The Quilts You Will Never Make Again. LOL
 

I was reading the other post about the Road Not Taken quilts. My first thought was I may try to make any quilt but there are a few I will never make again.

1. Any Judy Niemeyer quilt
2. Bargello
3. Double Wedding Ring (traditional pieced)
4. Cathedral Window
5. Lone Star (traditional pieced)

LOL, those are my least favorites to try to tackle, as well. I think I might add, a Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt.

I'll trade out the double wedding ring for a Jacqueline de Jonge. Alot like Judy Niemeyer.

7” squares of patchwork with 2.5” sashing has been staring me in the face needing completion. Wish I’d never started it but I will do so .... grudgingly.

I'm with Sewbiz- no more Bonnie Hunter mysteries for me. I like the idea and her quilts are lovely, but I don't enjoy repetitive cutting and sewing so I found that working on the ORL Bonnie Hunter mystery had me nearly bored to tears... My favorite parts of quilting are doing improvisational piecing and doing the actual quilting, so I should have known that I wouldn't be a good fit for a BH mystery LOL!

Rob

Kaffe fasset shirt quilt, not sure of the name, but it's where you recycle old stripey shirts to make squares where all the stripes make boxes. I love how it turned out, but boy was I crosseyed at the end of it

I did a white whole cloth quilt with trapunto. The one where you first sew on the thick batting with wash away thread then cut and trim around the shapes. Then I added another batting, then the back. I machine quilted around the feathers and other shapes with a goldish silk thread. Worked on it for 6 years. You know, set it down a few times. Never again. It is done and in the pile of quilts I have.

I've always wanted to make a DWR quilt, but I too am Bonnie Hunter MQ out!

I forgot her! I made one Bonnie Hunter quilt and won't make another. They all look about the same so one is enough.

I made did one quilt kit from Jinny Breyer and before I got the kit, ordered some of her fabric. I was never so frustrated with a quilt in my life. Some of the finished squares were 1/4”. And I was really dissatisfied with the quality of the fabric. The thread count was more like cheese cloth. Beautiful colors and designs to look at but never again would I do it.

I'll never do another Jen Kingwell quilt. I got it done but her directions are lacking. I did the sweet beans and green tea or something like that. The quilt turned out great but I had to figure out every block on my own. Nope! Won't do anything by her again.

Storm at Sea--think I made it 3x before I actually got it finished; Bonnie Hunter mystery--while I definitely learned from her mystery quilt, but all those tiny pieces! But mainly I'm not a big mystery quilt person--I want to see how the colors used are going together before I pick my fabrics.

I seldom consider making the same quilt again- there are too many new to choose from. There are a couple patterns/ techniques I tend to consider my ( go to) patterns though. I’ve made many Bargello quilts- I love making them, numerous French braid quilts and lone stars seem to be reoccurring too.
The one I would never ( although I love them- I Hate making them) are Pineapple quilts. I may make a few blocks for something but will never make a whole quilt. To me they are the most horrendously tedious blocks I’ve ever made. Boy, I love how they look though.

I truly doubt I'll ever do any of the traditionals like Double Wedding Ring and that sort of thing.
Another thing I'll never do (again) is any pattern that doesn't have an actual picture of the quilt done on the pattern. I don't want to see a graphic of the quilt, I want to see that someone really used the instructions to create the quilt I'm about to make.....One pattern I bought left me wondering if pattern designers just write up patterns and don't actually see if they work out in real life.
I will never make a Baltimore quilt...I don't do applique...
I get easily confused so I doubt I'll ever tackle one of those teeny pieced quilts from many designers, although they look great.
And, I'm unlikely to ever buy a kit, as I prefer to put together my own colours.
In the end, I like to do my own thing and that is the adventure that will likely continue.

Watson

I made the Metro Rings quilt, sort of a modern version of DWR. Once was enough, the directions were just too tedious for me. It looks great, but no more curves for me. Any quilt with curved piecing goes on the Do Not Do list. I was an apparel sewer for most of my life, and did enough set-in sleeves that I feel no need to ever do easing again. And will not do an applique quilt either. That is another thing I did way before there was fusible webbing and modern cutting tools. I still want to try a Storm at Sea, though. Another one I will never do is anything with hexis that have to be hand sewed. When I was a kid I collected bottle caps and sewed little circles around them, and made hot pads for all my Aunts. Never again.

All the ones Onebyone and Sewbiz mentioned lol!!!
Also a Baltimore Album. I used to think they were gorgeous but just not into them anymore.
Add GFG and Crazy Quilt to mine.

One I would like to make again is Shakespeare in the Park. That is one of my favorites.

