Have you seen WHY QUILTS MATTER?

[Margo C.]

I had already ordered a copy of the DVD as our local PBS is not showing the series.... There is a hot and angry letter writing campaign by local guilds. What did you think of the preview?

I think there was to much of the talking head and not enough beautiful quilts. I also would have liked more of the artist and quilter interviews. I think I saw one of Ricky's Rhapsody quilts being shown.


Nonnie aka Lady Rags

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[Rita C.]

I watched 'Why Quilts Matter' yesterday evening and I found it very interesting. From what I can gather this is episode 3 and I guess that the first two episodes would deal with the history of quilts which might put it more in perspective. I liked the scholarly approach and I found it much more satisfying than "Stitched" which I thought was too fragmented and lacking real depth.

I have put in my order for the series as a Christmas present from DH...I hope he remembers :roll:

[Rita C.]

Rita to help him remember, how about you supervise him ordering it (or do it yourself) and give it to him to wrap it up for you. :wink:

[Rita C.]

Yes, I have resorted to buying for myself in the past and presenting it with "Oh, look what you bought me for Christmas"! Or as my mother always says "Do it yourself Pat"!

[Hannelore N.]

It's always easy to criticize something you have not been involved in making. I have watched the third programme that TQS so generously made available for us for free (Thank you, Guys! You serously rock!). I have always had my own thoughts about the quilt industry and it was rather satifying to have some of my thoughts confirmed by someone who had the time and energy to do some in-depth research. My only (very little) grumble: I would have loved to see the name of the quilts and makers (where known) blended in at the bottom of the picture.

Seeing that I don't have a husband that needs nagging I'll just go ahead and buy the dvds for myself. So, my very personal viewing programme for over the Christmas holidays is all set: Some old episodes of the A-Team (I'm the very happy owner of a complete set), possibly series 8 of TQS, Why Quilts Matter, and the German language version of all the spiderman films (a gift from a friend, sent to me with the comment 'There are lots of webs in it. Does that count as textile related?')

Lorchen

[Hannelore N.]

I just finished watching this film and I liked it better than I liked "Stitched". I am very happy to have had the opportunity to check it out and to decide whether or not this is something that I would like to buy. Having seen it I will probably buy it because I would be aggravated if I missed one of the series. So, thanks ARJJ!

[Beverly C.]

My dvds have been ordered so I can enjoy them when I have the time to watch them. As with Stitched and any class I've taken or show I've watched on this site, I always learn something new. And isn't that the greatest delight of all? To continue to learn!

[Beverly C.]

My goodness, if the whole series is like this episode, we'll sure learn a lot. This episode was obviously very well researched and presented lots of interesting information. I thought, however, that the production value was low -- too static, too much "talking heads." I felt more like I was sitting at a lecture rather than viewing a presentation of fascinating information about a subject I just love.

Perhaps it was just this episode, but the addition of more video on location, more pictures of quilts with the lecture material voiced over it and perhaps some interesting background music would have made the presentation more fluid -- more fun to watch. After all, this is a visual medium and we've come to expect rather sophisticated presentations these days.

All said, I think that I'll still probably order the DVDs just because the information is so valuable. Thanks TQS for the opportunity to preview the series.

[Lotti D.]

fabulous information - think there's a lot i can learn here

[Lotti D.]

Yesterday, I got to watch it for free from the Quilt Show - thank you all.

Got to say that I did not find it very profound or very interesting. So what if some quilt seller in the 80's made this lady buy so-so quilts as well as nice quilts. I think the video needed more directed focus. If the other segments are like this, I would not buy it.

[Lotti D.]

I bought the DVDS and I regret it..... I wish I had saved my money.... I had such high hopes for this series.... I LOVE HISTORY / I LOVE QUILTS but this series made me fall asleep. TOO preachy, too many talking heads. It would take them 15 minutes to say something that could have been said in two sentences.

Frankly I think it will turn off non quilters when it shows on PBS. Most of the quilter and Gerald Roy interviews were interesting but there were not enough of them.

I thought they would have a quilt gallery on the DVD as extra, there was not.

PRODUCTION quality was poor..... I wanted a PLAY ALL button because I just like putting the DVD in and letting it run. I resented having to re-boot the next episode.

So save your money and just watch it on TV..... I am truly disappointed in the series.

[Lois B.]

I had already ordered a copy of the DVD as our local PBS is not showing the series.... There is a hot and angry letter writing campaign by local guilds. What did you think of the preview?

I think there was to much of the talking head and not enough beautiful quilts. I also would have liked more of the artist and quilter interviews. I think I saw one of Ricky's Rhapsody quilts being shown.


Nonnie aka Lady Rags

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What are the guilds angry about? Who are they writing to? PBS?

[Lois B.]

I've just managed to watch the show and found it fasinating, it covers a lot of background to our hobby, which we generally don't bother to think about. I agree with Lorchan though, that it would have been nice if they had noted the names of quilts & makers at the bottom of the screen.

I really liked the look of a quilt behind a gentleman about 2/3rds of the way in, and had to go back and find Margo's instruction on screen page capture, so I could get a copy of the picture to study it some more! I love the apparant movement and flow in this quilt!

[Jo H.]

Rosemary, I sure love that quilt as well. It appears strips were sewn together, but how did they get that cool curve? I've never seen a template in that shape.

Also, I can't remember the man's name in the photo, but I think he collects antique quilts, which makes me wonder if this was an old, unusual quilt he found somewhere.

If you figure it out, please share.

[Margo C.]

The gentleman in the screen capture is Gerald Roy. He is a Consultant for the National Quilt Museum, a quilt collector and quilt maker from Warner NH.

Here is his web site link: http://www.pilgrimroy.com/
On that page is contact info, if anyone is interested in contacting him about the quilt in the screen shot. Looking at his own quilts, which are very arty, makes me think that this is not one of his, but I'm not sure.

Rosemary, would it be possible for you to provide a link to the info about the screen capture that you were able to use? I can't find it! ops: