Fabric Galore

I rarely make the same quilt twice. I made a bargello quilt for my oldest GD when she graduated from high school. It turned out beautiful and she still loves it 20 some years later. I have the book and I was all enthused about making another one but I always found another pattern that looked exciting. I will never hand quilt another whole cloth. I made one for my grandson's wedding gift and I thought I would never finish the quilt. I collected the fabric for a BH mystery quilt and then I started reading that I needed to make 108 tiny squares. I decided it wasn't for me. I will also never make another inner city of tumbling blocks quilt again.

jmoore

I’ve thought the same thing...but somehow, every other year, I get sucked in. They finish up beautifully but are very time consuming. I would also have to thing long and hard about doing a Tumbler Block quilt again too.

Mkotch

And you definitely should make one, Cheshirepat. They aren't that hard, but it does take a bit of concentration to get all the pieces to match up nicely.

Sandra-P

I just finished Edyta Sitars Sticks and Stones. It has a big star in the middle, and Y seams galore. Nope, never again. I do like the Bonnie Hunter mysteries, but no more Y seam quilts!

juliasb

I have never considered a postage stamp quilt those little pieces are beyond me. If in my wild OCD days I need to sort out the smallest of pieces and want to cut for cutting sake and am a bit crazed. Who knows?? That could be an option that would most likely last all of a day.

Kassaundra

I am someone who enjoys doing the more intricate blocks, quilts that I would never consider making are more like a disappearing 9 patch or the very boring very repetitive. I also doubt I would ever do something like the 365 day quilt, (there is another popular one similar to it that I can't think of the name) anyway lots of small blocks all different patterns, most end up looking very chaotic to me.
You can also put me in the no more BH quilts again too. I don't want to put that much attention to a quilt that 20,000 other people have the same quilt. (I have made 3, but only the first looks like her finished quilt just in a different color, the other's were different colors and different layouts)

joe'smom

I had to laugh seeing 'any Judy Niemeyer quilt' at the top of the list. That would be at the top of my list, too. I admire them when I see them, but haven't yet had an interest in paper piecing and am not drawn to the sharp points. I always admire the effort when I see a cathedral window, too, but so much work! The bargello, DWR and lone star are ones I think about doing down the road.

As for Bonnie Hunter, I enjoy the mystery time very much, and find that the collective energy is a big help in getting these quilts, with their mega numbers of units, completed. The fact that thousands of others are making the same quilt is not a drawback for me, but then, I am a less creative type quilter and doubt I will every improvise a quilt, LOL.

Iona D.

Hmmm. I like this particular thread for continuously pointing or bringing out the possible wastage precious variables of time, money, and patience buying bolts of fabric and sewing up a given project for something that should not have seen the light of day in the first place. Speaking for myself, I hate kits, pre-cut fabrics in cute names, overly hard patterns, and some quilting classes. I choose to research, design, and execute my chosen project myself. I don't necessary need other people's input during the creative process.

In the fashion industry there are people who go around and claim to be "inspired" by some idea or muse. Not so. It's more akin of outright stealing some idea or process and running off with it to some other workroom or factory to make money-or fame-for themselves. So I learn techniques that are speed up the cutting & construction of the desired classic/traditional or "old fashioned tried and true" patterns spanning many years of use from various sources (books, Youtube, fabric store displays). I select my own colors and proceed from there. I might do some construction modifications as I prefer to machine stitch my quilts as much as possible for strength, durability, and speed. I don't enter the finished project in any professional contest and/or sell for monetary gain. This furthers me away from taking advantage of some other person.

I did once buy a kit or pattern from a quilting company. I won't say which one. It was for a Lone Star quilt that has a foundation sewing guide printed on a sewable medium. Never used the foundation as I did not need to. I really did not like the stiffness of the finished product. The techniques introduced and used in the kit was more than enough. That is my goal. Once a project is given the green light after sample making some blocks or sections, I use the mean necessary to finish it. That is where I send and spend my money. Purchasing ideas or techniques gives me the right to use the these tools just as much as my sewing machine or my notions I already use. Plus avoid or eliminate possible waste of not finishing or even liking the project.

ube quilting

I am still working on my On Ringo Lake by Bonnie Hunter, haha! I don't know if I will ever do another BH project but I do like to follow her. When you are focusing on using a ton of scraps, I haven't found anyone better to get me organized.

The only block/ pattern I can think of that was a real problem for me is the apple core. After getting a placemat size sample started I decided it wasn't for me. I think it works great for hand piecing but not as easy by machine.

There isn't one particular pattern that I have made and said "never again".

Fabric Galore

I just remembered another quilt I will never make; Dear Jane. I have about 15 of the blocks made and I decided I would make a wall hanging rather than make a bunch of blocks I didn't really like. I started it for the challenge but then decided I'd rather spend my time making something I like.