Good use for a digital camera
 

I recently got an idea for this problem. After laying out the blocks, stand over the quilt to be and snap a picture. It's a great reference tool.
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Yes, especially when you start moving the blocks around you have a reference point. Been doing that for a couple of years.

I take photos throughout the process, so I can see the quilt more clearly - for me, at least, it seems that when I take a photo, I don't see the mistakes and other things that leap out at me. I see the whole quilt, which allows me to check colors, and how it will "present" when finished.

I probably end up snapping at least two dozen photos of my quilts in various stages of production. It really lets me knowif I'm on the right track ...

It's also a great way to check block placement, especially if your doing a sampler quilt.

Take that photo in black/white and if there's a 'wrong' fabric it will jump out at you.

great idea you ladies are so smart!

Sometimes in the photo you see things much differently. In real life you filter what you see and you see what you expect to see. In a photo you can see more objectively. It also helps to document what you have done.

i take pics too.. sometimes i forget what block went where and i have a photo to help.. lol.. ok well more than sometimes.. its usually almost always i forget what goes where.. lol....

And you can then share the photos with us here! I love seeing works in progress!!

Dina

I too take photos 'in progress'. I use my cell phone camera as it's always with me. I do notice things more easily when I look at a photo of my project. It's a great tool!!

Yes - a camera is a "must have" tool when I quilt, sew, do any home project. Thanks for the reminder!

I have to do this if I lay out the blocks on the floor and need to leave it overnight. I have two furry friends (cats) that like to lay/play on my quilts. When I get up in the morning it looks like a tornado hit. They have their own idea of layout.

I'll use this to ask friends' opinion if I'm not sure. Was real handy when I made my DGS I Spy quilt. Friends we able to email their thoughts and make suggestions about moving blocks.

I also use my camera to take photos in progress. When I'm with quilting friends can show them what I'm working on and get suggestions if something isn't right. Also email to my far away friends for suggestions and comments.

I always use the camera through the process.

I do that, too, but I also print the picture out when I am undecided on how to quilt it, and draw on the picture till I figure it out.

I have done that too...most recently to audition border fabrics.

and I take pics of anything I sew for the journal I keep. It helps me remember who got what, what colors I liked and used and if I did it for a swap here on the board I take pics of what I sent and to whom and if I get a block in return that I want to try myself-it's just a handy little thing to have.

I like taking pictures. I am the worst when it comes to color and I find for some reason it helps me with placement. For some reason I've yet to understand the colors and values are easier for me to see if I view it as a picture. Go figure.

I take a pic with my iPad and then I can have it there beside me.

I take photos of quilt tops that I put on Ebay or Etsy and I often find mistakes when I see the photo, even though I have been looking at it closely as I put it together.

Agree agree.... i've been using my phone to take photos for a long time instead of a design wall...for block and applique placement - i need the "memory aide" once i start construction !! ;)

Great idea!

I've done that. It helps me to remember what order to sew blocks in. It is especially helpful when the quilt is bigger than my design wall.

I am also thinking of using it to figure out what pattern(s) to use for quilting my tops. I think I saw that idea suggested somewhere or heard it in class. Take a picture of the quilt, print it out, and use an plastic overlay (even used a sheet protector as a drawing surface) on top to work on.

Pictures also stand out in 3d better as well

I can always catch a turned block by taking a pic. Love it and all the other suggestions here. Thanx all for the great tips

Also good for testing out which border fabric looks the best. Something about it sure has helped me out many of times. When my guild gathers for a work day we are alway snapping a photo to determine light/medium/dark and good vs. great layout of blocks.

Great idea!

I also use the camera on my mobile phone when trying to co-ordinate fabric in my LQS, I seem to get a better idea when I am concentrating on the photo and an not distracted by all the other lovely fabrics around me.

yes it is! and when working with a log cabin it gives you a GREAT visual!

I agree - it really helps me to keep track of the quilt progress and to catch mistakes.

Yes, especially when this happens! - and, yes, luckily I had taken a picture of my layout before Lizzie rearranged all the blocks.

Yep! Great, great idea! Love your pic & Lizzie is adorable.

my camera is my next best friend.

I had finished the top of a Christmas quilt and had a friend in my quilting group hold it up so I could take a picture of it. Everyone in the group saw the quilt and commented on it. It wasn't until I was looking at the pic a couple of days later that I realized that I had sewn a row on upside down! I was glad I had seen it before pinning the layers together! Without the picture, it would have gone unnoticed!

Donna

I take pictures of all of my projects. They are fun to look at and if you ever need to do one similar , you have it to go back to.

I also use my camera phone for quick reference. Have recently started using my Dell tablet. Shows more detail.

I started doing this when I first got a digital camera. It really does help when you have to lay the blocks out just so.

Once I got my ipod touch i started using that and now I use my phone.