Why do I do this?
 

Let me say, I have at least 100 quilting magazines full of patterns; at least 50 quilting books full of patterns; notebooks full of patterns I have printed from the internet; lots of bookmarks on the internet, etc. but I seem to make the same patterns over and over. I just started my fourth warm wishes. I have tried other patterns but can't seem to try many new things. I guess I'm a creature of habit and just go to my go-to favorites.
Do you do the same thing or am I unusual?

I have yet to make the same pattern twice. But I was the same way when I baked -- I liked to try new recipes. If you like that pattern and enjoy making it, why not?

I never make the same pattern twice. Well, I can't say never, on a couple of occasions when pressured, I made a duplicate when a relative or friend really, really, reeeeealy had to have it. I agree with joe's mom, if you love that pattern and are comfortable making it--have at it. Maybe, a little too comfortable? But what the heck, we all have our comfort foods too. No matter how many wonderful foods I try and really like, every now and then, I have to have my mom's meat loaf or fried chicken. I even drink hot chocolate in the summer time.

The only pattern I have made more than once is log cabin. They have all been arranged in different patterns though.

I guess I like to try new patterns, and new colors. I enjoy challenging myself by doing new techniques also. The great thing about quilting is we can do what we can each do what we want to do.

I often make the same pattern. I just love how different they can look with different fabrics

I get bored with making the same pattern twice. As for all the magazines and books full of patterns, dreaming of the quilts you want to make is part of the fun.

For me it depends on why I am making the quilt. If I need a quick baby quilt, or my husband wants a quilt for a friend for some reason, I will make a pattern I have done before. But if I find a pattern that grabs my attention and fabric to go with it - that is something different.

The only thing of which I have made multiples are I Spy Quilts…and they never look the same.

I also collect/hoard patterns and magazine ideas. But I do the same thing with recipes. And I rarely try different recipes. But I love to browse the patterns, magazines and recipes. I find it relaxing. So, for me, it's not all about the making!

I try to never make the same quilt twice..... and mostly I use patterns for suggestions.

If I need a quilt quick, I will always go to BQ (the original) or Warm Wishes. Four reasons - I can cut either out in a day, sew the next day, have on the long arm by the third day, and sewing the binding on the fourth day. These never go into the WIP stack. They get DONE.

I get such inspiration from all the pictures & patterns that others create that I have a 1 terabyte hard drive half full of creative ideas, and several shelves full of books & patterns. I have found that my idea of what I want to make is changing all the time. Luckily I have the storage space, so will continue to save my patterns for ideas.

I love all the intricate, color filled quilts. I have a lot of those in progress! Got to finish 10 this summer before I can go on to anything new!!!!!

I rarely sew any pattern exactly the way it is designed. Seems I always have to add my own little touches that I see in all those patterns I collect. Those are my WIP's. And I just discovered PP the Judy Niemeyer way. Her patterns are great.

Every quilter is different in what they make and how many they finish, which makes all of us NORMAL. Have fun and just enjoy your way or style of making those quilts. The people who get them don't care if you do the pattern more than once, they just love to snuggle with the one they got.

Happy Quilting!

This is your hobby, that you do for fun, right? So do whatever you like! If you get kicks out of making a certain pattern and want to make it over and over, you should make that same pattern over and over, until it doesn't make you happy anymore and something else grabs your attention. Your hobby...your decisions!

Don't feel weird if you think you're doing it differently than others do. Your desires are the important ones for your hobby. :)

Personally, I really enjoy the quilt design process, so I haven't made the same quilt twice yet. I've made different quilts in the same general style (bargello, for example. Or crazy quilts.) but none of them are really the same. For me, trying new things is what makes me happy, so that's what I do. I'm sure there's a Quilt Policeofficer out there somewhere who would tell me I'd be a better quilter if I stuck with one thing until I mastered it but I don't care, I do this for fun! And for ME, doing something different each time is the most fun. :)

The only pattern I have made more than once is the Bargello. I like making those with jelly rolls.

My opinion is, if you enjoy it, does it really matter if you make the same quilt over and over? Nope.

A couple of times, I've made a quilt more than once. The Turning Twenty is a really fast, TNT pattern, and it looks different each time I make it with new fabrics. I made a "tissue box" quilt twice in different colorways. And I'm working on my second churn dash quilt because my daughter saw the first and wanted her wedding quilt to be the same pattern, different fabrics.

My motto is, As long as it's not illegal, immoral or unethical, and making multiples of the same quilt pattern is none of those, so go for it!

I also have a favorite pattern, Whispered Lace, that I have made several times; some in similar neutrals but others in bright wild colors. But I am trying to make a new pattern quilt in between going back to my favorite--maybe one of those will become the new favorite? I think some patterns just appeal to us and who wants to spend a lot of time and money on something we hate doing? That being said, however, I do think it is important to broaden our horizons and try to learn new skills, so that is why I alternate with a new pattern at least every other quilt.

I quite often make the same patterns again. I have decided that I am difficult to please, and if a pattern pleases me, go for it! The only time I have a problem with doing the same pattern is if I do two in a row with the same fabric, like I am doing now for twin beds in my guest room. Then I get bored. :)

Dina

This is my habit also. Love looking at the amazing quilts that other peeps make and hope I'm that good when I grow up. :D

Consider you are practicing toward perfecting your technique.
When you feel confident that you have that pattern down, move on to another design with different techniques. You'll grow by doing that and it will help you love quilting even more. I promise!!:)

Jan in VA

I try to never make the same pattern twice but if I need something in a hurry will make the Rail Fence. It is fast and easy and everyone looks different because of the fabric use. These work great for charity quilts.

