Dinner Tonight*
I had a post that went up earlier today that was somewhat critical of people who are all making the same quilt. I suggested that perhaps there were some bloggers who were on the payroll of a certain fabric company or a certain designer. I named names.
I went too far.
I received a lot of comments in short order, some of which were supportive of my position, a couple who dared to disagree and one quite righteous individual who slammed me for slamming others after proclaiming, "I would never do that."
Then I heard from a blog friend who set me straight on one count, anyway. I'd speculated about a particular designer's marketing plan. My friend firmly but not unkindly explained my error. I reread my post.
I'd gone too far.
I pulled it.
Thanks, friend, for being forthright. You know who you are.
*Eating crow (archaically, eating boiled crow) is an English-language idiom meaning humiliation by admitting wrongness or having been proved wrong after taking a strong position.[1] Eating crow is presumably foul-tasting in the same way that being proved wrong might be emotionally hard to swallow.[1] [Lifted directly from Wikipedia]
I went too far.
I received a lot of comments in short order, some of which were supportive of my position, a couple who dared to disagree and one quite righteous individual who slammed me for slamming others after proclaiming, "I would never do that."
Then I heard from a blog friend who set me straight on one count, anyway. I'd speculated about a particular designer's marketing plan. My friend firmly but not unkindly explained my error. I reread my post.
I'd gone too far.
I pulled it.
Thanks, friend, for being forthright. You know who you are.
*Eating crow (archaically, eating boiled crow) is an English-language idiom meaning humiliation by admitting wrongness or having been proved wrong after taking a strong position.[1] Eating crow is presumably foul-tasting in the same way that being proved wrong might be emotionally hard to swallow.[1] [Lifted directly from Wikipedia]
Comments
I think it's interesting to see several people's interpretations of a particular quilt pattern, but the joy is in seeing the variety of colors, fabrics, and finishing that each uses. If I want to see a bunch of quilts all the same I can go to Macy's...
the MAIN reason i visit here is to gaze upon your QUILTS ... and to read what someone who is all the way across the country from me is thinking about the world ... and now i'm gonna have to go check out Patty Nordalh - i LOVE the idea of chocolate shoes...
I sew regularly with a group of ladies. We usually work on our own projects. Once in a while, we will do a group quilt for someone.
At the beginning of the year, I gave them all a quilt pattern and said, let's see what you come up with at the end of the year. So we are all basically making the same quilt. It will be fun and interesting to see how they do.
Love your blog.
ttfn :) Yuki