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Old 10-31-2011, 09:02 AM
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It's been my experience that we quilters, in general, like the scrappy look, while non quilters tend to like the more planned out and repetitive colors of a standard quilt. Have you noticed this too, or do I hang out in an unusual crowd? :)
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i'm a quilter. while i love the scrappy look, i prefer a 'planned' quilt with same fabrics in same areas. i love looking at ALL quilts
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Old 10-31-2011, 09:14 AM
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Yes...I think that you're right. Personally, I love scrap quilts the most. I appreciate taking a bunch of nothing (throw away scraps,) and making something beautiful and useful(a gorgeous quilt.)

~ Cindy
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Actually, I like them both. For me, it depends more on the quilt design and fabrics chosen.
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I'm a quilter, have been for way more years than I haven't been, and while I appreciate your admiration for scrappy quilts, I personally don't like them much at all. I much prefer planned designs with specific fabric placement no matter what the quilt type...traditional or not so much.
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As a quilter, I have to say that scrappy messes with my OCD mind....so all of my projects have definition and symetry....I know, BORING.....but sometimes too much 'color' actually gives me a headache.
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I LOVE scrappy! Even if I am making a more planed quilt it is still scrappy. For example I am making ablue and yellow snowball quilt, but there a lots of different blues and yellows prints :thumbup:
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I prefer to make scrap quilts myself; but, I love what other quilters do with planned fabrics and designs.
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I like scrappy. When I'm making a scrap quilt I am reminded of the other projects the scraps came from.

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Originally Posted by tropit
Yes...I think that you're right. Personally, I love scrap quilts the most. I appreciate taking a bunch of nothing (throw away scraps,) and making something beautiful and useful(a gorgeous quilt.)

~ Cindy
Ditto!
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