Originally Posted by berryberry
I'm a beginner. All the quilts on the site are beautiful. Being a beginning quilter now when I see fabric, I see it differently. I'm starting to see the light and dark. Oh, I can't forget the feel of the fabric. One thing I'm not clear on.
Do you pick a pattern first and then pick out material or do you pick out the fabric first then try to pick out a pattern?
I really don't think that there is a right way or wrong way. Sometimes I find fabric that talks to me about the pattern it needs and sometimes I see a pattern (not necessarialy in a book or on a web site but maybe in the bricks in a building, a rock patteren, a carpet or rug ... you get the idea) and just have to find the right fabric for it. Don't stress about it, it will come to you as you look around.