meanmom

I feel your pain. I have been staring at my fabric I bought for a bargello for almost a year. I keep trying to rethink my colors. I was just thinking maybe I should do the local shop hop this weekend and try to find some new colors.

Neesie

I really just wanted to share the absurdity of it all. Problem is, I get a picture of how I want it to look, in my head . . . and that picture usually involves fabrics which seemingly don't exist. Just finished going through this with a set of mixed prints, which was a heck of a lot easier than blues! Even still, it was a long time before I was satisfied with the combination. I'm only buying about a yard of each fabric, so it's not quite as bad as it sounds!

Neesie

I wish you the best of luck, finding your colors! You can do it!

rebeljane

Your quilt maybe casual but your search for the right fabrics is definitely not

Lilrain

Kinda reminds me of a now deceased friend. She loved blue. But problem was, once we were in the fabric store, she would pick up so many with a teal look. Ask me if they were blue. When I would tell her they looked kind of teal, she would put them back> I suggested she just get what she liked and not worry about whether it was true blue or not.

DOTTYMO

Running back and forward as you did is not me BUT I am terrible at purchasing a set of fabrics for a specific project. A few days later doing another project and oh that fabric is just right. And slowly my initial set disappears and when I come to do that project no fabric left off to buy more.
I see so many brilliant ideas on here I must make NOW is the reason It happens. Keep giving me ideas I love it and the. Shop is a 20 minute walk away. So it keeps me fit.

ladydukes

Oh boy, do I EVER identify with you on going back and forth to the store for more fabrics! My quilts end up costing WAY too much because I keep changing out fabrics. I'm making a Tropical Rainbow, and I did that very thing - even cut strips out, so in the scrap bag those go. I'm on the borders now - wanted more colors, so dug through my stash. Still wanted more colors, so off I go to my neighbor's house to look at her stash. What a wonderful quilting neighbor I have...she gave me six or seven pieces for my border...I think I'm just about there...

Neesie

Lucky you!!! Wish I had a fabric store, within walking distance. My closest one is about 20 - 25 minutes, driving.

debbiemarie

Yes, always have to go and get more...no matter how perfect my plans!!

mindless

I TOTALLY GET IT! I've done this too! I tried taking swatches to the store with me, but that can get real unhandy. And I hate cutting into any fabric until I'm sure I want to use it. Now, I go to the paint store first. B4 I buy any fabric, I choose a bunch of their paint color cards that I like together. Then I take that to the LQS and stick to what's on the card (s) as close as I can. I don't get as many fabrics that way, but I also don't spend quite so much $ on gas instead of fabric. And I end up with colors that really look good together.