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    Old 05-17-2011, 09:59 AM
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    I plan any quilt. I love scrappy cause it uses up leftover fabrics, i am currently making a moda pattern, that called for one line of their fabrics, and the bricks are all now scraps, each one is different and white charm squares to separate them, I also love planned nice coordinated quilts as well. I take scraps from people, and make lots of charity quilts, soldier quilts and other blocks. And buy
    what colors i like as well. Nothing worng with any way
    you are the artist, it is your color bin of fabrics.
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    Old 05-17-2011, 10:18 AM
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    Both and a crazy quilter too. But I definitely apply the rule that it is my quilt and I can do it my way to all of my projects. I love quilting and need to do more scrappies right now as the left overs from about 50 quilts take up too much space in my sewing room. I am loving the board too!!
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    Old 05-17-2011, 10:23 AM
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    I am not in here much, just a stalker, LOL but I had to reply to this one. I do mostly preplan quilts. BUT my husband takes my left over scraps and that is what he makes his quilts out of. Most of the times I like his better than my planned ones.
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    Old 05-17-2011, 10:28 AM
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    I am scrap happy! I just love the surprise element
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    Old 05-17-2011, 10:39 AM
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    Originally Posted by kwhite
    Scrapper!!!! I am color challanged and this way anything goes and I have no worries. Plus, to me, quilting is a way to use all of those scraps from your life that had no place to "be" otherwise.
    Thats me too :-D
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    Old 05-17-2011, 10:40 AM
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    Originally Posted by Murphy
    Originally Posted by JulieTN
    Or are you a preplanned few fabrics quilter? Either way, why do you like choosing that method.

    Julie
    Currently, I am a preplanned choose the fabric quilter. I have not been quilting a long time so sometimes scraps make me feel chaotic. I love the scrap quilts that I see on here, but don't have the skill to make them look like they aren't chaotic when I try to put them together. I trust that makes sense (smile).
    I read once that if your scraps don't look good to you, the pieces are too large. Cut them smaller. I guess like the 9 patch cut up thingy.
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    Old 05-17-2011, 11:03 AM
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    Some of both. I do love making scrap quilts though. They are easier, somehow, and it's a good exercise in dealing more with values than colors. Besides, I love the old-fashioned designs that work so well with scraps. Most of the "planned" quilts I make are for gifts.
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    Old 05-17-2011, 11:30 AM
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    I love both kinds of quilts. I have some fabric matched up for future planned quilts and I also love scrap quilts.

    The first couple quilts I made (a little over a year ago), I stressed over picking the fabrics and was not really pleased afterward with the fabrics I chose. Since then, I have been working on a lot of scrappy quilt tops and I think it has helped me to see that a lot of colors I generally would not put together actually do go together beautifully.

    I still have a lot of scrappy quilts that I want to do, but I have as many planned quilts on that list as well!! LOL
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    Old 05-17-2011, 11:43 AM
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    I'm a scrapper. I have made some preplanned quilts but like my scrap quilts the best. I like going into my fat quarters and small scraps and just letting it rip!!
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    Old 05-17-2011, 11:43 AM
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    I'm a scrappy kind a girl from Missisippi
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