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#21
I buy fabric if I love it regardless ...if i don;t have a use now I will later ;). ...........i also get a ton donated.. ..people know how many quilts I do . and it just comes in. I use what i can and I donate the rest some to senior centres.. where the gals are sewing. I get new fabric at garage sales do you know how many fabric collectors are out there?// The tags are still on it !! I don't have much * stash as you can see from my pictures.. but I do use my fabric. ..not store it. I recently helped an elderly lady by taking a lot of her stash and most was years old i had to toss most. ( later after I thanked her for it and the rest went to thrift store. just had a odor of old fabric.:( but she was so grateful as she had an entire bedroom floor to ceiling to get rid of and she just couldn't toss it.. ( I could ) she would call me every couple of days and i would haul bags out for her. Some was reusable. most was not.
#22
Oh you poor thing!... not want to buy fabric?! Did some one tell you that was normal?
I always go to my stash first! I think I've gotten better in the last 5 years at (1) buying fabrics that coordinate, and (2) using coordinating fabrics; since I finally got it together and picked up a bunch of paint chips from Home depot and made a color wheel. I DO tend to go buy ' just a little something to fill in' for every quit I make. It's what makes the world go 'round!
I always go to my stash first! I think I've gotten better in the last 5 years at (1) buying fabrics that coordinate, and (2) using coordinating fabrics; since I finally got it together and picked up a bunch of paint chips from Home depot and made a color wheel. I DO tend to go buy ' just a little something to fill in' for every quit I make. It's what makes the world go 'round!
#23
Originally Posted by vjengels
Oh you poor thing!... not want to buy fabric?! Did some one tell you that was normal?
I always go to my stash first! I think I've gotten better in the last 5 years at (1) buying fabrics that coordinate, and (2) using coordinating fabrics; since I finally got it together and picked up a bunch of paint chips from Home depot and made a color wheel. I DO tend to go buy ' just a little something to fill in' for every quit I make. It's what makes the world go 'round!
I always go to my stash first! I think I've gotten better in the last 5 years at (1) buying fabrics that coordinate, and (2) using coordinating fabrics; since I finally got it together and picked up a bunch of paint chips from Home depot and made a color wheel. I DO tend to go buy ' just a little something to fill in' for every quit I make. It's what makes the world go 'round!
#24
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I generally find the main fabric and determine the position in the pattern that this fabric will take. Then I shop for the other positions in the pattern (from my stash). I have read the recommendation to make a black/white copy of the pattern first to take the color distraction out of the picture.
Like others who wrote, I have not bought the same fabric to copy a pattern. I usually do my own thing.
Value finders: You can also take photocopies of the fabric pieces which shows value.
A red vinyl binder divider works well for some values. Can't remember which though.
Like others who wrote, I have not bought the same fabric to copy a pattern. I usually do my own thing.
Value finders: You can also take photocopies of the fabric pieces which shows value.
A red vinyl binder divider works well for some values. Can't remember which though.
#25
Originally Posted by craftiladi
The hardest part I have when I don't follow the fabric pattern is keeping track of my fabric choices for the particual pieces...so I cut samples to match the pattern key...takes me alittle longer to actually start cutting out the pieces but it keeps me from getting totaly lost after I start cutting.Choosing the fabric is the fun part....keeping reminding yourself this is suppose to be fun...something I have to constantly do.
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#28
Originally Posted by janice4
Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
I don't think I have ever used a fabric shown in a pattern. I like to make my own choices and come up with my own combination's. I may use the same color scheme and keep the values the same, but my own mix of fabrics.
#29
I also use the color value, from light to dark. then choose the number of fabrics i will need. Then assign each of them a # that is in the pattern. then i just label each piece as I cut, and baggie them writing on the outside, for example fabric one template A . I have never used the material shown in a pattern.
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