meanmom

Sometimes I can see past the fabrics I don't like and sometimes I can't. I sometimes look on google images at a design that looks interesting. Most quilts are on there done in different fabrics. I found a quilt on Pinterest I loved. Even after I followed the links back to the original pattern i had a hard time believing that it was the same quilt in different colors. I had to keep flipping between the 2 to make sure it was the right pattern. I would never have bought the pattern from the designers sample, but I love the quilt I made.

Onebyone

I import a picture of the pattern and recolor it in EQ7. Then if I like the colors I'll choose fabrics in that color scheme.

karensue

I use EQ7 for colors also.
A few weeks ago I saw a quilt at local quilt shop on the wall that I loved, but the photo on the pattern done in different fabrics was horrible. I asked to take a photo of the one quilt shop made and then bought the pattern.
karensue

orangeroom

It took me a while, but I can over look the colors that a quilt is in and appreciate the pattern.

pandamommy

I have bought more patterns at quilt shows because of the sample made up if I had just looked at picture on the pattern I would have passed and now I have a ton of patterns I have never used. I am learning a lot more self control at shows

carolynjo

Choosing colors has never been a problem for me. I am not intimidated by choosing colors other than what is on the pattern envelope.

Wanabee Quiltin

No, I don't think I am like you at all. When I see a quilt, I immediately think of what different colors and ways I can change it. I never ever make a quilt like the pattern, I want it to be different and to be my creation.

Sewnoma

I think I'm a very pattern-oriented person, so while I definitely like or dislike certain color combinations, I don't seem to have any trouble seeing the underlying pattern and imagining what it'd look like in alternate colors.

I like to look for patterns everywhere - I take pictures of anything I think might make for an interesting quilt. It could be patterns of shade on a sidewalk from a fence, could be the tile pattern on the floor in the dentist's bathroom, could be the way the morning sun falls on a pallet of bricks...it can be anything! Something I photograph probably most often, though, is wallpaper, carpeting and other fabrics found in hotels and other "corporate" spaces! A lot of them are what I would consider to be rather ugly colors, but a lot of them also feature interesting repeating geometric shapes and that's what I'm trying to capture. Inspiration is everywhere if you look in the right kind of way.

tlpa

Yes, it's color that draws me. If I like it, I then look at the pattern and if the pattern doesn't appeal to me I move on. I already have too many on my "want to do" list. I think the more experience I get, the more I am able to look past "ugly colors" (to me) to imagine my own colors, but it isn't 2nd nature.....more like 5th or 6th nature

nativetexan

Oh yes, sometimes i love the design but not the colors or fabrics. Wouldn't stop me from making it my way.