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10-02-2011, 07:01 AM
#31
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Yep. Went to buy binding fabric. Found a peach that looked really good with the samples I took to the store. A little bright but picked up one of the colors in the print. Bought a little more than I needed and took it home. Hung the quilt on the design wall and tucked my binding behind it so 1/2" showed. OMG!! What was I thinking?!! Totally pulled the eyes away from the quilt - and it's a Memory Quilt! Back to the drawing board. Found a dark blue in my stash that worked perfectly.
10-02-2011, 07:08 AM
#32
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Originally Posted by Donna H-M
I do that on just about every quilt I make. That's why I have a stash. It's also rare that I get all fabrics in just one store. When I get home I think a different fabric may work better and off I go to a another store. With the last quilt I made I had enough fabrics I didn't use to make another one....lol
10-02-2011, 07:12 AM
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Yes.
Have gone to the fabric store to purchase a fabric I believe and hope they still have as it is perfect for what I need. Get there and there never ever was such fabric that anyone in the store can recognize by my discriptions and diagrams. Did I just dream it up?!
Have gone to the fabric store to purchase a fabric I believe and hope they still have as it is perfect for what I need. Get there and there never ever was such fabric that anyone in the store can recognize by my discriptions and diagrams. Did I just dream it up?!
10-02-2011, 09:39 AM
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Most stores will allow you to return fabric unless you've washed it.
Originally Posted by mimicrystal
Have you ever gone into a fabric store hoping to match up fabric that you already have started a quilt on, browsed around until you found something that you thought was a pretty good match, then when you get home and look at it again the next day say "oh my goodness, what was I thinking"? That is what I did this week. I started a queen size quilt for my daughter for Christmas last week and needed more fabric for borders, so I thought no problem, I'll just get solid color fabric because I really didn't want to add more color to it. I just wanted solid colors for the borders. When I looked at the fabric at home it was a terrible choice. I don't know what I was thinking when I bought it. I even had several pieces of fabric that I was using to coordinate with. So I went back today and did much better on the fabric. Thank Goodness...
10-02-2011, 01:15 PM
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yep -- I did that last month -- I went back to my Fav LQS to get more and just KNEW what I wanted. wrong !!!! I had to go back the next day with a tiny swatch. I have many times taken my quilt into a shop to find border or backing material. Not only was it better for matching, but I had a lot of input for ideas. Sometimes I got something I hadn't even thought of.
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10-02-2011, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by mim
yep -- I did that last month -- I went back to my Fav LQS to get more and just KNEW what I wanted. wrong !!!! I had to go back the next day with a tiny swatch. I have many times taken my quilt into a shop to find border or backing material. Not only was it better for matching, but I had a lot of input for ideas. Sometimes I got something I hadn't even thought of.
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