Fabric too pretty to cut!
#13
Well, if you don't use that beautiful fabric sometime, someone else will get it for a steal and will happily use it! I know that I am digging into my "too pretty to cut" fabrics because I want to use them before I die and my family sells it for $1 a pound!!!
#16
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Tulsa, Ok
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Same for me! Once I find the perfect pattern, I am eager to cut into that beautiful fabric and make the quilt. I have a coordinating set of 4 one-yard pieces just like that right now. They are gorgeous, modern prints and I just have not found the right pattern for them. But I love looking at quilts/patterns for inspiration, and know that one day the perfect one will find me.
#17
I had a piece I didn't want to cut, I finally did and cut into large pieces and just put a blender between the pieces. It turned out very well. You could cut it into 8 or 10" squares and put sashes between them. That would show them off real well.
#19
Yes I'm right there with you! I just made a quilt called Floating Frames by White Birches. The center is a 10" square that's great for gorgeous prints that you hate to cut. I also made a quilt using 9" pieced blocks that were set with 9" whole cloth blocks that I was able to use some great focus fabric for.
#20
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: new york state
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Is it just me, or has anyone else fallen so in love with a fabric line that you're afraid to cut into it and actually use it? I've been collecting a few lines and definitely have enough for a quilt or two - but I just can't bring myself to cut! What if I make mistake? What if I need more of a specific design and can't find it? What if, what if, what if?!? I know it's crazy - because if I love the fabric as it sits in my bookcase, just think of how much I will love it wrapped around me in a quilt! Just need encouragement making that first cut....
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