After learning a new technique -
Do you feel that you have to "do something" with it?
or
Are you okay with - "Okay, I know how to do that" - and not "do something" with it?
I hate to admit I'm in the second group, but I am.
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After learning a new technique -
Do you feel that you have to "do something" with it?
or
Are you okay with - "Okay, I know how to do that" - and not "do something" with it?
I hate to admit I'm in the second group, but I am.
If I see a video on a new technique, it is usually the bit of knowledge that I need in order to finish a quilt.
A Good Friend, like an old quilt, is both a Treasure and a Comfort
I like to try them. If I like it I will usually "do something" with it. If I don't like it, I am satisfied just knowing that I can do it.
My opinion too.Originally Posted by LoriEl
I like to try it on a block. That produces orphan blocks. Sometimes I put all these orphan blocks into a quilt with coordinating sashing. Most of them look great.
If I don't try it on a block, I keep notes or a print-out of it. My stack of such things is getting deep, but even deep stacks don't take up too much room.
Mavita - Square dancer and One Room School Teacher
I don't necessarily have to 'do something' with a new technique or method but I do have to repeat it several times for it to 'stick' (pp'ing comes to mind). But I'm usually working on a new quilt when that situation applies so I suppose I do end up 'doing something' with it after all.
Oh, I have to do it multiple times these day for it to 'stick'. Then, when I get ready to use it again, if much time has passed, I have to look it up again..... Sad, really. ....
aka Gale
That's me! Maybe shouldn't admit it, but sometimes I will see something I made 10-15 years ago and remember absolutely nothing about making it. But I am proud of the workmanship!Oh, I have to do it multiple times these day for it to 'stick'. Then, when I get ready to use it again, if much time has passed, I have to look it up again..... Sad, really. ....
I like to try it on a practice block to make sure I have it right before I do it on a quilt.
I don't spend time learning new quilting techniques unless I intend to put them to practical use...usually right then and there. I don't think I'd ever claim that I knew how to do something if I hadn't used it in a finished project of some sort.
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