How many of you actually use a pattern?
01-25-2011, 04:59 PM
#23
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Originally Posted by RatherB Quilting
I follow patterns, I follow recipes, I follow directions to build things. If I stray too much...disaster ensues.
I bought Eq7 in hopes of creating my own patterns...should prove interesting! The only thing about a pattern I pay no mind to is the amount of fabric needed for the project. It's all poppycock and fibs and you generally need at least TWICE what they tell you that you need!! :)
I bought Eq7 in hopes of creating my own patterns...should prove interesting! The only thing about a pattern I pay no mind to is the amount of fabric needed for the project. It's all poppycock and fibs and you generally need at least TWICE what they tell you that you need!! :)
01-25-2011, 05:00 PM
#25
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Originally Posted by Tropical
I don't follow patterns nor do I follow recipes. I love to look at magazines for inspiration and cookbooks for ideas. Then I'm off on my own pathway. So far so good. I just let the fabric show me where it wants to go and it usually takes me someplace where I'm happy.
01-25-2011, 05:05 PM
#26
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I do both. When I buy patterns I sometimes tweak them. If it's an intricate design that I really love I try to follow the pattern. Usually though I just see a quilt I like and make my version of it.
01-25-2011, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Aunt Retta
I enjoy coming up with my own patterns. I often see something I like and kind of copy it,or skim through a pattern and do it my way. I want to do some with a pattern just to prove to myself that I can do it!
01-25-2011, 06:28 PM
#30
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I guess I do a bit of everything with it comes to my quilts. I have a passion for quilting books and magazines, so I sometimes make quilts from their patterns. But if I see a quilt I like online and it doesn't come with a free pattern, I'll just draft it on the graph paper I keep near my computer. Occasionally I'll draft an original design either on graph paper or on my EQ5, so I guess I just go with the flow and use whatever works for that quilt. :-D
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