Favorite Fabrics

LQS is usually just an abbreviation for "Local Quilt Shop".

Gramof6

I have & do buy kits. Lots of them. I love to buy from Bonnieblue. I order online & buy from them every year @ the Houston Quilt Show. I've also been pleased with Connecting Threads kits. Matter of fact, I have 5 in there to do now from there. Lost track of how many I have already done & given away over the years. Some call me a collector but they will all eventually get done. LOL I hope. LOL

Jeanniejo

Once in a great while I will but a kit from my LQS but mostly would rather pick my own colors and size. Especially childrens quilts they are usually too small for my liking and there is no way to make them larger.

AliKat

I'm not sure if it was a gift from a quilting friend or a door prize at some event .... but ...

I have John Flynn die cut Winding Ways kit. Haven't even tried to do it as was disappointed that they had die into the seam allowances for the curves!

I am a sewer/quilter and DO NOT cut into seams.

When I make my Winding Ways from scratch I just plain cut out the temp-lates and sew. That always works for me.

I will buy some kits on sale at my LQS because I know if there is any problem they will help me with it.

ali

klgreene

That's what got me back into quilting. I had done handquilting years ago, am now stuck at home in a wheelchair, and when I went to visit my sister Aug. 09, we went to her wonderful quilt store, and there was a quilt kit done up, it had all my colors, so I got it, and am now addicted to quilting...have to sew, cut, quilt, or just look at magazines..... What's housework, don't do much of that any more...no time, I'm to busy quilting.

Roberta

I've had two kits since I've been quilting. One I bought from a great shop in KY that was at the Maine Quilt Show a few years ago and the other from EBay which was a kaleidscope set all cut up for me which went together very quickly. Neither had backing but I'm going to buy the kaleidscope type kit again because it's so beautiful and yes, they are actual quilts.

pdtink

I have used kits to get my color confidence going. I was so disappointed in how my first quilts looked. My color choices where not that good. I have done 4 Jenny Beyer kits and have about 5 more from different vendors waiting for me to put together. Doing those kits really boosted my color confidence.

Yankee Quilter

I have bought kits and they have worked out really well. I like to have a kit or two on hand in case I need to make a quilt in a hurry. Having all the fabrics plus the pattern together is a huge time saver for me. Last year I made a nice queen size quilt from a kit and gave it as a wedding gift. It came out very nice.
I have to admit, I really have more than just 2 unmade kits on hand. More like 10 - 15. But I have convinced myself I will get them all made eventually.

steelecg

I have good luck with kits, but I know my vendors - I get upset when the picture is one thing and what comes is something else - this occurs more with BOM kits -

RDM

I have used kits and like some. Many have been "In The Beginning" kits which were great. Currently I have two complete Mckenna Ryan quilt kits to do and I like using their kits as ALL the numerous fabrics have been selected which is very time saving. Kits are also easy to add to the retreat project box.