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Listen to Jan!
Also, when you started this thread you said you were excited! Then you overthought it! Grab that excitement back and make that gorgeous quilt. Sounds like something I would like to do. |
Sounds like you can't mess it up. If it is not exactly the way you thought it would be it becomes a "design element', That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Just do it. When I make scrap quilts, I sew pieces together, and it all comes together. It can be fun, and a major challenge to think outside the box. I have never made a quilt from a pattern I haven't designed..
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Originally Posted by NJ Quilter
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You are much braver than I would be! I'm a pattern girl myself. I'd be beside myself having bought all that fabric and finding there was no 'pattern' to follow!
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I can't wait to see the finished quilt. Tiaboo and chasing hawk
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I have trouble with wonky blocks (it messes with my sense of order) Figured I would have trouble with Twisters but ended up loving it.I'm pretty sure this would be to much for me. Good luck and would love pics
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This is where design walls come in handy ---- near your sewing machine! What pattern did you buy???? I'm so curious!
Chasing Hawk -- I've got a Take 5 on my machine now..........you can't hardly make a mistake...just use the design board or lay it on the floor. You can switch those blocks around. |
Go for it and see where it takes you not where you take it!
have fun and post some of your progress as you go. This sounds exciting. peace |
Originally Posted by Chasing Hawk
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I had this issue last night. I am working on a Take 5 quilt for one of our granddaughters. The pattern instructions say to turn each one a certain amount of times to make it look "scrapy". I started to go bonkers, because all my working career it all had to line up. I still can't get the idea of letting it go with the flow as they say when it comes to my quilts.
I have to remember...Perfection is NOT an option, nothing is to be Perfect it's disrespectful to Wakan Tanka. Finally after several breaks, a dinner of leftover Tuna casserole, I finally got it the way I want it. But no peeks until I am done with the other 2 and Curtis Ray's turtle quilt. |
If it is the sewing that is bothering you then do as suggested and make a practice block from not liked scrap fabric. If however, you aren't sure of the design graphics in this new style quilt, then put the design together from construction paper. That's a lot quicker and easier than the sewing. You can glue the colored construction paper to a newspaper backing and make a paper quilt very quickly.
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