Do You Make A Sample Square ?
#51
Power Poster
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 10,357
I have just started doing sample blocks, as the next few quilts of mine are going to involve patterns created by others. Usually my quilts just evolve out of heaps of fabric/clothes, but I am branching out a bit and a sample seemed to be the sensible way to proceed. Fabric is just too expensive in Aus. to be too cavalier. So no more "seat of the pants" for me (at least for a while).
#53
Yes I have been doing sample blocks for quite some time.I will keep them even if I don't really care for them. When I collect enough I get a sampler quilt that I most likely would not have even started. I do try to have a color running through. :-D I like to think of it as a bonus . :thumbup:
#55
I suppose you could say that I do make a "sample block." Actually, I make one block at a time. Less confusing for my pea brain. So if the first block doesn't come out right I make corrections before going to more blocks.
#57
Nope. I would very rarely feel the need for a sample block. Only if I thought the quilt was more complicated ... and, maybe not even then.
I do live with the fabric choices for awhile before cutting to be sure i like them in all light and moods.
If in doubt, i can always EQ it.
ali
I do live with the fabric choices for awhile before cutting to be sure i like them in all light and moods.
If in doubt, i can always EQ it.
ali
#58
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Lake Stevens, WA
Posts: 1,914
I have a half-done project for which I wish I'd measured the first block. It is quilt-as-you-go and everything came out smaller than the pattern called for -- I'll need an extra row to get my size!
#59
Originally Posted by quiltmaker
I always do a sample block/s so I can determine whether I like the colors and look of what my quilt will be when finished. It saves a lot of frustration/heartache if I decide I don't like it.
#60
That's a good idea. Mine are all diff fabrics, but will edge them in one fabric to make them go together a bit better.
Originally Posted by GloBug
Yes I have been doing sample blocks for quite some time.I will keep them even if I don't really care for them. When I collect enough I get a sampler quilt that I most likely would not have even started. I do try to have a color running through. :-D I like to think of it as a bonus . :thumbup:
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
QuiltnLady1
Main
43
10-16-2016 07:05 AM
nativetexan
Main
28
10-19-2013 08:37 PM