Last Minute Fabric Switch
11-30-2011, 05:03 PM
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Last Minute Fabric Switch
I was just wondering if anyone else takes the time to pick out fabric at their local shop and then changes their mind when they get it home?
Yesterday, I picked out a few fabrics for a Christmas table runner. Today, when I was looking at them, there was just something that I didn't like, so I replaced two with some from my stash (very meager, beginner-quilter stash). But when I was done, I had a combination that I liked a whole lot better. Is this just because I am new at this, or do some of you do the same thing?
Yesterday, I picked out a few fabrics for a Christmas table runner. Today, when I was looking at them, there was just something that I didn't like, so I replaced two with some from my stash (very meager, beginner-quilter stash). But when I was done, I had a combination that I liked a whole lot better. Is this just because I am new at this, or do some of you do the same thing?
11-30-2011, 05:38 PM
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Sometimes when we take the time outside the LQS to look again we see things we missed in the shop. The shop has so much that can overwhem us. I know I have a quilt I wish I had taken a second look at the colors.
11-30-2011, 06:51 PM
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Yup, I've done that. My stash is large enough that I can't remember all of it, especially not the details. So sometimes I buy something only to find I had a better match already. Heck ... sometimes I buy something only to find I already HAD the SAME something!
11-30-2011, 06:57 PM
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I agree with rufree4t. I definitely get overwhelmed with all the choices. And I make mistakes on color if I'm looking for colors outside my comfort zone. It's good to go with something your really happy with. It's your opinion that really matters.
11-30-2011, 08:01 PM
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To me the lighting is different at LQS than at home or I have had a little more time to think things over but I will change or even add fabric as I go along. A quilt takes on a life of it's own I have even made changes after I have started making a quilt. In the end I just want to be happy with my project.
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