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pvquilter 01-21-2010 03:56 PM

I have used stipes for a pattern by Aardvark Quilts. The pattern was called" Stripes Squared"
I have a pictures posted somewhere. I can check for you if interested.

Olivia's Grammy 01-21-2010 04:07 PM


Originally Posted by Geta
I love striped fabrics !
I wrote a tutorial about how to use them, it is here:

http://cadouri-din-inima.blogspot.co...h-stripes.html

Geta, I love your tutorial. I love to use stripes and you gave me a lot of new ideas.
I like stipes on the bias for bindings. I use stripes in blocks, cut crooked so they look wonky.

Mundy 01-21-2010 04:29 PM

:) very happy but myself I don't know

Pinkiris 01-21-2010 09:36 PM

I love stripes and think that stores don't have enough of them! I especially like them as narrow borders.

Sue

jzgrum 01-21-2010 10:22 PM

Shirting fabrics are good sources for stripped materials.The quality is good and the colors are fairly muted,

GailG 01-22-2010 04:15 AM

As others have said, I like stripes for binding, but because I'm "visually - perceptually" handicapped {{{wink}}}, I tend to avoid their use in triangles, etc. because when I think they will be going in one direction, they end up in the other direction. It tickles my brain to keep turning them around to have the stripe going in the proper direction. Bottom line is, No, not too many stripes.

lass 01-22-2010 05:26 AM

Geta's tute shows exactly how I made my table topper and more. Geta you are so clever!

quiltmom04 01-22-2010 07:08 AM


Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
Robert Kaufman is coming out with a new collection of striped fabrics - 14 colorways in all. That's a lot of stripes!

Do you personally use stripes? What do you use them for?

I like to cut them on the bias and use as bindings when the colors coordinate. I also like them for Raggedy Ann legs!!

Boston1954 01-22-2010 08:23 AM

I don't do stripes. Always worried I will cut them wrong and they will look junky.

deranged_damsel 01-22-2010 08:26 AM


Originally Posted by Geta
I love striped fabrics !
I wrote a tutorial about how to use them, it is here:

http://cadouri-din-inima.blogspot.co...h-stripes.html

AMAZING!!! LOVE IT!

LuckyBreezes 01-22-2010 08:44 AM

In my Quilter's World magazine they had a pretty quilt called String Star, Amish Style. The star was made of strips that made each diamond shape striped. When I looked at it I though it would be great for someone who had a big stash of scraps. But to just get the effect, I wondered why somneone didn't just use a striped fabric. The stripes of each diamond don't match up, and that actually contributes to the definition of the star. So I think it could be used for a quicky version of a striped star?

Chasing Hawk 01-22-2010 08:50 AM

Egads !!!

After 25 something years in the Upholstery business, I can't stand plaids or stripes. I don't think I have either in my stash of fabrics.

Sparky 01-22-2010 12:31 PM

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I enjoy using stripes. Sometimes I had trouble using them in in blocks, the direction was not always what I expected. If I had enough fabric I could get it to work. Those quilts have been given away, but I had one here that I used effectively in borders and sashing, and that's the easiest.

Olivia's Grammy 01-22-2010 12:57 PM

Beautiful. I love the stipes and colors. Stars are a nice touch.

Ellis' Granny B 01-23-2010 03:59 AM

I love the way this stripe bordering works. Must experiment with this.

Emma Gunawan 01-23-2010 05:41 AM


Originally Posted by Geta
I love striped fabrics !
I wrote a tutorial about how to use them, it is here:

http://cadouri-din-inima.blogspot.co...h-stripes.html

Thank you for sharing. I visited your blogspot and to me it was very informative.

lorli 01-23-2010 09:23 AM

In Jan Krentz's latest book there is a fabulous rising sun quilt made all with stripes which is my dream quilt. I've been collecting striped batiks to make it. At first they were hard to find but I'm finding more and more on the internet.

Feathers 01-24-2010 03:24 PM

I love stripes in bindings. So much interest and movement along the edge of your quilt.

Feathers 01-24-2010 04:26 PM

Hi Greta: Just spent an hour looking at your website/blog. Wow! You do gorgeous, beautiful work. I just finished a Kaleidescope quilt top that I love. I want to make another so I appreciated your info on this. Thank you.

Honey 01-24-2010 09:11 PM

I like using really bright (primary colors) stripes for borders and binding for kids quilts.

charismah 01-24-2010 09:14 PM

I love stripes!

nellebelles 01-25-2010 12:56 AM

I, like several others here, sometimes use stripes for binding. I don't really like using them for anything but binding.


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