With every quilt I make LOL :o

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.

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

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 :D

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

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.

Wow, great links. thanks Mindless

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

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

Love the blocks, they are so pretty!