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MaryStoaks 04-08-2011 08:42 AM


Originally Posted by Neena
good question! I usually don't make the same quilt twice...except for the turning twenty that is so versatile and quick.

Turning Twenty for me too. I must have made 20 or more of these for gifts, so quick and easy. Also my kids like them, they say they're more modern and "not an old lady quilt".

Terryl 04-08-2011 08:45 AM


Originally Posted by mimom
I have made the same pattern more than once, just in different colors.

Me too. It's amazing how different fabics give the same pattern different looks.

cctx. 04-08-2011 08:47 AM

Yes I will make duplicates if I like the pattern.
For example, the Pineapple Blossom quilt, I made at least (4) quilt tops in different sizes and only quilted the one used for my avatar.

deema 04-08-2011 08:50 AM

I've done two snowball quilts...different fabrics and styles of borders on them, but same size/layout, the second one was commissioned. I'll be doing a second D9P soon...maybe. Depends on which pattern expectant mommy likes better, but she's leaning to D9P.

AnnieF 04-08-2011 08:50 AM

I belong to a church quilt ministry and we make lap quilts for babies in a local hospital nursery so we try to make as many as possible. I've found many great ideas on this website and usually will make 4 or 5 small quilts using the technique.....until I get tired of it. I also never thought I'd do a series of quilts, but find it's fun to see how a pattern plays out with different fabrics and layouts....etc.

TonnieLoree 04-08-2011 08:54 AM

Perhaps the same pattern, but absolutely not the same fabrics.

sally's girl 04-08-2011 08:58 AM

yes, made 4 grankids ragged quilts but in their fav colors and prints. Also, Mom and made table runners for my sisters in different colors using the double wedding ring pattern.

Kas 04-08-2011 09:05 AM

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I made two Double Wedding Rings that were supposed to be for my parent's and inlaws 45 wedding anniversaries, even though it was my parents 46th. So I cut them out at the same time. I used all the same fabrics, just with a different placement. Inlaws got there's on time, mom got her's this Christmas. She had just had her 51st anniversary alone since Daddy died after their 50th. Here are pics of both. The one with the cat is my mom's.

Ok. For some reason my computer is telling me I am not allowed access to my own photos. I will get back to ya with the other one!

justwannaquilt 04-08-2011 09:07 AM

I have made the same pattern more than once. but never out of the same fabrics! Two of my favorite patterns are the Pinwheel and Prairie point quilt in the Moda bake shop, and the Zig Zag quilt made with HST! I have made several of each!

I go To The Sea To Breathe 04-08-2011 09:15 AM

I have tried, not in quilting but in sewing, and I have a terrible time making the same thing over a second time...I guess it is some type of personality defect.

fabric_fancy 04-08-2011 09:38 AM

i have clients that come because they've seen a work of mine and want one.

i usually work up a variation on it so that its a unique work and they don't have the same piece as their friend.

Jim's Gem 04-08-2011 10:58 AM

I have several patterns that I have used many times. But... the fabric is different and so it does not look like the same quilt!

Scrap Happy 04-08-2011 11:15 AM

I haven't made the same quilt twice but that's only because I had others in mind. I'm working on a crumb quilt and they are addictive I'm sure they'll be more. Planning a rag quilt and looking forward to making more than one.

LivelyLady 04-08-2011 12:56 PM


Originally Posted by bamamama
I never make the same quilt twice. I must get bored very easily.

Same here with the exception of patterns I can use for different designs (i.e. dresden plate, sunbonnet sue, drunkards path, etc)

MTS 04-08-2011 01:56 PM

@KAS-
Both DWR's are lovely - and that little girl is adorable.

QuiltSage 04-08-2011 02:13 PM

I have made the same quilt twice. Once I made a quilt for my niece. I liked it so much, and had so much fabric left over that I made a second one for myself. When I design an original quilt I also make it a second time in a totally different color way.

luckylindy333 04-08-2011 02:20 PM

I like to try different patterns all the time. I did make a big bargelo and two little ones that were different fabrics.

quilter1943 04-08-2011 02:21 PM

I do once in a while when I'm making them for the grandsons' boxes (for them to have when they marry, graduate, whatever). A lot of times I will make 2 identical. It's not bad if you do both at the same time. I can't make a complicated pattern more than once usually.

lynndianne 04-08-2011 02:33 PM

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A couple of times I have made an item twice. Usually it's one for me and one for my daughter.

