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crumb, string, and scrappy.
i'm not into "everything but the kitchen sink" quilting i prefer some color theory and composition in my quilting. |
Yo Yo quilts,,,,,,, just not my thing.
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I will have to agree with the yo-yo quilt...probably will never make one of those, though making a few for some embellishment would probably be ok.
I have never made a bargello quilt, but have seen some beautiful ones, especially a bargello heart quilt. Log cabins are one of my favorites, so nothing creepy there for me. Each type of quilt in it's own way is a great quilt...at least to someone. We all have our own tastes in what we like and don't like. I almost always make scrap quilts as I love that look, but I know it isn't for everyone. Nothing really gives me the "creeps" though....I love all types of quilts at least to look at and appreciate the work that went into it! |
Sunbonnet Sue! No, no, no! Actually, 1930s fabrics in general are not my cup of tea. Although I admire anyone (and that includes my parents, of course) who managed to live through the Dirty Thirties, I just wouldn't want to imitate any of the styles of that period.
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I really don't care for Baltimore Album type quilts. I can admire and respect the amazing workmanship that goes in one but to me the pattern of sampler blocks of fruit, flowers, vines are boring.
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I am a traditional block person. I can appreciate the artistic modern quilts; however, I just can't help to think of the history that quilting was born from and find it more comforting.
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Bargellos set my nerves on edge - can't stand them and will never do one.
Almost every other pattern is fine. I think it is fair to say that, with most patterns, it is the fabric used that makes an ordinary pattern special or striking. Log cabins are very ordinary but i love the floral log cabins - so bright and cheerful! |
I also wanted to add that none of the patterns give me the creeps, but at this point in my life, I'm not ready to attempt a one block wonder--esp. when massed together in a quilt, I don't like it--I prefer them when they are separated by something so that it doesn't look like one big mass of color. I like to be able to see the pattern.
I also adore Sunbonnet Sue, but am not interested in doing one. It definitely feels dated to me, and I'm not particularly big on whether something is dated or not. I like the classics, but am not up to making a lot of them at this time--Dresden Plate, Grandmother's Flower Garden. I'd love to own them, but not make them. I really love applique, but have never tried one, and am not ready to attempt it yet. So, I guess, the only one I dislike most of the time is One Block wonder. I don't look at them when posted on the pictures section,if they are identified as such in the subject line. Pretty much most other patterns I like--even plain ole 4 patch or 9 patch and most scrappies as shown here, though I like organized scrappies the best. But one lady make a bunch of crazy squares and threw in random paper piecing which made it really an interesting quilt. |
Well, none give me the creeps, but...I thought I couldn't stand crazy quilts..they just seemed too gaudy, and almost "dirty looking"...then one of my quilty friends brought up some squares she was doing with Brazilian embroidery...and needless to say, I had to "eat crow", big time!! Now, I am in her class, and making squares for a cq myself...
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Originally Posted by the casual quilter
I really don't like Convergence quilts. I think I saw too many of them when the book first came out.
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