tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post1888991298843853740..comments2024-03-28T02:13:11.697-07:00Comments on Blue Elephant Stitches: Choosing Fabric for a Quilt {part 1}Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11129017092245557384noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-9934097558513494582013-07-31T04:22:59.970-07:002013-07-31T04:22:59.970-07:00I don't know how you were able to put words to...I don't know how you were able to put words to this, but I really enjoyed reading it. I feel like I do the same thing, esp with breaking the rule. Gah! Now I am dying to start a new quilt. Log cabins are calling me!<br /><br />xo,<br /><br />Molly<br />applecyder.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-11718868081411963502013-07-29T03:53:29.838-07:002013-07-29T03:53:29.838-07:00I enjoyed reading this post very much! I enjoyed reading this post very much! PatMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678802043346205680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-37774846113543464862013-07-26T20:57:01.467-07:002013-07-26T20:57:01.467-07:00Love love love the current green, yellow, pink qui...Love love love the current green, yellow, pink quilt!!Marlynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566655511325088819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-11751528283768508402013-07-25T12:37:53.241-07:002013-07-25T12:37:53.241-07:00so interesting to read your process. this is the p...so interesting to read your process. this is the part that i usually can't get past and i change my mind over and over and over again. and then i end up never starting. in fact i am in the process of not making up my mind right now. here's what's currently stumping me. i'm pulling fabrics for a girl baby quilt. i have a palette that i am happy with and love my choices, only some fabrics have a little white and others have a more natural color. should i be letting this trip me up? am i making a problem where there isn't one? surely it's fine to mix but for some reason i feel unsure. i was planning on using snow or stone as my sashing color but maybe this is a situation where i should use a contrasting solid like you did with your granny. argh!michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07226364169725695697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-66117645826110125642013-07-23T15:36:22.279-07:002013-07-23T15:36:22.279-07:00Totally fun to get inside your brain with this pos...Totally fun to get inside your brain with this post! It's usually important to me to "break" my color rules every time too. I find that a little "off" is an important factor because it makes the quilt more interesting. I feel like your style is definitely distinctly different from mine. And, I usually think it's because you use more white, but now I see that you're also really fond of some softer colors that I don't use as much (mint, tangerine, light pink). I wonder if that's right?Rachel at Stitched in Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187626491695441387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-41774670211510015002013-07-22T20:02:14.643-07:002013-07-22T20:02:14.643-07:00Thank you for a lovely lesson. I look forward to ...Thank you for a lovely lesson. I look forward to the next one.Vicki Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977108549817464270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-22437829634081294312013-07-20T15:47:43.241-07:002013-07-20T15:47:43.241-07:00I've never chosen fabric abd never made a quil...I've never chosen fabric abd never made a quilt so this is all fascinating. I have a massive stash of one jelly roll and left over dress-making fabric so fartreewytchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424795908395850110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-77761176160855229002013-07-20T03:58:58.694-07:002013-07-20T03:58:58.694-07:00Thanks for a great read xoThanks for a great read xoHannapathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973402312667870414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-60036546238101450712013-07-19T04:09:32.462-07:002013-07-19T04:09:32.462-07:00This was great to read. I've never really tho...This was great to read. I've never really thought about how I choose fabrics for a quilt. It's often just happens for me. And I often use a multi color fabric to inspire me and work with that, which would be my rule, I suppose. But like you I often end up breaking the rule when a fabric I really want to use introduces an extra color :)Leigh Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742706633598645288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-58517438741584924642013-07-19T01:17:29.090-07:002013-07-19T01:17:29.090-07:00So interesting to read about your thought process!...So interesting to read about your thought process! I love choosing fabric, and often spend hours in the fabric shop creating little bundles of pretty! Looking forward to your next post :)Henry's Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15992367272332165579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-31811296353530549212013-07-18T22:14:41.273-07:002013-07-18T22:14:41.273-07:00I love this post. It's great to read your thou...I love this post. It's great to read your thought process on this topic. I like that you allow yourself some flexibility as you go along - surely it makes for much more beautiful and creative quilts. needle and nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051168892312750022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-16999708206460549572013-07-18T19:59:12.718-07:002013-07-18T19:59:12.718-07:00This is great. I have been so curious about your t...This is great. I have been so curious about your thought process and this sheds a little bit of light.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483677375589857938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-34221746615352844122013-07-18T18:52:31.915-07:002013-07-18T18:52:31.915-07:00Very helpful. Well written and lovely choices on y...Very helpful. Well written and lovely choices on your quilts.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380532857252595734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-56421208944106865562013-07-18T16:42:44.043-07:002013-07-18T16:42:44.043-07:00Nice thoughts! I would add there is no better way ...Nice thoughts! I would add there is no better way to refine your process than simple trial and error. And of course lots of time reading quilting blogs and looking at pictures in magazines and books!<br /><br />I posted today about what happens when you don't like your quilt... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-72611410062845133972013-07-18T16:01:40.760-07:002013-07-18T16:01:40.760-07:00Thanks for that. Your format of laying out the rul...Thanks for that. Your format of laying out the rule, and how you broke it provides useful insights. Like you, I usually don't choose all my fabrics before I start, but add in what I have or find as I go.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413250760984516203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-39711824377029286092013-07-18T15:06:18.510-07:002013-07-18T15:06:18.510-07:00This is great! Thanks for analyzing your thought p...This is great! Thanks for analyzing your thought process. It really does help!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593190520216942236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-52135174851530754932013-07-18T15:00:48.538-07:002013-07-18T15:00:48.538-07:00Thanks Jolene, selecting fabrics is my LEAST favou...Thanks Jolene, selecting fabrics is my LEAST favourite part of quilting. <br />I always love your style / fabric selection of all the quilt-blogs I read. I think you are a natural at it!!Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01697684741477349470noreply@blogger.com