I do too. I just like some contrast so I can see the prints.

I like big prints and bright colors, but I can only stand so much of them in one quilt. I have to have a place to rest my eye and I do like to be able to see the pattern. Some of the quilts in mags today cause me to go into overload with all the wild fabrics in them.

I try to look at the pattern and imagine it with some blenders in it to decide if I like the pattern.

I love it all...traditional and modern!! :)

many of the "designers" featured in the magazines use collections fron a single manufacturer and usually their latest designs. I have in the past done this and was encouraged to use as many of the patterns as possible.
The churn dash I made (mentioned in another post) contained every print in one line. The instructions were difficult to translate as I didn't have access to so many prints and it took awhile to assemble enough to make the quilt even similar to the one in the magazine. The pattern was used at a retreat and the attendees wanted to know how much fabric they needed from their stash. My My what a job to calculate amounts when I didn't have 1/2 yd cuts of all the prints.

It's like the recent post on "over-quilting". Some like it, some don't. I'm with you and don't like anything that detracts or muddies the block patterns and total design.

I saw that trend in the scrapbook world a few years back and it is gradually shifting to "less busy" in the patterns that are coming out. I don't mind a big print, but also don't like lots of big prints crammed together.

Cheers, K

I agree Marie some quilts are just "Too Busy' they look like the fabrics have been put together with no thought given to the overall look. I live in Melbourne Australia and have just discovered "Fabric Shack" in the US, their fabric range is extensive, the SAME fabric in Australia is three times the price, the mailing cost from the US is minimal. A lot of quilters "Down Under" now buy their fabric from the US, I am sure you will find suitable designs for your quilts at their on line store. I placed an order and within 5 days it was delivered the service is very efficient.


Happy Quilting
Carol Wilson

I also do not like the "modern" prints like Kaffe Fassett or Amy Butler. They remind me of "Tent Dress" we wore in the 60's.

I want to see the pattern of the blocks and I agree about "over-quilting"

I love the bold colours too and I am the wrong side of sixty, so not so young!!!! They brighten my day both to work with and look at when I finished, luckily two of my three daughters are the same. The third likes the old fashioned colours and funnily enough she is the youngest in her mid thirties.