Do You Find Yourself Passing on a Lot of Patterns?
#51
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I went crazy when I first started quilting - printed every free pattern I could find. I am now a lot more discriminating about printing everything - my ink and toner bill was enormous. Every so often I go through my patterns (not just quilting - knitting, crocheting, cross stitch) and sort out the ones I think I will never really do. I'm a big hit at work when I bring in the box full of "won't do's" - especially if I have even purchased some of the supplies for the project and I include them in it.
#53
I have two 4-inch binders with my favorite patterns cut out from magazines. I don't buy magazines anymore--it's a waste of my money, but if my friends pass along a used magazine, I cut out what I like and give the magazine to someone who wants it.
#54
I find that I really have to like it now before I buy it. or it has to be a technique that I want to learn. I bought the glacier star pattern for the techniques that it is supposed to teach. But other then that I decided I bought EQ7 I better use it.
#56
That is some pattern! I agree about EQ7.....if I were starting out, would buy & use it.
Originally Posted by Ripped on Scotch
I find that I really have to like it now before I buy it. or it has to be a technique that I want to learn. I bought the glacier star pattern for the techniques that it is supposed to teach. But other then that I decided I bought EQ7 I better use it.
#59
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Join Date: Feb 2011
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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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