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Another way to visualize what your quilt will look like

Old 01-22-2008, 07:02 AM
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I have very little ability to "see in my head" what something is going to look like. I am working on Drunkard's Path blocks (wedding ring variation). I had the bright (?) idea of taking a digital picture, printing multiple copies, cutting them out and laying them together. Success, I now have a better idea of how it is going to look

Apologies--ink is low in printer so this isn't very clear.
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Old 01-22-2008, 07:19 AM
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What a neat idea! :thumbup:
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Old 01-22-2008, 07:25 AM
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very clever, indeed!!! you get a gold star.

p.s. - that's one great job you've done on that block. :P
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Old 01-22-2008, 07:27 AM
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That's a great idea. I like your block.
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Old 01-22-2008, 07:52 AM
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That is a nice idea :thumbup:
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Old 01-22-2008, 09:38 AM
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... Thanks for sharing!!!!
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Old 01-22-2008, 11:37 AM
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Hey! I may have to try that. Clever. I can not visulize how my quilt will look also. Marge
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Old 01-22-2008, 12:11 PM
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good idea. thanks for sharing. i think i will use it sometime. :wink:
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Old 01-22-2008, 12:26 PM
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Rachel, That's a terrific idea.

I use the computer when I need help with the color value. In fact, that's what I was doing this morning. I take a picture of the fabric I want to use and download it. Next open it up and convert it to a black and white photo. It's amazing! What I thought was light really reads more medium and one that was medium had to move way over to the light side.

What would our great, great grandmother's think?
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That's a great idea!
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