Stripes - do you use them? How?

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01-21-2010, 03:56 PM

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pvquilter

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I have used stipes for a pattern by Aardvark Quilts. The pattern was called" Stripes Squared"
I have a pictures posted somewhere. I can check for you if interested.

01-21-2010, 04:07 PM

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Olivia's Grammy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Geta

I love striped fabrics !
I wrote a tutorial about how to use them, it is here:

http://cadouri-din-inima.blogspot.co...h-stripes.html

Geta, I love your tutorial. I love to use stripes and you gave me a lot of new ideas.
I like stipes on the bias for bindings. I use stripes in blocks, cut crooked so they look wonky.

01-21-2010, 04:29 PM

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Mundy

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:) very happy but myself I don't know

01-21-2010, 09:36 PM

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Pinkiris

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I love stripes and think that stores don't have enough of them! I especially like them as narrow borders.

Sue

01-21-2010, 10:22 PM

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jzgrum

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Shirting fabrics are good sources for stripped materials.The quality is good and the colors are fairly muted,

01-22-2010, 04:15 AM

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GailG

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As others have said, I like stripes for binding, but because I'm "visually - perceptually" handicapped {{{wink}}}, I tend to avoid their use in triangles, etc. because when I think they will be going in one direction, they end up in the other direction. It tickles my brain to keep turning them around to have the stripe going in the proper direction. Bottom line is, No, not too many stripes.

01-22-2010, 05:26 AM

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lass

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Geta's tute shows exactly how I made my table topper and more. Geta you are so clever!

01-22-2010, 07:08 AM

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quiltmom04

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics

Robert Kaufman is coming out with a new collection of striped fabrics - 14 colorways in all. That's a lot of stripes!

Do you personally use stripes? What do you use them for?

I like to cut them on the bias and use as bindings when the colors coordinate. I also like them for Raggedy Ann legs!!