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I try to look at the squares/rows and design my own pattern. I pick my own size and purchase fabric according to my design. I hate to buy patterns. I only purchase them for clothing.
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I just wing it most of the time.
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I usually start out with a pattern but as my project progresses I find I start personalizing it. It makes it more fun!
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No you are definetly not the only one. I have troble following all the cut 100 2 1/2 strips of this fabric and then sub cut 50 of those into 2 1/2 by 6 1/2 strips. OMgosh I get so confused so I just get a sheet of graph paper and draw the patteren out and then next I color it with my fabric choice and work from there. I do keep reading different patterns just in case one of these times my brain kicks in and I can actually follow it
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not brain challenged....??creative thinker?? i don't use patterns either...unless it is one i have drafted myself. i don't know why...maybe because when i started quilting 25+ yrs ago...most of the books available were more along the lines of history of quilting and how-to's. my friend owned a craft store...took a quilt class from her...and she wasn't able to sell me any yarn or embroidery thread after that. but fabric and books...oh yeah!!!
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Originally Posted by hobo2000
If I like a pattern, I note the squares and then go an make my own pattern. So many patterns give you absurd amounts of fabric. 4.5 yards of this 3.0 yards of that 2 yards of each of three colors. Hey, how many quilts are we making. No one quilt needs 13.5 yards for the top. I end up with all of this extra fabric..so I design and work out my own fabric needs.
http://www.quilt.com/HowTo/YardagePage.html - oldest quilt web page online....and a gold mine of information and patterns. http://www.thequiltedsnail.com/scale.html http://www.quilterscache.com/StartQu...iltingtwo.html - very complete info on figuring your yardage needs...not a calculater.. i love the web :thumbup: best playground there is |
draw a rough quilt ...don't need to be exact. make a few copies to play with. then use colored pencils to decide on color placement ...or get ideas for. then look for fabrics in colors close to what you decided on...and mix it all up...microprints look great mixed in with large prints/florals. plaids look amazing mixed with calico prints or even bali fabric...there are no rules..that is why i love quilting :D
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Originally Posted by kbiederman
Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Are you talking about the shapes and order of the pattern pieces or the colors that are used in a sample? I have to follow the pattern to make sure that my star doesn't end up looking like a wedge cutter, but I pick my own colors. Sometimes I change size and layout too - sometimes I follow the rules. It all depends.
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I usually use patterns. I got a book and I loved the quilts in it. When I started to make the quilt, it was one of those books that said "to make this version, go to p.22 for ..." I have trouble when you have to go back and forth in the book. I have the same problem with recipes. Anyway, when I followed the pattern, I somehow got lost and I couldn't get the blocks together. So finally I sat down on the floor and just laid out the blocks the way I thought they looked good. The quilt came out wonderful, but looked nothing like the pattern. But usually I use patterns all the time.
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I do both, plus make up a lot of my own patterns. As quilters we are visual people. Lots of written directions makes us dizzy......we need pictures
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