Originally Posted by ghostrider
Rule #1: There are no rules.
Rule #2: See Rule #1.
My motto exactly!
I remember when I started quilting, and I was on my second project. I told my sister what I didn't like about the pattern, so I was just going to make a few changes here and there. She about had a cow - told me if I changed it I would ruin it, I would never be able to figure it out with the new dimensions, I shouldn't be so independent minded (aka stubborn) about not sticking to a pattern, I had too many colors, I could NOT mix corduroy and flannel with quilter's cotton, (I liked the colors and since I didn't "know" they could not be mixed I didn't see the problem!) and so on and so forth.
Fast forward a couple of years... that quilt has been on my son's bed for over two years now. He has taken it (without my permission!) camping and to the beach and out to our backyard fire pit. It has "homework" ink stains on it - ARGHHHHH. It has been washed and dried countless times. The mixed fabrics are just fine, and my son still says he thinks it is the best quilt he has ever seen! When I asked him if he was ready for a new quilt he just stared at me as if I was nuts. He told me the quilt he had was so special to him he would never give it up until it fell apart!!!
GOD BLESS THE RULE BREAKERS!!!