WELCOME BACK!!!!!!! :P

haven't seen you in ages. :shock:

kaleidoscopes look interesting with plaids and strips. a word of caution, though. you might feel a need to match them up. :shock:

if you tried asymetrical (sp?) fans you wouldn't neet to match them.

You need to hang out with us here some more, we'll get you going......sounds like a fun project............I like stripes.........I've seen them looking like they were woven..by turning them around. :D

Welcome back! I avoid a lot of plaids...they never seem to cooperate. Stripes work fine for me in any direction, though.

There is a quilt book called Mad About Plaid. It has some really cute plaid quilts.
Someone, I have no idea who, said to not worry about matching the plaids or stripes when you work with them. Let them be a bit wonky that they actually will give your quilt an illusion of movement. So, leaving my dress making rules behind, I have done that a few times and the wonkiness actually doesn't bother me and it does add movement to the pattern. Give it a try. There are some wonderful plaids out there. I've got one box of just plaid fabrics. Someday...

Meanwhile check out the quilt here in photos by 2Doods,
http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/3041.page
Awesome plaid quilt!

I know! I've had so much going on (play, job hunting, breakdown, etc.) that I just haven't had much time to focus on quilting related things. On a brighter note, the denim quilt is no longer sitting folded up in my room. Nick finally got it after some re-opened communication and some "apoligy Mountain Dew"......and the general relationship with him is heading in a positive direction (hence the "sort-of-a-boyfriend" I mentioned earlier).

Good news, things are working out--sorta. LOL LOL

It's good to try different things, plaid and stripes are two of my favorite things to work with, they give interest to a project!

We've missed you! You are a busy person but remember that the quilting gives you relaxation if you don't go so far as to reinvent the moon!

Hugs,
Sharon

I am just starting to add plaids to my quilts. I like the interest they add. I won't wear plaids, but I do like them in other things. I think it is the symmetry maybe?

Anyway, I made pine trees using the flying geese pattern, and some of them are a green and black plaid. I think it is whimsical.

You might try using the plaids for bear paw, or log cabin piecing. And making the border or binding from plaids always looks good to me!

As for stripes, they really point to other blocks because they are so directional, so I am careful when using them, and stand back from the design board to consider before actually sewing them in.

Good luck, welcome back and post pics of your final product!