I'm just curious not just about the fabrics people do like, but those they don't. There's tons of things I like. I'm particularly partial to Civil War reproductions and relatively dark or muted fabrics, like Thimbleberries. I might be the only person on the planet, though (please don't yell at me) that doesn't like Batiks. I know it's uncommon, but I just really don't like them. It's one thing if they're used for a pictoral scene - needing something to look like the sky, for example, but just a traditional quilt using batiks? I'm just not a fan of that fabric. I've never bought any, and doubt I ever will. Am I alone?

What about everyone else? Anything you don't like? Batiks? Civil War repro? 30's? solids? Do you like everything, especially if it's on sale?

Oh oh, sorry, I hate Thimbleberries. :-( Brights are my thing. But, as they say, to each their own. :-)

mostly if they feel icky or wrinkle badly or are flimsy (I definitely remember a LQS "flimsy" because it was a print that would have worked perfectly for a project I had going)

I wasn't a fan of batiks until I went to a national quilt show and saw the quilts in the batik vendors booths. They were beautiful. Most quilt shops don't carry all the batik lines so all you see are the stronger color or heavy patterned batiks. I was amazed at the batik line that wasn't like that at all. I don't care for the Amish quilts with all the solid color fabrics.

Kind of odd maybe but I do like looking at the new contemporary prints made into quilts but I do not like to buy the prints to use for my own quilts. I am also not big on white. Now what is strange is that I love Hawaiian prints.

I don't care for the darker muted fabrics, country colors or batiks. My eye is always drawn to the modern brights and the 30's prints. My LQS ONLY has darker muted and country fabrics. Well they do have some 30's prints. They say they have no plans to get any brights in so I haven't been back.

I never use solids. I use blends but not straight solids.

I don't really care for Batiks either. My Sister loves them. She sticks more to the muted colors. (I call them boring) I like the bright slap you in the face colors! :lol:

Mattee, I pretty much like the same ones you do. I have an appreciation for the brights and like to make them for Project Linus, but they just don't do anything for me in my home. I have not purchased any Batiks...have seen some I like okay, but just not to that point yet. Don't have any idea where I would put them if I got them. :D

I have what I think I like and dislike, but I try to keep an open mind, sometimes I surprise myself! I also think my tastes have changed over time.

not a fan of Kaffe Fasset fabrics, i actually love to look at his stuff, but the fabrics are just...too much ...for me; busy, mind=boggling.
i do know a number of people who do not like working with batiks;
for me it's the busy, busy. i like to come up with the design, not have the fabric be the design.

and i really have to push myself to work with most novelties.

Not a fan of the civil war or even the 1930's reproductions. Calico isn't my thing either. The 1970 style is definately out as well.

Love the batiks. Love blues and toilles.

Not a big fan of large prints, stripes or bright crazy prints. Some of the 1930's repo I don't care much for.

don't like calico a whole lot...flowers are odd for me...I either love them or hate them depending on the size and color....

I don't care for batiks either or loud modern things with shapes.

I'm the direct opposite. I can't tolerate Thimbleberries. But I'm from MN where the designer is from and we got saturated early on. But I love the batiks. Haven't met one I didn't like. I do like Robyn Pandolph's lines and anything with lots of colors. It takes all of us to make the world go 'round.

I like what goes with the pattern or project I am working on.

I love color. Brights, prints, solids. Goldtones, batiks. I would be happy to have a whole bunch of it so I could keep on quilting. I think the bright colors are just happy and joyful. The darks are nice too and if they were mixed with goldtones or whites, I think they look great.

It all works for me. I've come across some prints that are just plain ugly, but I think no matter the print or color, something good can come out of it with a little creativity.

I hate ugly, muddy colors, like yellowy-browny-green and lavender that has too much gray, and old-cheese-orange and browns that look like my lawn after the snow melts off it.