Lynn :lol:

leiladylei54 04-08-2011 02:49 PM

I make the same one over and over. Using different fabric prints or colors make them all look different. I don't mind as it allows me to master the quilt.

quiltwoman 04-08-2011 02:49 PM

I have. I made an alphabet quilt--each letter represented a flower that was embroidered on top of the letter. First one I made in 1990, second one I made in 1996--still have both quilts--we use them both in our family room and I still have the pattern :thumbup:

BTW, I do NOT forsee a third in my future! lol

jodimarie 04-08-2011 02:57 PM

As much as I love the challenge of a new pattern, there are times when the comfort of going to a well known pattern makes the process so enjoyable. I do a lot of scrappy quilts, so no 2 quilts are ever quilte the same!! and yes, I've done the same pattern over and over again!!

jodi

Lindsey 04-08-2011 03:11 PM

I have made the same quilt several times. Carpenters wheel I made four times. and turning twenty I made four times and I have made five or so D9P. I also made two D4P. I love fast quilts for giving as gifts. If its going to be a difficult pattern i am keeping it for me. I know what I am going to do with a quilt. I don't know what someone else is going to do with it.

Lindsey

grammajojo 04-08-2011 03:40 PM

I have done 6 denim and flannel rag quilts and 2 string quilts. One Dresdan but want to do another.

MTS 04-08-2011 04:08 PM


Originally Posted by jodimarie
As much as I love the challenge of a new pattern, there are times when the comfort of going to a well known pattern makes the process so enjoyable.

What a great way to express the sentiment!

BMP 04-08-2011 04:10 PM

Not a quilt but have with other things, the twister wreath is one that comes to mind.

DianaSwi 04-09-2011 02:36 AM

quillows..made alot of them over the years..everyone has been different-
Diana
Tranquil Quilting

mjsylvstr 04-09-2011 02:38 AM

absolutely...when I see something that I really like, I just keep going at it.

Always for gift giving...or for myself.

Jagsd3 04-09-2011 02:43 AM

I have made them the same pattern more than once but always different colors. Mainly Radiant Lone star(4 and hope to do more) and a Snoball denim(2), Feathered star wallhanging(6) and a few more love to see what another color does to the mix. The silhoutte pictures I do I like to flip and do the opposite direction too. Many table runners have done more than once just with a change of colors.

Usually for gifting, but sometimes just to see what it would look like.

plainpat 04-09-2011 02:44 AM

Have made several diff sizes of string quilts from table runners to lap & K size. All strung out :)

Hen3rietta 04-09-2011 02:56 AM

The only pattern, if it can even be called that, is a bunch of simple squares lap quilts I made for charity from charm square exchanges. They were all different sets of charms and borders, but different quilting motifs.

jpmaroni 04-09-2011 03:03 AM

If it was funto make, yes I'd it again but try for a different look with color choices.

uniquelynancy 04-09-2011 03:06 AM

I made the same pattern on a couple of quilts but never the same fabrics. I made a wedding quilt for my DD and a friend saw it and wanted one for a friend's wedding. I made it but changed the colors just a little so they wouldn't be exactly the same.

justlooking 04-09-2011 03:09 AM

I have made serveral patterns more than once, but with

MissJMac 04-09-2011 03:14 AM

Never. Attempting to follow a pattern, I always manage to do something wrong/different, necessating have to "coverup". consequently, none are ever the same. LOL

Tinabodina 04-09-2011 03:16 AM

No, not yet. Every quilt is a different pattern. There are so many out there and the challenge is to much to pass up.

Moonglow 04-09-2011 03:28 AM


Originally Posted by charity-crafter
When I find a pattern I enjoy I'll make several. Its amazing how different fabrics will make the pattern look unique.

Ditto

BevD 04-09-2011 03:32 AM

Have never made the same quilt twice, but do make smaller items - table runners etc - with same pattern and different fabrics.

grannypat7925 04-09-2011 03:35 AM

Mine are always gifts and I vary them in pattern as most are baby quilts and I have a lot of patterns. Some I have made more than once tho'.

jpthequilter 04-09-2011 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice Maroni
If it was funto make, yes I'd it again but try for a different look with color choices.

Dear Janice,
I love those orange quilts in your avitar! I made an orange rail fence that prople say is the definition of an orange quilt, but yours are even "Orangier!" Good work!
I came from Berlin NH to PL here in Texas, miss the mountains! Here, the land is as flat as a plate for miles and miles and miles...
Jeannie


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