Do You Find Yourself Passing on a Lot of Patterns?
03-02-2011, 06:28 AM
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When I first started quilting I printed out every pattern I found on the internet. Now I can pass them by unless it is something I really really like. I have tons of patterns that I will never use.
03-02-2011, 07:50 AM
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I really like to do a simple one, then a complex one. I always like to try something I havn't done before but just because I haven't done it before doesn't mean its hard. I have never purchased an individual pattern because the books and magazines plus this great board supply me with more than I can ever get done. As noted by a couple of others, I am going to let my subscriptions lapse, to much money and not enough diversity.
03-02-2011, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by lisalisa
I skip anything that has flying geese. They're such a pain in the rear, I just curse every time I do them.
I pass on patterns that only make a size I can't use. I'm surprised how many quilts say "king size" but are only 108x88. My bed is 81x81; to have a reasonable overhang I require 100x120. I won't buy a pattern just to find out I can't enlarge it easily.
03-02-2011, 10:35 AM
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I do have both sizes EB flying geese rulers, but never used them Another bad habit !
Have you tried Eleanor Burns flying geese? IMHO she makes them really simple.
I pass on patterns that only make a size I can't use. I'm surprised how many quilts say "king size" but are only 108x88. My bed is 81x81; to have a reasonable overhang I require 100x120. I won't buy a pattern just to find out I can't enlarge it easily.
Originally Posted by ShirlinAZ
Originally Posted by lisalisa
I skip anything that has flying geese. They're such a pain in the rear, I just curse every time I do them.
I pass on patterns that only make a size I can't use. I'm surprised how many quilts say "king size" but are only 108x88. My bed is 81x81; to have a reasonable overhang I require 100x120. I won't buy a pattern just to find out I can't enlarge it easily.
03-02-2011, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by plainpat
Don't know if it's just a case of laziness or what,but I'm not choosing to make a lot of the patterns I see.
The pics are pretty,but is it full of HSTs? How many seams?Is it a... so-called easy quilt? Been there & done that.....didn't work easy for me.
Seems like my mind has to dissect a pattern before I'll consider it.Maybe too many HSTs have just worn me out? ;) :lol:
The pics are pretty,but is it full of HSTs? How many seams?Is it a... so-called easy quilt? Been there & done that.....didn't work easy for me.
Seems like my mind has to dissect a pattern before I'll consider it.Maybe too many HSTs have just worn me out? ;) :lol:
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