mjsylvstr

definitely........and have used their suggestions for the fabric as well as using my own imagination for others.......

that's where the stash comes in handy.

I do buy patterns also when I see a "must have" one or two!

cherrio

I use the patterns often times but not always in the suggested colors

quiltmom04

Not very often. I used a pattern for a "Newton All Year" quilt, but I've found that most manufacturer's patterns are not very asthetically pleasing, and sometimes look like all they are are blocks and a fat border of the whole fabric line. But sometimes manufacturers have patterns you have to buy that are much more interesting.

Babs194068

I download them but that is as far as it goes. I have 30 cd's with patterns on them. I couldn't tell you which is which.

the old one

Some of my better projects have been made using manufacturers patterns. They are a nice bonus, and I do not always use their fabrics. piecefully, the old one

Drew

I will print off the patterns, but seldom use their fabrics.

Kath12

I have printed several of them and used them for ideas kon how to use a fabric I have. I make samples for a LQS and sometimes she will give me a fabric that she would like a sample of and depend on me to come up with a pattern. I'll look online for a similar fabric then combine online pattern with EQ6 to design a new pattern for the featured fabric

Polliwog

Thanks for giving me an opportunity to vent. My favorite quilt store owner had some manufacturer's patterns featuring a line of children's quilt fabrics. Bought the recommended fabrics only to discover when cutting and sewing that the featured fabric squares showing the animal faces could not be cut from the panel -- faces were too small for the block illustrated. Had to go back (40 mile round trip) for something that could be used as a border around each of the five animal faces. Sounds like a very small problem, but with gasoline prices so high the cost of making Linus quilts is a consideration. Easy project turned out to be a little disappointing. Will design my own from now on.

Dar-midlife

where do you get the 6X9 bags? I wish I could find them!

virgwid

I was just about to create a topic on that very thing. I was doing the shop hop bunny thing this morning and came across "Hoffman Holidays" fabric line. Gorgeous, but I am new to quilting and hadn't a clue what pattern would work with it. I went to the Hoffman website and couldn't find any pattern for it. Website didn't even acknowledge the fabric line when I put it in the search box. If there had been a pattern for it, I probably would have broken my "no more new fabric" pledge to get some (so far, the pledge has been broken more than once!).
I was going to create a topic to ask if anyone had any ideas of a pattern for me to use that fabric. I want to make a lap blanket for my mom out of it to use in December, but I am too new to know what do to with it.

Virg