Knitette

*Faints*

Daylesewblessed

Sewing with plaids and getting them on-grain is one thing. Actually matching the plaids is another. Some people don't even notice unmatched plaids, and some see them as free spirited. I personally feel like the world is off kilter when I see an unmatched plaid.

Whatever you choose in the use of plaids, I would recommend planning ahead with them.

alisonquilts

Yup! Me, too!!

Alison

IBQLTN

I have only worked with plaids twice ... once was a rag quilt so that was fine, the other one was a wallhanging and it made me nuts trying to keep plaids straight. Result, I don't work with plaids anymore.

Peckish

Lol! Probably want to stay on your side of the pond now!

IraJane

I made a t-shirt quilt for my middle son using an uneven plaid for the sashing and border. I absolutely ignored whether it matched or not, and I'm a stickler for those details normally. I decided he wouldn't know one way or another and neither would most people looking at the quilt. Occasionally it's nice to sew outside our comfort box.

Knitette

Y'all aren't too bad - I'm visiting Houston at the end of August (although I probably won't be buying any 'plaid' ).

alisonquilts

Oh, I don't know...perhaps you could buy some Bush Family plaid! (Awfully dull, in my opinion.)

Alison

Peckish

Be prepared, it will be hot, hot, hot. Any chance you could move your trip to the end of October? That's when the big quilt show happens in Houston. I went last year and had a blast.

http://www.quilts.com/home/shows/vie...e=FallFestival

ManiacQuilter2

After you have prepped your t-shirts, try laying out a few over the plaid to see what the sashing would look like. I would also make cornerstones with a solid such as black where the sashing would meet to avoid that problem. You can also be careful when you cut a strip, make sure all the pieces are used on the same horizontal or vertical rows. Hope you understand what I am trying to write. GOOD LUCK !!!