Has your taste in fabric changed over the years?
07-02-2011, 03:58 AM
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I have been collecting fabric for years and I have found it has changed. I used to love calicos & country types of fabric. Now I find myself liking solids, batiks, etc.
I still plan to keep some of the older stuff but get rid of alot. How about you?
I still plan to keep some of the older stuff but get rid of alot. How about you?
07-02-2011, 04:04 AM
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same here.I gave away a lot of fabric to the senior citizen center a fw months ago, because I know I will not use it.
I was like you loved country and calicos,now it is brights and the new prints,love Amy butler and everything bold.
I was like you loved country and calicos,now it is brights and the new prints,love Amy butler and everything bold.
07-02-2011, 04:06 AM
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Yes, just like everything else my tastes have changed over the years and just not for fabric. I used to love the country colors and furnishings. Now I'm in love with brights and batiks and minimal furnishings. I seem to like my details in my fabrics and simplicity in my house furnishings which makes for interesting "discussions" with hubby. :) He loves wall to wall furniture.
07-02-2011, 04:14 AM
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Most definitely. Like the others, when I first started I loved calico's and country colors. Now batiks take center stage in my stash and I am in an Asian phase now. I still have some of my old calicos but I got rid of a lot. I kept a few that I thought would look good in scrappy quilts or that I had enough coordinating fabric to go with for a project.
07-02-2011, 04:40 AM
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My color tastes haven't changed much in the last 15 years, but the way those colors are used certainly has. I will say, however, that I have loved retro prints for a very long time (50's and 60's retro, specifically) and I don't anticipate that changing anytime soon.
07-02-2011, 04:50 AM
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Mine have changed. I used to collect a lot of florals and now I can't resist batiks. Fortunately I recently bought a book with some outstanding scrappy quilts that my "old" stash will be perfect for!
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