a plaid question
07-04-2013, 05:00 AM
#22
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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.
Whatever you choose in the use of plaids, I would recommend planning ahead with them.
07-04-2013, 09:04 AM
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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.
07-04-2013, 12:47 PM
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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. 
07-04-2013, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Peckish
Lol! Probably want to stay on your side of the pond now! 
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07-04-2013, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 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' ).
).Alison
07-04-2013, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 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' ).
).http://www.quilts.com/home/shows/vie...e=FallFestival
07-04-2013, 03:03 PM
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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 !!!
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