So glad I got that off my chest! :roll:

I don't like anything with a paisley print, houses and large prints of anything. I like the calico's just didn't realize it til I saw what calico was and it seems I have a lot of it. I like Batiks depending on what it looks likes. If it has a sunflower on it it's mine. I also like some of the 30's repro's. I am really not particular.

I am not too fond of 60's & 70's retro; probably because I wore that stuff at one time, not by choice, but because that is all there was. Remember the chemise?!?!? I don't like the daisies and peace signs. Pretty much everything else I like.

I would never pick a 30's fabric or pastels for my own quilt.

How about some paisley? :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: Couldn't have said it better myself.

I don't like civil war fabrics but like pretty much everything else. Especially like 1930's and novelties. Right now for some reason I'm obsessed with goofy looking farm animal prints (especially cows and chickens)! I prefer bright colors, love the asian prints and can't wait to try the batiks.

I go with what the project is or who it's for. Today I bought some beautiful Asian fabric for my Japanese friend. I would never buy it for myself, but I'm excited to use someting outside my comfort zone. I think it's also funny how I used to love the 1930's fabric untill I made a quilt with it and now I'm kind of over it.

I don't like dots and fabric with comic characters in the print.

I try to keep an open mind. I've seen people do things with fabric I would never think to buy, just knock my socks off.

I am partial to brighter colors but later have found myself drawn to reproduction fabrics, i.e., Civil War fabrics. The only fabrics I absolutely cannot ever picture using are the Amy Butler type. Something about the patterns and color combinations just doesn't sit well with me. Otherwise, I try to look at what will suit the use/pattern most.

I don't like the print that is a medley of all the other prints in that line.

some of the civil war repros,amy butler,robyn pandolph,
thimbleberries. I love bright colors!

I love pastels, and brights. My favorites are the 30s prints, and also anything with animals on it.........funny cute, real looking..............
The only thing I can think of that I dont care for much would be avacado greens or the 70's oranges. Thought I disliked orange all together, but the other day I saw a piece that I loved!

This is a hard one. But first a funny:
I never liked batiks until I joined the board Now I love them!
I don't care for animal prints (except if they have dogs or cats) I don't care for panels either.
I also go on kicks- love romantic florals, then brights, really got into blenders, oh I need to quit yakking :D
I pretty much love most fabric that you'll see in any given quilt shop :D

Isn't it great that we don't all like the same thing? I am not fond of Civil War or Homespun, they are too dark for me. I do like Amish dark, however. I have taken some of their traditional large scale patterns and sized them down to 10-12 inch blocks then put them in a large quilt. My very favorite is black, white and reds done in different patterns,the ones I have are Rail Fence and a Block of the Month Sampler that is in need of quilting. I am not fond of real large floral prints. But as I said it is good we don't all like the same thing or we couldn't find what we want.

I dont like batiks...I think they are icky! Like all others.

Lovin the paisley - still!!!!!

Im not fond of most flower prints, or any of the 30's prints, just too boring for me. I have made things with flowers, but not alot

I love marbles, batiks, anything that is really bright, and I do like alot of the abstract stuff.

I don't like Thimbleberries, either. Too dark for me. Her newer fabric lines which have ligther colors are a step in the right direction, though. I like some Civil War fabrics. I don't like the 60's and 70's retro fabrics coming out now. I would never use them. Other than that, I pretty much like everything else.

I am probably opposite of you. I am not into the dark muted colors and Civil war repro does not float my boat. No 30's fabrics, I'm not into the Amy Butler or Kaffe Fassett fabrics either. I like clear bright colors, florals, Asain fabrics and Batiks.

There are fabrics in each line that I like and that I don't like. I just choose the ones I do like...or rather, they chose me by calling my name at the quilt shop. I don't care for Thimbleberries but occasionally, there is one that I do like. I love batiks but occasionally, there is one or two that I don't. I just choose the individual fabris, not the line.

DITTO so you are not alone. I do not like batiks LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE CW repro and feedsack and calico's.