Am I the only one who makes quilts using a pattern?
#41
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Join Date: May 2011
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I usually START with a pattern, then I get bored and take a few left and right turns and wind up with something that may not look like the pattern I started with. Some small projects I actually complete using a pattern, others, well they are different. I will look at some of these amazing quilts I see here and try them, but mine are never the same because I deviate from the pattern. I usually draft my patterns (either with EQ7 or graph papeer) and I can't always follow those. I am doomed to do things on the fly.
#42
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Join Date: Nov 2011
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Now TEDDYSMOM!! I would say the same thing, ONLY THE OTHER WAY AROUND. I can NOT use a pattern for love or money. Quilting, pants, dresses, etc...... The only thing I can use a pattern for is spending my money on. I never open them - I only use the picture on the front. When I learned to sew, it was from watching and the person I watched didn't know how to use a pattern. So what I learned was to look something over and use a brown paper bag and sort of make a guide to look at. So you see it works both ways.
#45
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Northern Indiana
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I start with a pattern but by the time I've cut and unsewn, I usually end up with something else, but hey I'm learning! I see lots of quilting designs in stuff, I've been know to draft the wall tiles in a rest area bath room! I just won't tell where the design comes from when I give it as a gift.
#47
Personally I like knowing how something is going to turn out before I start. Fabric is way too expensive for me to experiment with and there are a gozillion wonderful and exciting quilt patterns out there that people have put a lot of time and effort into figuring out so that I don't have to.
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