sarcastic, but I would say "Oh, I didn't know quilts came with a minimum size requirement. Guess I should tell that to my friend who makes miniature doll quilts."
I brought two "round robins" that I was putting borders on to our quilt group here in the seniors park where I live. The first comment I got when I explained what we were doing and how many more borders there were to put on each piece was "oh you aren't making a quilt it isn't big enough" I guess I must have looked puzzled (maybe because I was) because she went on to add well its not big enough for a bed so its ONLY a wall hanging not a quilt. For once I bit my tongue and didn't say what I was thinking, but I definitely was taken aback and surprised because this particular woman has made many table runners and other small items and I would never have said they were not quilts.
Does anyone out there have a good comeback with out being rude or sarcastic? I am already the rogue quilter in that group because I rarely follow a pattern even less often do I do standard blocks or squares and triangles. I have done them and can do them but don't like them for me. (the quilts that others do with traditional patterns are often very beautiful but I would not enjoy the process of making them) Because I am the roque quilter I try to be extra polite and complimentary when others show their work that simply leaves me cold but there are a few of the group that don't seem to respect my choices in quilting in the same way that I try to respect theirs. I am at a loss how to co exist with the traditional quilters in that group. I gain a lot of valuable information and tips from the leaders and many of the members so I am reluctant to quit attending but so often comeaway with little or no self esteem because of the comments of those few people.
hope someone has some clearer vision about this issue because I have lost mine. Ann maybe being on the road will clear my head!!! (if that is possible LOL)
