Originally Posted by
charlottequilts
ha! I'm the very opposite - more into the fabrics and colors, with very simple designs. I find myself often bothered by scale, so i haven't gotten into the modern quilts with big slabs of color. I even scaled down YBR.
one thing I truly don't get, though, is why manufacturers' patterns, designed to go with a given fabric line, often require you to hack their fabrics into small, unrecognizable pieces. I'd think it would be the opposite, something to show off their fabrics.
hugs, charlotte
I'm with you here too. I think if the design is actually dramatic in a big scale type way, it is a shame to cut it up into small pieces, totally losing that "bang". If all we need is color or shade/tone, you can use any fabric you want, as long as it is in that color scheme and get the same effect.
I was just looking at some fabric at Hancock's of Paducah, and I liked some of of it that had a huge scale to it. Really impressive fabric as fabric and if I bought it, I'd try to leave some of that pizzazz (coleus flowers).
However, I'm letting the day pass without using my 20% off code (expires tonight)...just because I don't need anything they offer at the this point that is cheap enough under my self-decided upon price limit.