Appreciation for the "scrappy quilt"
10-31-2011, 07:07 PM
#32
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I love and appreciate all quilts. I personally don't care for the scrappy quilts as sometimes I think they are hard to look at. Too many patterns, fabrics going in all directions, etc. I prefer a planned quilt, with the fabrics all matching. However, I am saving squares to make a postage stamp quilt. I want to use only fabrics that I have used. I realize this is "scrappy" but postage stamp quilts I can look at all day!!!
11-01-2011, 02:55 AM
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Scrappy quilts are my favorite. I teach a scrap class that meets once a month. We find that some quilts can be trully scrappy and others are organized or planned scrappy. Those look more like a traditionally planned quilt but are using up that collection of scraps. We call it "Inventory Control", since using up scraps makes more room for new inventory.
11-01-2011, 03:08 AM
#38
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I more drawn to the more 'traditional' than 'modern' or 'art-quilt' and I love scrappy as long as the colours are "right" (to my eye - your mileage may vary). By that I mean more traditional colours - I cannot imagine liking a neon scrappy. But then maybe I just haven't seen the right one yet!!...
11-01-2011, 03:34 AM
#39
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Originally Posted by ghostrider
I'm a quilter, have been for way more years than I haven't been, and while I appreciate your admiration for scrappy quilts, I personally don't like them much at all. I much prefer planned designs with specific fabric placement no matter what the quilt type...traditional or not so much.
I agree!!!!
11-01-2011, 03:36 AM
#40
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I think our personality is revealed in our quilts. Scrappy is hard for me I have made one and it turned out beautiful.
I confess I spent more time choosing the the fabric out of my scrap ben than sewing the top together. I definitely want and need to plan my quilts.
I confess I spent more time choosing the the fabric out of my scrap ben than sewing the top together. I definitely want and need to plan my quilts.
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