Have you ever disliked a pattern because of the fabrics in the sample?
#1
Super Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 4,688
Have you ever disliked a pattern because of the fabrics in the sample?
Have you ever ignored or disliked a pattern because of the colors in the sample in the magazine or online?
I have been looking at a bunch of digital patterns today and suddenly realized I was ignoring the patterns where the fabrics used did not catch my eye. These are perfectly good patterns but the color choice did not inspire me. Some magazines show the quilts in more than one color way and I find that I enjoy seeing the different looks.
I have been looking at a bunch of digital patterns today and suddenly realized I was ignoring the patterns where the fabrics used did not catch my eye. These are perfectly good patterns but the color choice did not inspire me. Some magazines show the quilts in more than one color way and I find that I enjoy seeing the different looks.
#5
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
Posts: 6,407
Absolutely--many in the magazines turn me off until I see the plain color schematic with it--then I may take notice. It seems when the magazine only uses one new fabric line, the quilt just seems so busy and not interesting to me.
#9
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,140
Yes! I used to have the same difficulty when making clothes and home dec items, too. To help me get past the ugly colors/textures, I look at it through the "tonal" filter on my phone. When picking fabrics, I print out a copy of the pattern in grey scale so I can use beautiful fabrics that I love instead of getting trapped into a boring recreation of someone else's color choices.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
QuiltnLady1
Main
43
10-16-2016 07:05 AM
Happy Treadler
Main
92
01-25-2012 08:53 PM
Fab-ra-holic
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
42
06-22-2011 09:23 AM