I also don't usually make the same thing more than once with the exception of LC.

I forgot to mention Jinny Beyer patterns. They are impossible for me!!!

Jack's Chain and Storm at Sea top my list. Maybe pineapple, too, although I might do a few blocks for the Jen Kingwell Long Time Gone I'm starting. I'm not doing much hand applique anymore, either due to less than accurate hand-eye coordination. Those were all hard quilts, but I don't really want to make any easy ones like Disappearing Nine Patch either.

No BH Mystery quilts for me either. Lovely but not my "thing". I have used other BH patterns and loved the results but the tiny, little cuts and seemingly endless sewing of little pieces into bigger pieces ..... not not me. Three cheers for those who like them! I will admire from a distance. Same thoughts about some of the others mentioned. :p

Jigsaw puzzle. I made about 12 blocks at least two years ago with candies, and just don’t like it. Can you say UFO?

Any BH mystery. Too many little pieces, too much repetition, and a constant nagging question, “After all this work, will it be busy-ugly?”

I've never done a BH mystery quilt but the ones I've seen look way too busy to me.

I don't think I'll ever make another twister quilt. It's like making 2 quilts.

I have made a traditional DWR and enjoyed it very much and would like to make a scrappy one but that is way down the road. All of the other ones mentioned I will not try.

I don't like twister either. Too much like work with each fabric spilling over into the next block. Years ago I saw a whole room full of Baltimore Album quilts. It was in Lancaster, PA. Each beautiful but honestly I felt like gagging! Like having eaten way too much frosting! Just way to fussy for my taste.

That's the way I feel about 30's fabric. Too sweet. A little goes a long way.

Aw, is Storm at Sea really that much of a bear? I *really* hope to do one some day.

I also hate to say "I'll never" but there are so many that I haven't even tried yet! Considering how much effort it takes me to get any one quilt done, I'll definitely concentrate on getting out the ones I truly love/am psyched about started.

Hanging Gardens. Worst directions!

I had to chuckle! I have never done a Judy Niemeyer or Bargello quilt. Bargello is on the list of things to do and I have 2 books here to help me out. I have to try it at least once. Now for the others DWR Cathedral Windows and Lone Star. I have made each of these at least 2x's. I have made 6 king size DWR's. 3 Cathedral Windows and am working on one right now. I am also working on another GMF (my second one) and would love to make another lone star. My first Lone star was made with pastels and is very different looking. I also made one that had a group of 4 lone Stars in a king size quilt. I would love to make one for my bed and just for me.
quilt patterns that I will not do as full sized quilts have to do with anything dimensional. The quilt from H... is a 3d bow tie and one of the biggest UFO's that will most likely never be completed is also a dimensional quilt. I thought they were so interesting and the blocks were fun to make but to quilt them is another thing. Other than that I am open almost everything.

When I think about it I don't think I would make another king/ queen/ full/ twin/ wall hanging/anything pineapple quilt again. I found the waste was as much as the quilt itself. I made a king about 25 years ago. My daughter still uses it so it has worn well. She likes that it looks like circles and it is all straight line. It wasn't difficult but it was boring and wasteful. Not on my list of favorites.

I am on my second Double Wedding ring...made one in purples for my oldest daughter, now this one I'm making now is for me..which I very seldom get around to making a quilt for myself..it's a slow process, but work on it some everyday...I make all the footballs (I called them that) with all the little pieces, then put the rows together..I love to keep the edges of the quilt with the scallops...hope to get this one finished in a couple more months..I work on one project at a time..my OCD doesn't allow me to keep several going at a time..I've been quilting for a long time, my mother was a quilter, use to hand quilt peoples quilts for $25 and had the hanging frames from the ceiling..that was back before all the conveniences of rotory cutters, mats, patterns and etc...I hope to have as many years as possible to do what I love..I'll be 77 Aug 3rd..my mom lived to be 93..I love the QB and enjoy reading it everyday..

Most of the ones mentioned are ones I wouldn't consider (DWR, GFG, Pineapple, crazy, Bonnie Hunter, etc) - as they are too fiddly for my admittedly short attention span. : )

I also pass on quilts where the instructions include anything akin to "and now make 256 more of unit A". Gah!!!

But, #1 on the list of things I will never, ever, piece is a postage stamp quilt. Sewing rows of tiny squares, numbering in the thousands, sounds like a punishment. Plus, at the end they look so busy & random it makes the colors muddy.

Now of course there are exceptions - I might find one I like. But, I still wouldn't make one myself.

