Non-quilters do not understand
07-08-2012, 01:11 PM
#91
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After several years of one project at a time... I am finally buying at least a half yard extra of anything going into a project. Scrappy quilts are the best medicine for using your brain to select and make do with the "almost" right colors and patterns.
07-08-2012, 01:20 PM
#92
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Location: Independence, MO
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You are so right .. they really do not get it... at all. But I have run into some quilters that don't get it either.. when it comes to smallish pieces... they just say pitch the scraps... but some quilters don't get the scrap thing either.
I am glad my sewing space in in the basement.. guests don't see my "stuff" unless they are very "quilter friendly". That way I don't have to provide any "reason" for the "stuff".
I am glad my sewing space in in the basement.. guests don't see my "stuff" unless they are very "quilter friendly". That way I don't have to provide any "reason" for the "stuff".
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07-08-2012, 02:00 PM
#94
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Location: Minnesota, USA
Posts: 396
"I have a quilting friend who drives me crazy throwing away fabric. " Me too! She buys new for every project and doesn't save anything.
Sorry I didn't see the question about the Mile-a-Minute quilt. I start with one long strip, leftover from binding or border, and start piecing smaller bits to it, all along the long strip, leaving a bit of room between each little piece. When done with the strip, I cut them apart, making the edges strait, then grab another long strip and add the smaller units to the long one in the same way, log cabin-ish, but not strait or even or even matching, just adding and adding until they are big enough for a quilt block. Does that make sense?
I'm sure there's a better explanation, with photos, out there somewhere.
Sorry I didn't see the question about the Mile-a-Minute quilt. I start with one long strip, leftover from binding or border, and start piecing smaller bits to it, all along the long strip, leaving a bit of room between each little piece. When done with the strip, I cut them apart, making the edges strait, then grab another long strip and add the smaller units to the long one in the same way, log cabin-ish, but not strait or even or even matching, just adding and adding until they are big enough for a quilt block. Does that make sense?
I'm sure there's a better explanation, with photos, out there somewhere.
07-08-2012, 05:25 PM
#95
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Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota
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You are so right .. they really do not get it... at all. But I have run into some quilters that don't get it either.. when it comes to smallish pieces... they just say pitch the scraps... but some quilters don't get the scrap thing either.
I am glad my sewing space in in the basement.. guests don't see my "stuff" unless they are very "quilter friendly". That way I don't have to provide any "reason" for the "stuff".
I am glad my sewing space in in the basement.. guests don't see my "stuff" unless they are very "quilter friendly". That way I don't have to provide any "reason" for the "stuff".
07-08-2012, 05:49 PM
#96
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Location: Grapeland, Texas
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When someone makes a comment about my fabric or machines or etc....along the lines of expense or extravagance...I always ask what they do for pleasure...what are their hobbies? My husband has a wood working shop and kayaks...he never says a word to me about my hobby and the expense and I never mention his tools or toys....If we can live with it, who else matters?
07-08-2012, 06:00 PM
#98
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Location: No. Calif
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it's not just non-quilters --- there are quilters too who do not save anything beyond what their current project requires.
i have a friend who has been creating beautiful quilts for 30 years---she uses exactly what her pattern requires & (used to) toss anything left over---i about had a heart attack when she first told me this---& told me----'oh- don't become one of THOSE string savers!'....it took me a couple years but i did finally convince her to let me have the contents of her (waste basket) before bagging it to go to the landfill---she just shakes her head & gives it up---sometimes there is 1/2 a yard or more pieces in there---i know she is not alone- lots of people use what is required then get rid of what ever was left over- regardless of amount- and then there are those of us who buy extra on purpose & keep a stash and save every scrap--- not every quilter understands any more than a non-quilter understands.
i have a friend who has been creating beautiful quilts for 30 years---she uses exactly what her pattern requires & (used to) toss anything left over---i about had a heart attack when she first told me this---& told me----'oh- don't become one of THOSE string savers!'....it took me a couple years but i did finally convince her to let me have the contents of her (waste basket) before bagging it to go to the landfill---she just shakes her head & gives it up---sometimes there is 1/2 a yard or more pieces in there---i know she is not alone- lots of people use what is required then get rid of what ever was left over- regardless of amount- and then there are those of us who buy extra on purpose & keep a stash and save every scrap--- not every quilter understands any more than a non-quilter understands.
07-08-2012, 06:56 PM
#99
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Location: League City, Texas, USA
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I am only on my 2nd finished quilt, and have one ready to put in the frames. I love to buy fabric, and find it lots of fun, but I do need an inspiration or pattern to decide what to purchase. Although I am building a small stash, I do have to wonder when I see these sewing rooms with more fabric than my LQS. It would be impossible for the owner to use all that fabric in a lifetime. I don't mean to offend anyone but it seems like an addiction or obsession to me.
07-08-2012, 07:00 PM
#100
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Location: Mena, Arkansas
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