Yup, that's me... Just wing it!!! More fun and creative that way.

Directions are like recipes, just a guideline. :)

Before I begin a quilt I always think about it for at least a few days. Then I dig into my wonderful, excessive stash and certain patterns, or colors, or panels jump out at me and seem to be "perfect" for the project. It doesn't matter whether it is for someone I know and care about, or for Japan or some local charity.

More often I will have to supplement fabrics for someone I know well, and, on the other hand, more often I will get to use fabrics that never seem to fit a specific person but are ones I really like but never found the right person for which to use it. Both take a lot of thought (for me) but together they make a win-win situation.

Sometimes I use a block pattern (log cabin is a favorite) but usually I am not strong on getting them exactly right. I like the movement in a log cabin block that uses strips that are thinner on one end and wider on the other. Often a quilt will hang on my design wall for a few days until it tells me what to do next, or what about it isn't right and what to do with it (hubby, or friends, help out here at times).

I admire people who can do complicated blocks in tiny pieces and create incredible quilts... but that isn't me. I'm old, I have arthritis and I quilt for love... of people and for the creative act.

Remember... THERE ARE NO QUILT POLICE, and if someone thinks they qualify, keep them away from me!

Yep! Fun to add a personal touch to what I make~

In most aspects of my life, winging it is how I roll!!!

:)

I follow the patterns as far as how to cut the pieces, then I decide how big I want the quilt to be and pick my own colors. Does that count as winging it?

some day when I have nothing to do I might try using a pattern. until then wing it

Yes, I have a few times.

Same here.

I wing it a lot!