I rarely make the same quilt twice. I made a bargello quilt for my oldest GD when she graduated from high school. It turned out beautiful and she still loves it 20 some years later. I have the book and I was all enthused about making another one but I always found another pattern that looked exciting. I will never hand quilt another whole cloth. I made one for my grandson's wedding gift and I thought I would never finish the quilt. I collected the fabric for a BH mystery quilt and then I started reading that I needed to make 108 tiny squares. I decided it wasn't for me. I will also never make another inner city of tumbling blocks quilt again.

I’ve thought the same thing...but somehow, every other year, I get sucked in. They finish up beautifully but are very time consuming. I would also have to thing long and hard about doing a Tumbler Block quilt again too.

And you definitely should make one, Cheshirepat. They aren't that hard, but it does take a bit of concentration to get all the pieces to match up nicely.

I just finished Edyta Sitars Sticks and Stones. It has a big star in the middle, and Y seams galore. Nope, never again. I do like the Bonnie Hunter mysteries, but no more Y seam quilts!

I have never considered a postage stamp quilt those little pieces are beyond me. If in my wild OCD days I need to sort out the smallest of pieces and want to cut for cutting sake and am a bit crazed. Who knows?? That could be an option that would most likely last all of a day.

I am someone who enjoys doing the more intricate blocks, quilts that I would never consider making are more like a disappearing 9 patch or the very boring very repetitive. I also doubt I would ever do something like the 365 day quilt, (there is another popular one similar to it that I can't think of the name) anyway lots of small blocks all different patterns, most end up looking very chaotic to me.
You can also put me in the no more BH quilts again too. I don't want to put that much attention to a quilt that 20,000 other people have the same quilt. (I have made 3, but only the first looks like her finished quilt just in a different color, the other's were different colors and different layouts)

I had to laugh seeing 'any Judy Niemeyer quilt' at the top of the list. That would be at the top of my list, too. I admire them when I see them, but haven't yet had an interest in paper piecing and am not drawn to the sharp points. I always admire the effort when I see a cathedral window, too, but so much work! The bargello, DWR and lone star are ones I think about doing down the road.

As for Bonnie Hunter, I enjoy the mystery time very much, and find that the collective energy is a big help in getting these quilts, with their mega numbers of units, completed. The fact that thousands of others are making the same quilt is not a drawback for me, but then, I am a less creative type quilter and doubt I will every improvise a quilt, LOL.

Hmmm. I like this particular thread for continuously pointing or bringing out the possible wastage precious variables of time, money, and patience buying bolts of fabric and sewing up a given project for something that should not have seen the light of day in the first place. Speaking for myself, I hate kits, pre-cut fabrics in cute names, overly hard patterns, and some quilting classes. I choose to research, design, and execute my chosen project myself. I don't necessary need other people's input during the creative process.

In the fashion industry there are people who go around and claim to be "inspired" by some idea or muse. Not so. It's more akin of outright stealing some idea or process and running off with it to some other workroom or factory to make money-or fame-for themselves. So I learn techniques that are speed up the cutting & construction of the desired classic/traditional or "old fashioned tried and true" patterns spanning many years of use from various sources (books, Youtube, fabric store displays). I select my own colors and proceed from there. I might do some construction modifications as I prefer to machine stitch my quilts as much as possible for strength, durability, and speed. I don't enter the finished project in any professional contest and/or sell for monetary gain. This furthers me away from taking advantage of some other person.

I did once buy a kit or pattern from a quilting company. I won't say which one. It was for a Lone Star quilt that has a foundation sewing guide printed on a sewable medium. Never used the foundation as I did not need to. I really did not like the stiffness of the finished product. The techniques introduced and used in the kit was more than enough. That is my goal. Once a project is given the green light after sample making some blocks or sections, I use the mean necessary to finish it. That is where I send and spend my money. Purchasing ideas or techniques gives me the right to use the these tools just as much as my sewing machine or my notions I already use. Plus avoid or eliminate possible waste of not finishing or even liking the project.

I am still working on my On Ringo Lake by Bonnie Hunter, haha! I don't know if I will ever do another BH project but I do like to follow her. When you are focusing on using a ton of scraps, I haven't found anyone better to get me organized.

The only block/ pattern I can think of that was a real problem for me is the apple core. After getting a placemat size sample started I decided it wasn't for me. I think it works great for hand piecing but not as easy by machine.

There isn't one particular pattern that I have made and said "never again".

I just remembered another quilt I will never make; Dear Jane. I have about 15 of the blocks made and I decided I would make a wall hanging rather than make a bunch of blocks I didn't really like. I started it for the challenge but then decided I'd rather spend my time making something I like.