Gabrielle's Mimi

I think this wonderful variety is what gets us hooked: you can never get bored because there are SO many fabrics, patterns, styles, books, new tools to try, etc. Years ago I tried appliqué several times with different teachers. None of it appealed to me so I gave up on that aspect of quilting. Now, several years later, I find myself TEACHING appliqué! How amazing is that? We have different chapters in our quilting lives, and there is so much to explore and learn. Never say never!

trolleystation

I used to make traditional quilts for our annual church quilt raffle. I found that the traditional appealed to the generation that already has many quilts or make their own. Next I did geometric quilts and they went over well with the baby boomer generation. Now I am geometric/modern and the men are a lot more interested in buying tickets. Seems that I have struck a happy medium.

BellaBoo

I go in spells. I like all scrappy then all modern, then all traditional, then easy, then applique, then pictorial. My moods switch a lot. I really don't care for the abstract art type quilts or the heavy thread painting look. And quilts with a lot of paint on them reminds me of the needlework designs that are half painted and half stitched.

quilting in my60s

I like traditional quilts especially Thimbleberries and some more primitive style with wool applique on them. I also have an inexpensive Brother sewing/embroidery machine that I have some some 4 x 4 redwork blocks and will put them together with some red 30's fabric.

MamaInRed

I love all styles, but tend to lean more to traditional styles. As I improve my skills I hope to reach out of the box & try some other styles as well.

justflyingin

One time I entered such a cross stitch project in the county fair. At least half of the picture was printed on the fabric. The rest was cross stitched in blocked off spots. I think I won a blue ribbon for it when it really didn't deserve NEARLY as many accolades as an enormous detailed Norman Rockwell design I did in which I think I got a second place ribbon.

It struck me as funny and made me wonder if the judges didn't realize that half of it was just a preprinted design.

asimplelife

I find the modern quilt movement to be very exciting, many of them don't fit into my home decorating style but I still love to look at them and learn from them. And I think it's fun to see a new wave of quilters contributing to quilting as a whole.