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    Old 07-03-2011, 03:14 PM
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    Same here. Batiks are an addiction. And also changed in interest in patterns.
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    Old 07-03-2011, 03:16 PM
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    I don't think my tastes have changed much. I have always loved bright fun fabrics. There just weren't too many of those available many years ago so I had to buy what was available.
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    Old 07-03-2011, 03:57 PM
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    I just recently cleaned out my stash closet. I had the same thing happen to me. My tastes have really changed over the years. I think now I will only STASH solids, tone on tone, and fabrics that read as solids. Also 1930's and batiks. That way I just need to find a focus fabric and I would be pretty well set for the rest of the quilt.
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    Old 07-03-2011, 04:06 PM
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    I seem to have gone from soft prints and colors to bright prints and colors.
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    Old 07-03-2011, 04:12 PM
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    I make mostly scrap quilts, and love mixing the old with the new...I really haven't changed my taste in fabrics...there are fabrics I love, and then there are all other fabrics. I have sewed with so many styles, and they are fun to play with, but I tend to come back to the more traditional fabrics for most of my quilts that I make for me.
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    Old 07-03-2011, 04:31 PM
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    Have always loved bright and cheerful colors
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    Old 07-03-2011, 05:36 PM
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    My tastes have changed over the years, love purple, that hasn't changed, but I like a lot of different fabric and use them differently than I did when I first started quilting. But whatever my taste, I just love fabric, especially the batiks. I've been saving batiks to make a Boston Commons quilt, but need to make one for my son and DIL first.
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    Old 07-03-2011, 07:23 PM
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    Originally Posted by sewmuchmore
    My taste change from day to day!LOL But one thing stays the same, I love fabric old or new . :lol: :lol: :lol:
    Me too. What she said.
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    Old 07-03-2011, 07:25 PM
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    There are so many new pattern designs and the new bright frabrics make them pop. The calicos still work for the traditional patterns.
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    Old 07-03-2011, 08:00 PM
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    You bet!

    I began quilting in earnest in the mid 80s when country blue & pink were the hottest, especially in cutsie calicoes. Stayed there until about 10 years ago when brights crept in. Since I work at the prison, I spent one weekend cutting all my country fabrics into the size squares/triangles we use & hauled bag after bag there. I have grown up a lot in those 10 years! Now, it's batiks & more batiks & sometimes tonals.
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