are you a visual person?
#91
I have no imagination AT ALL so I have to see something before I store the idea in my head. Same thing goes for supplies. I just spent a week setting up my fabric collection a la Alaskasunshine's tutorial because if I don't see the fabric, then it doesn't exist. It's people like me who keep quilting authors in business.
#93
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Round Rock,Texas
Posts: 6,135
I am a visual learner too, but I love making mystery quilts.
As long as I follow the steps/clues in order I do fine with mystery quilts. Here are 2 mystery quilts that I made, they are Debbie Caffrey patterns. The secret to making a successful mystery quilt is contrast, you need definite light,dark and medium. I choose a busy print and then pull the other colors from that and it seems to work for me.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...45965719KoLRNb
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...45965719MTlOov
As long as I follow the steps/clues in order I do fine with mystery quilts. Here are 2 mystery quilts that I made, they are Debbie Caffrey patterns. The secret to making a successful mystery quilt is contrast, you need definite light,dark and medium. I choose a busy print and then pull the other colors from that and it seems to work for me.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...45965719KoLRNb
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...45965719MTlOov
Originally Posted by Annaquilts
Often I need only the picture. I think I am a visiual learner because I shy away from mystery quilts too.
#96
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: SD
Posts: 57
I hear you on the mystery quilt...I am ATTEMPTING one with my quilt guild. I hope I don't mess it up since there are few pictures if at all on some of the steps. I guess I must TRUST the person doing the directions. I like to see pictures of what my end result will be before I start....guess that's why I waited until I got the first 6 steps before I cut into my fabrics.
#99
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 151
I like both pictures and instructions. My grandmother could look at a picture and reproduce it without instructions (and this was in the day of templates and scissors) but I need detailed instructions backed up with pictures.
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