Any fabrics you really don't like?
08-26-2010, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Mattee
Ok, this is probably a stupid question, but until reading this thread (and thank you all for your responses!), I did not realize that Amy Butler's fabrics are retro. What era are they from?
08-27-2010, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by OneMoreQuilt
I'm not big on plaids. Maybe all those years of plaid school uniforms turned me against them!!!!
08-27-2010, 01:21 AM
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I went through a plaid phase. So I have a lot of plaid fat quarters. Luckily most are flannel so they'll make a nice rag quilt. I also went through a 'brown' phase. I have a lot of brown fat quarters.
08-27-2010, 02:15 AM
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I don't like Tartan, stripes, fluorescent colors, dark colors unless they are required to set something off. I love large floral prints for applique, Japanese and other Asian fabrics and I like most other fabrics. As you said it depends on what you want it for.
08-27-2010, 02:23 AM
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I don't like drab colors - like the muddy browns in Moda Collections. There are only a few Moda collections I like. My favorites are bright, contemporary prints. I love Sue Zipkin's and Laurel Burch's prints, but not Kaffe Fasset's. I love batiks. Not so fond of Civil War and 1930's prints, but have seen some quilts that were done beautifully in both of those. I rarely work with solids. I like marbles or other blenders (yummy fusions!).
08-27-2010, 02:41 AM
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Like:
Batiks
Calicos (most of them)
Bright Colors (unless it's a large print)
Blenders (especially black)
Asian Prints
Ivory Tone-on-Tone
Dislike:
Large Prints (especially big honkin' flowers)
White
Mauve
Mustard Yellow (although occasionally it does have its place)
Homespun (although sometimes it's great for crafts)
Solid Colors (blah!)
Plaid (reminds me of men's shirts! LOL!)
Flannel (not in quilts, but okay for other things)
Batiks
Calicos (most of them)
Bright Colors (unless it's a large print)
Blenders (especially black)
Asian Prints
Ivory Tone-on-Tone
Dislike:
Large Prints (especially big honkin' flowers)
White
Mauve
Mustard Yellow (although occasionally it does have its place)
Homespun (although sometimes it's great for crafts)
Solid Colors (blah!)
Plaid (reminds me of men's shirts! LOL!)
Flannel (not in quilts, but okay for other things)
08-27-2010, 03:18 AM
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I can't say that I don't like any particular fabric, however, I find it very difficult to use the Civil War type fabrics, to dark for me. I love the quilts others do with them, but I need brighter colors. Batiks are great, but I don't use all batiks in a project. I pull fabrics by color and value and combine all different lines. I find some of the new lines with the huge prints and not a lot of contrast, boring. I do use some but usually only one large print from a line, in a project, then jazz it up with other stuff. All my friends say I'm usually WAY out of the box. grin
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