Nanaquilts44

I designed one for my grandson who wanted specific things (age 6). He wanted it to be black, gold, and silver with a little blue and wanted dogs and cats in the quilt. In this case it was almost easier to make up my own design to make sure he got what he wanted.

sewmary

Am working on one now. Traditional blocks which I converted to paper pieced versions on my own. Adding design elements as I go. I guess the first steps to completely designing my own.

QuiltnLady1

I frequently design my own quilts either using old blocks or playing. I usually have to use graph paper since EQ does not like the quilts that I design and I get tired of fighting it.

appliquequiltdesigns

I design my own applique baby quilts. I used to have an internet sight that shared how to make applique quilts. I didn't feel that I could put someone else designs on my site, so I started to design my own. I have put a few my patterns on craftsy.

liking quilting

Just a beginner, so I start with a pattern. However, for all three quilts I've worked on I find that I preview them on the bed they'll end up on and need to "add" to the pattern, whether it's more blocks or adding borders so it will
"drape" over the sides / ends better and hide the mattress. Some day I hope to design the whole quilt myself!

Lori S

I design many of my quilts... but sometimes I just want it easy and buy a pattern. I like graph paper and doodle sometimes while watching TV... but sometimes I use EQ ... it just depends on my mood.

ShowMama

I also design many of my quilts. I use graph paper, a pencil, and a ruler. In fact, I've bought so much graph paper in the past few years that I've pretty much kept the industry going and sent all of their kids to college!

I love the designing process and feel proud when I see the fruits of my labor in a finished quilt that looks like no other one on earth.

EvelynJ

Jacquie, absolutely, you can design anything you like. I find quilting an excellent outlet for all my crazy creative thoughts, some turn out okay, others not so much. Do it, give it a whirl, then post your results so we can applaud your creativity!

IAmCatOwned

Nope. I'm afraid I find I am a pattern follower. I might change something a bit, but the overall pattern has been designed by someone else.

feline fanatic

I have designed two on my own. But both designs incorporated blocks that I either had to have a pattern for or have been around so long they are considered public domain. One was a mariner's compass and I used a pattern for one by Judy Matehison and the raw idea for the quilt I used one of the pictures in book, although mine looked nothing like the picture when done. The picture was the seed that started the idea. The other I built around a panel and incorporated traditional Log cabin blocks. Granted I did not need a pattern for the LC and they have been around for so long it doesn't take any stretch of the imagination to put one together with no pattern. I did draft it out on graph paper before sewing though. The other block in this design was also based on a picture I saw but with no measurements or anything so I drafted my own block based on that picture. So I'm not sure if either of these truly qualify as designing my own quilt in that I didn't invent a block out of thin air and didn't have some kind of vision for a quilt. I took inspiration from other sources.