I don't make the same pattern twice. I have to watch myself on shopping for material, patterns, books as a substitute for actually working on a project that has me bogged down or bored. I don't want to collect, I want to make!

But there is nothing wrong with what you're doing.

I had never seen Whispered Lace--very pretty!

I let the fabric tell me what it wants to be--sometimes it is a new pattern and sometimes an old one. If the fabric is happy, so am I. :) The more patterns I look at (and I look at lots!), the more choices I have at hand.

Too many patterns to play with to get in the rut of doing the same thing over and over....but that is just me....I make one, it comes out good, on to another challenge....they are like picture puzzles to me...and I do those only once, if I really like it I will glue it, poster frame it, hang it for several years, then sell or donate it, do another.....

I do make the same pattern over again especially with charity quilts. I like to be able to make a pretty quilt with an easy pattern. Sometimes I make changes to the pattern. I have fabric pulled to do an adult charity quilt using the Warm Wishes pattern. I am going to make the focus center square 2" larger and kept the cornerstone and fabric strip widths the same. The length of the fabric strip will need to be cut 2" longer Have fun and make some small easy changes.

The only time I do the same one twice is if I gave it away and really liked it.

That's me too. I love Yellow Brick Road, a couple of Jenny Doan's patterns, and a very easy pattern by Amy Gibson. When I have to make a quilt in a hurry, I go to one of those. As Patski said, they look so different in different fabrics. I do try lots of new patterns and have learned much from trying something I had never done before.

I also collect patterns and recipes, but when I make a quilt, I find that most often, I make up the pattern. I've usually goofed up on some detail and I'm too far along to rip-it so I add to the pattern, thus making it mine. When I get my great-nephew's quilt quilted, I'll post it and show what I mean.
All of that to say this....Yes, I make the same pattern over and over because I know the patterns pretty much without having to follow written directions.

I am guilty of the abundance of books - mags - binders of quilt patterns. I will get books out and go through them while looking at my stash and if a pattern and the fabrics jump out at me at the same time--BAM-- I am pulling fabrics and clearing the cutting table. But I still fall back to my favorite if I have to make a quilt in a hurry.

I do both. The fabric seems to tell me what it wants to be. ; ) None of my quilts look the same since the fabric choices are different. Sometime I just want to do a simple non-think scrappy, just small squares or small tumbers.

I think I have the same problem Mine is the fact that I don't have self confidence. I just can't picture myself doing a quilt I am not experienced in doing.

I never make the same pattern twice as I want to learn some new technique each quilt I make and I get easily bored doing the same thing over and over. I don't make fast quilts nor a lot of them. I have made quilts for my children and grandchildren but a quilt, given the time and money involved in making one, is not a gift that I give away to casual friends, coworkers and such. I don't have many magazines or books. I do look at magazines that I get at the give and take table at guild. I take them home one meeting, look at them and take them back the next meeting. I've even been known to take the same magazine home again later not realizing I've already looked at it but don't let that get around!

It really doesn't make any difference what type of quilts a person makes, how many, who they are for etc. It should be a source of enjoyment and do whatever you like.

I have to many ideas to make the same pattern twice.

I've collected a lot of patterns books & magazines, too. Much more than I will be able to use in a lifetime. Same with fabric. But I haven't made the same pattern twice, except for just adding borders to a baby quilt panel, and even those aren't all the same.

I agree with Doggramma; If I made all the quilts I read about and dream about, I would have a stack of already made quilts that would reach to the moon. I just love read and looking at them and I do try to keep one in progress, but for the last 2 years I have been physically unable to sit to quilt, so looking and reading is all I do.

Have you started a "Quilt Bucket List"? If nothing else, it will remind you of things you want to try.

I made my first kaleidoscope quilt using a paper pattern. I just bought the proper tool and am looking forward to using it for a OBW. It has got to be easier than the first one! I don't mind doing the same pattern more than once as long as my quilts never become ho-hum. Each one is a special hug for someone, and making them smile is more important to me than the challenge of a new pattern.

I too have lots of patterns, mags, and books. I do try to make new patterns and usually successful. My very good quilt friend always makes a new pattern and never the same. I cannot count the number of times I have made "crazy nine-patch", "Yellow Brick Road", "nine patch", "disappearing nine patch", "hop-scotch with layer cakes", "log cabins", or "courthouse steps". If I need a fast quilt I always fall back to the 2 1/2 jelly rolls to make 4-patchs with strips around the 4-patch--I can get that one done in no time flat.

Best of all, the quilt police do not come to Round Rock, Texas.

I have collected way to many patterns and at my age I will never even use but a few but I still keep collecting. I have never made the same pattern twice. I made my DD a beautiful lap quilt several years ago that I wanted to use the same pattern for some new fabric I bought that just calls for that pattern however I can't find it anywhere. Maybe my sewing room will finally get a good clean out while I look for it.

Whatever makes you comfortable and happy do it; quilting is supposed to be fun and enjoyable. I admit to having a few "go to" patterns that I make often, especially for table runners and placemats. I happen to really like Contrary Wife, maybe because I am one, but Jacob's Ladder is a close second as a favorite pattern. The thing is you can make the same block look so many ways just by the arrangement of fabrics and color choices. I say do whatever makes you happy.

I love strip quilts, not necessarily scrappy, although some are. But in between, I try some other things, usually things I made up without a pattern. If you like to do the same thing over and over again, more power to you. froggyintexas