bearisgray

This is a spin-off from this thread : http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...x-t270183.html

When you start something -

Do you have something definite in mind?

I had one friend that had the whole top almost completely designed/thought out before making the first cut of fabric.

or

Do you just start playing with fabric and/or a partial design and see what happens?

I am more in this category. Sometimes it works out well. Sometimes - it was "a learning experience."

How about you?

Tom W

I do both. I generally have something of a plan, usually a group of fabrics without a pattern or a pattern without the fabric.... either way it all seems to work out in the end.

bj

I usually have a plan for the quilt, but hardly ever have a plan for the borders. Most times the quilt seems to tell me what kind of border it wants. Sometimes I have to look at it for awhile before I can hear what it's trying to say.

Jeanne S

I always have a plan or a pattern in mind. Even if I am improvising, I have sketched out a rough draft before starting. I commonly change some as I go, but have to have an initial plan first.

DOTTYMO

I have a pattern or block in mind. I draw out I order to know how much fabric to buy. I buy more than thought as I always change the pattern or layout.

justflyingin

I plan first, then sew. Most of the time. If I am just "sewing strips or 9 patches, that is something different". But like bj, the border get decided on later.

BETTY62

I have something in mind but often change my mind along the way.

Stitchnripper

I do both depending on my mood.

Monale

I usually just start with a general idea. I start doing some blocks and then later decided how to arrange them, what kind of sashing to use and what border would go with it. Only one quilt, a quick one I did for a friend with cancer, I pretty much knew what I'm going to do when I started. But even then I improvised on the pieced backing once I was there.

ManiacQuilter2

I agree too.