The bigger we grow the more people ask me what it takes and what it means to be a BadAss Quilter. In the end it is very simple. It takes the the ability to not give two fucks about what others think of your quilting while all the time knowing that how you behave, who you support, and how you share your knowledge matters.
To Be a BadAss Quilter you must –
Be confident enough to embrace your own style, without the need to mock the style of others.
To at least aspire to fearlessness in your craft as well as authentic, compassionate treatment of others.
To be generally opposed to dumb-ass behavior that makes light of another’s work, style, or lifestyle.
In short, we are opposed to being a jerk about most things and about quilting most of all.
Does it mean that you don’t strive to be the best quilter you can or want to be?…NO! In fact learn, embrace, and use what works for you, but let the rest go.
Must you be a homeschooling, cursing, shop owning, introvert (with good social skills)? NOPE! Just be you, be the very best you that you can be without care and with confidence that you are lovable, talented, and pretty freaking awesome.
Must you use the word ~fuck~ in multiple ways with multiple meanings nuanced by the tone in which it is delivered? NOT EVEN! In fact you never need utter even the hint of a word that would get your mouth washed out with soap, and I am cool with that, but the truth is that I will and do use it. This is my “house,” my rules and it is not a word I find offensive. There are many things I do find offensive and think this video rounds it all up rather well.
The fact is that I love quilters and quilts of all types and anyone, no matter their style, can be a BadAss Quilter since what it is about is attitude!
One of my goals with BAQS is to be a voice and thought leader in the quilting market to show that we are a large and thriving demographic, which the quilt industry is totally missing. It is time that they get with the program! My voice has been joined by nearly 8,000 others, and I could not be more excited about this. Soon we celebrate!
Currently we are gathering contributors for our 8,000 member celebration: BadAss brands who know that not every quilter is happy with the status quo of the quilting world and are willing to join with us in saying that there is room for ALL quilters in this creative space. I ask you to be generous in your support and love of these brands as they support us!
We will be waiting a bit longer to tell you exactly what each of these companies and artisans is offering (yes I know I am a tease), but know that they are each doing a huge part in that they are each giving FOUR prizes packages. Yes FOUR! This time we will have FOUR grand prize winners. It is going to be AMAZING! (Please note we are growing this list hourly!)
Stone House Quilting
Casey York – Designer
This list is not done, so check back in to see who else will be part of the fun!
If I have missed you or you want to be part of the amazing team of companies, artisans and stores just drop me a note: maddie@badassquilterssociety.com
Please note that this is NOT the post to sign up on to win…that part has not started yet! This is the post to share to work everyone into a fevered pitch about the giveaway… so share the hell out of this post! To make sure you know JUST what is going on you need to be a member of the BAQS FB Page and you’d best click on the Get Notifications button while you are at it!
