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Great read! Such beautiful banned quilts!

Getting banned from the AQS should be a badge of honor, they only appear to ban the best!

https://kathynida.com/2016/08/13/you-wont-find-a-penis-at-aq...

After the AQS sees this on the front page of HN, they will surely change their ways.

The AQS seems to be more about protecting their trade shows, advertising, targeted market, revenue streams and commercial quilting than quilting as pure art. Being nominated for their awards seems like a Grammy or Oscar, the commercially popular, derivative and safe choices get recognized, well done protest or message art that actually pushes an artform forward will be recognized by the other artists in the medium.

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