Snipper or Whomper?

Wren Stratton posted a funny and insightful article on the MuskogeePhoenix.com blog a while back. She says:

"My mother, Ruth Box, says there are two kinds of quilters, “snippers” and “whompers.” She’s a proud whomper. Snippers take lots of time and pay attention to detail while whompers are bold and whomp that quilt together, fast and furious."

There's no doubt about it: I'm a snipper! I definitely wish I could "whomp" sometimes, but I am too detail-oriented and nit-picky about my own work to fly through anything. I think I'm usually pretty pleased with the quality of my finished products, but I often lament the fact that I get only one project done in the amount of time it would probably take a whomper to make two or three perfectly acceptable items!

What about you? Do you find you're sometimes a snipper and sometimes a whomper, or always one or the other?

Comments

[carolyn]

I am definitely a whomper. I like projects that move right along. This doesn't mean that occasionally I tackle something precise and detailed oriented just to prove that I can. BUt mostly I like playing with color and that's what moves me. But I also make bed quilts,nothing small (unless a baby is due).