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01-10-2013, 04:47 PM

#291

IrelandDragonQuilting

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shortmom5

Just finished cutting out all of the pieces for buddy'smom's quilt, now if it will just all fit back together, lol. I always have that moment of dread when I start sewing it together fearing I've done something wrong. Does anyone else have that moment of dread?

With every quilt I make LOL

01-10-2013, 04:57 PM

#292

roseirish48

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Join Date: Feb 2012

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if it doesnt, we use our improvising techniques and make it work.
went to JoAnne's today and found material for border of quilt if I go with bright color scheme---i love gift cards,no money exchanged hnds even though I picked up some fqs and other yardage also.

01-10-2013, 04:57 PM

#293

Linny

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IrelandDragonQuilting.....looking forward to some pics of your work in progress...sounds like a lot of variety and a lot of fun making it.

01-10-2013, 04:58 PM

#294

IrelandDragonQuilting

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Originally Posted by leakus

I love to see fabrics and progress. I am still trying to choose pattern and fabrics. My partner is a "Surprise me" so I am letting my imagination flow and trying to decide if I want to do something I like or go outside of the comfort zone and do something different.
Any other here has a "surprise me"? what is the "creative" process for you?
Can we talk about the "selecting pattern" flow that you all are going through?
Just to help others (me) LOL!
andrea

For me after I ask a few questions about what they like and get to know a bit more about their personality, at least as much as you can by 'stalking' them in their forum posts. I then google it. I put in various ideas into the search engine and see what comes up. For instance with my idea for Mindless.. I put in scrappy quilts, then the next search I did was pieced quilts, blue quilts, flower quilts, and so on from there. I don't go to any particular website, I just look at the images and print out, or right click and save them and after I get a few ideas of what I would like to try and what I think she might like, I open the file and look at the photos I selected that caught my eye, and take different elements from the various photos until I get an idea as to what it is I want to do. Then to help me visualize it a bit better, I will sketch it. I sometimes will graph it out and to be honest most of the time I just figure out what is I want to do and go with it. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. But then sometimes I will find a pattern that calls out to me and I use it or get the kit and make it. I do like kits sometimes

01-10-2013, 05:00 PM

#295

IrelandDragonQuilting

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Linny

IrelandDragonQuilting.....looking forward to some pics of your work in progress...sounds like a lot of variety and a lot of fun making it.

hehehe me too! might surprise myself LOL I am having a lot of fun though changing my mind and then changing it back again!

01-10-2013, 05:15 PM

#296

buddy'smom

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I'm sure it will go together just fine.
I started another for you, wasn't sure on first, I have three blocks completed and just love how they turned out, hope you will to.

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Originally Posted by shortmom5

01-10-2013, 05:36 PM

#297

leakus

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Location: Margate, FL

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mindless

Andrea, lots of bloggers & online fabric stores post free patterns & tutes, and
almost all the fabric manufacturers provide free patterns to try also. Here are just a few:

http://quiltingtutorials.com/

http://www.modabakeshop.com/?

http://www.andoverfabrics.com/?pageNum_News=1

http://www.hoffmanfabrics.com/conten...asp?FolderID=7

http://www.marcusbrothers.com/features/

http://www.windhamfabrics.com/projects/

Wow, great links. thanks Mindless

01-10-2013, 05:52 PM

#298

leakus

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Originally Posted by IrelandDragonQuilting

Thanks for the ideas. In fact I was "stalking" my partner in her forum posts to get an idea of what she liked. I learn some but she is a surprise me so I will do just that. For me it is a matter or get inspired and looking at pictures does help.
andrea

01-10-2013, 06:05 PM

#299

mindless

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If you guys want more inspiration, lookee here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t210427.html

I got a little intimidated myself......Jillaine, that's a gorgeous double wedding ring!

and, some fun ways to use your scraps: http://www.jinnybeyer.com/quilting-w...t=all&return=1

Last edited by mindless; 01-10-2013 at 06:16 PM.

01-10-2013, 06:19 PM

#300

shortmom5

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Quote:

Originally Posted by buddy'smom

I'm sure it will go together just fine.
I started another for you, wasn't sure on first, I have three blocks completed and just love how they turned out, hope you will to.

Love the blocks, they are so pretty!