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11-30-2011, 05:03 PM

QuiltedCritterLady

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Last Minute Fabric Switch

I was just wondering if anyone else takes the time to pick out fabric at their local shop and then changes their mind when they get it home?

Yesterday, I picked out a few fabrics for a Christmas table runner. Today, when I was looking at them, there was just something that I didn't like, so I replaced two with some from my stash (very meager, beginner-quilter stash). But when I was done, I had a combination that I liked a whole lot better. Is this just because I am new at this, or do some of you do the same thing?

11-30-2011, 05:15 PM

bearisgray

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Good for you !!

Makes sense to me to change if it will look better!

11-30-2011, 05:32 PM

KerryK

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Oh, I don't think it's unusual to change things as you move along. Just have fun with it! It's yours so you can do what pleases you the most!

11-30-2011, 05:38 PM

rufree4t

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Sometimes when we take the time outside the LQS to look again we see things we missed in the shop. The shop has so much that can overwhem us. I know I have a quilt I wish I had taken a second look at the colors.

11-30-2011, 05:49 PM

unclefreckles

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You did the right thing because you would not have been pleased with the final product

11-30-2011, 06:43 PM

BSKTLOFR-QUILTER

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Let the creative juice flow. Ideas just pop up when you least expect it. Sometimes fabrics you think will work in the store just doesn't come out like you think it will.

11-30-2011, 06:51 PM

DogHouseMom

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Yup, I've done that. My stash is large enough that I can't remember all of it, especially not the details. So sometimes I buy something only to find I had a better match already. Heck ... sometimes I buy something only to find I already HAD the SAME something!

11-30-2011, 06:52 PM

GwynR

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Yep, done that! Sometimes I get two at the store and go home and decide too!

11-30-2011, 06:57 PM

Judith1005

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Originally Posted by rufree4t

I agree with rufree4t. I definitely get overwhelmed with all the choices. And I make mistakes on color if I'm looking for colors outside my comfort zone. It's good to go with something your really happy with. It's your opinion that really matters.

11-30-2011, 08:01 PM

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simplyme

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To me the lighting is different at LQS than at home or I have had a little more time to think things over but I will change or even add fabric as I go along. A quilt takes on a life of it's own I have even made changes after I have started making a quilt. In the end I just want to be happy with my project.