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    Old 08-29-2011, 01:34 PM
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    when i pick the pattern first i end up having a hard time settling on the right fabs for it.

    when i pick the fabs first i end up having a hard time settling on the right pattern.

    so i do both and neither.

    clear as mud? :lol:
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    Old 08-29-2011, 01:37 PM
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    I have done both as well.
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    Old 08-29-2011, 01:38 PM
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    It depends. Sometimes the fabric wants a special pattern and sometimes the pattern wants to be made and I find the fabric. The key is: Just pick one. The rest will follow.
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    Old 08-29-2011, 02:21 PM
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    Originally Posted by ckcowl
    sometimes i see a pattern i love- then i have to find fabrics for it- sometimes i see fabric i love and have to decide on a pattern to use it for- so either way- both ways- just depends...but i am much more apt to buy fabrics i love- then decide what to do with them- i don't really use many commercial patterns
    This is very much how I do it. Sometimes the fabric speaks to me.

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    Old 08-29-2011, 02:33 PM
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    Either way!
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    Old 08-29-2011, 02:40 PM
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    Fabric_fancy, can I be your sister--thousands of yards of fabric in your stash? I am so jealous. I usually pick the pattern first, then the fabric. If I get the fabric first, I usually don't have enough for the project. Picking the fabric is the hardest for me but the most fun.
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    Old 08-29-2011, 02:51 PM
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    Usually the fabric comes first
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    Old 08-29-2011, 03:20 PM
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    I do both.
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    Old 08-29-2011, 03:31 PM
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    Originally Posted by Doreen
    I have fabric and then I wait for a pattern to hit me!
    Me too! There are only a few times when I have the pattern and then get the fabric!
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    Old 08-29-2011, 03:32 PM
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    Originally Posted by PatriceJ
    when i pick the pattern first i end up having a hard time settling on the right fabs for it.

    when i pick the fabs first i end up having a hard time settling on the right pattern.

    so i do both and neither.

    clear as mud? :lol:
    :thumbup: :thumbup: :lol:
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