Has your taste in fabric changed over the years?
#31
I had NO taste when I 1st started.Like to think that has changed, but it's colors that have changed the most for me.Love reds/gold/yellows,shades of cream,greens & whatever looks good with them.
Originally Posted by CAJAMK
I have been collecting fabric for years and I have found it has changed. I used to love calicos & country types of fabric. Now I find myself liking solids, batiks, etc.
I still plan to keep some of the older stuff but get rid of alot. How about you?
I still plan to keep some of the older stuff but get rid of alot. How about you?
#33
Yes, it has changed and keeps changing. When I first started, I swore off batiks....will never touch them, buy them or be interested in them. Now, while I have a small collection of batiks, I can't stay away from them. I love the way they make purses look and I am almost done with my first batik quilt for my son's wedding.
#35
I think for most of us, our taste changes as we go along.It depends on the project for me. A pieced or applique, one of my own designs.I think that's the great thing about quilting, you make it yours by color and pattern, and whatever else you decide.
#38
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I have gotten into making scrap quilts and find I can use all that older fabric. Looks great in scrap quilts. In fact I haven't made a regular quilt for ages. I am all for scraps. I get the squares and match them up and do alot of chain peicing. Very mindless but very relazing. I have a whole bin of squares ready to chain piece and before you know it you have enough for a quilt. I am still working on Winding Roads quilt blocks.(quiltmaker Sept/Oct 2009) I have complete 2 tops so far and 3 more to go. My kids really like this top and they all want one. I want one to so I guess I just keep making blocks. I use Bonnie Hunters Idea of using scraps and use her patterns alot. Takes care of so much of that older fabric with a few piecs of newer stuff thrown in.
#39
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Taste in quilt fabric is like your tastes in everything else. The older fabrics I have, pinks, greens, mauves, etc
now seem to work very well making baby quilts. Also fit in well with my scrappy quilts. But right now I am into batiks and brights. Hope my delight in different fabrics and colors never stops.
now seem to work very well making baby quilts. Also fit in well with my scrappy quilts. But right now I am into batiks and brights. Hope my delight in different fabrics and colors never stops.
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