Can you visualize or do you mimic?
#1
I mimic mostly. I see a quilt sample or picture on a pattern and that's how I make it. At least the first time, then maybe I can adapt it.
Rarely can I look at something that is done in pastels and convert it to earthtones or envision a border from one quilt on another.
I see all these pretty quilts on here done in unique ways and I really admire people who can start something from scratch.
Rarely can I look at something that is done in pastels and convert it to earthtones or envision a border from one quilt on another.
I see all these pretty quilts on here done in unique ways and I really admire people who can start something from scratch.
#4
I learned from patterns, but it didn't take long for me to 'go off on a tangent' - meaning I may begin w/a pattern, but I rarely finish it as intended - I change out something to make it more my own. Now that I've quilted for a long time, I find I'm much more often designing my own. I visualize what I want it to look like & go from there. More fun!
#7
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I do follow a pattern, mostly. I tend to increase the size of the finished quilt. However I don't think I have ever made a quilt in the same colors or fabrics that the pattern shows. I can see it in different colors.
#9
Originally Posted by mlaceruby
The worst thing about this is I don't get much sleep!
Just as I start to drift off I get a picture in my head of a quilt and then can't go to sleep until I draft the pattern!
Just as I start to drift off I get a picture in my head of a quilt and then can't go to sleep until I draft the pattern!
#10
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I guess I do both. Sometimes a picture is perfect for what I have been thinking about. Other times, I like the pattern, but nit the colors. Sometimes I love the focus fabric, but don't like the other colors or where they are placed. I also collect pictures of block patterns I like for sampler quilts.
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