I was watching the quilt show and it hit me that the big name quilters have a "style" of quilt they make.
I don't have one. I was wondering if anyone else did and how it came about.
Kinda like Ricky Tims and his Rapsody quilts,If you see one you think Ricky Tims.
I know I am not particularly drawn to make traditional style quilts anymore.
I am all at sixes and sevens right now. I don't know what I want to do at all.

My style.... UFO. But they were meant to be traditional. :-D

No, I have not found my "niche" yet. Right now I am into quickie quilts to give to charities, uses up my stash, gives me a chance to practice on the long arm, and fulfills my need to fill the world with love via quilts. I have lots of various ideas in my head and admire those that can have a "special style".

I'm mixed up, too. I've always made quilts with lots of black and batiks. Then I started the Farmers Wife Sampler Quilt and had to totally turn around my color thoughts. Now I find I'm drawn to bright florals (but still with black). No one would understand my stash-what a mixture! I guess if we did the same thing all the time we'd get bored (and also wouldn't be able to shop as much LOL)

lol, looks like we have the same taste!

Well... I'm heavily into Civil War era reproduction fabrics and antique doll quilts. They go perfectly with my antique doll collection, and I don't feel so bad if I make a mistake in one of my own...

I also collect antique doll furniture, and the doll beds are sooo easy to find. They look so old fashioned and sweet all made up with an old doll quilt!

I would say mine are more contemporary than traditional :D:D:D

Mine are scrappies for the most part! Love scrappies, so forgiving and so fun to put together! Love tradtionals! The simplified and the scrappies! Nothing complex for me! This is my way of unwinding after a complex day!

Scrappy, retro, bizarre with the odd traditional thrown in to further confuse.

I like the traditional blocks, with color variations. While I admire scrappy, it makes my OCD mind go bonko and my eyes get goofy....so I don't do anything in that style. I love oriental fabric (hence two swaps I hosted) though admit that I am being drawn to red, black and white. Not that I have anyplace in my house to put it....

my style changes all the time. What I liked a year ago...not so much now. Right now, I like the traditional patterns just with new fabrics...oh and batiks!!!! Love, love, love batiks!!!!

For the past two years my style has been patriotic/RWB quilts, mostly traditional in design.

Before that I was all about very floral fabrics in bed-sized quilts.

Think my interest for the future is leaning toward more scrappy looking - as in multiple prints of 1-5 hues - quilts again in bed-size.

Have got to come up with something to hand quilt for next fall/winter, too.

Jan in VA

I do more machine applique than anything else, but I try a variety.

I would say my style is wholecloths and hand quilting - but very traditional.

I think that when you get to the stage of not wanting to slavishly copy a style or traditional pattern, that you are on the cusp of developing your own style. My style is that I don't really like to do the same thing twice and will try a different technique with every quilt. However, having said that, I have repeated quilts in order to earn$$$ from those who want one "just like that one".So long as you enjoy it, I think all is OK.

Now this is one thing I have always had an urge to make . I think the wholecloth quilts are incredible. I do enjoy hand quilting but I also like to get things done fast. Not compatible at all. lol

I agree, it is time consuming - but it is also worth every minute you spend. How about doing a wholecloth with the machine?

I don't have a style yet but prefer traditional patterns. Fabric choices would include old fashioned florals, esp. small florals.

I appreciate traditional quilts but lean toward contemporary quilts and fabric...I am drawn to scrappy quilts using all fabrics though.

My first quilt was a whole cloth pre-print. But since then I am kinda a scrappy girl. I really have no desire to do one of the matchy matchy quilts.

I must have quilters A.D.D. I will make one in a traditional , then a few contemporary .. then back to traditional with a twist .. I just have not settled into any one style. Same for fabrics when ever I think a certain phase of my likes is over and I am packing up the aged/unused/long forgotten..stash. I re-discover them. never thought I would do scrappy , but decided to give it a go and now ... that's in the mix ...
If there is a common thread to my quilting is .. I don't work in large cut pieces of fabric, typically my quilts have one of the cut dimensions is no greater than 2 inches and most are 1.5 to 1.75 inch.
I think this is what constantly fuels my addiction and the feeling I will never have enough time to do it all.