tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post865035313935207901..comments2024-03-28T02:13:11.697-07:00Comments on Blue Elephant Stitches: A Quilt Pattern Bites the Dust Jolenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11129017092245557384noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-57810843529620496062015-02-12T20:22:41.119-08:002015-02-12T20:22:41.119-08:00After I saw this post I googled and tried to find ...After I saw this post I googled and tried to find a pattern like yours. There isn't one as good. I love what you did. No other version will do. Please don't give up. Molly Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11101904199896213129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-56429048899127121972015-01-27T03:01:57.072-08:002015-01-27T03:01:57.072-08:00I had already cut 8.5x10" HSRs to do somethin...I had already cut 8.5x10" HSRs to do something like this when I saw your post. (Now I know that they still don't finish square, but close) I strip cut and assembles two test patches and found that both sets of "mountains" go down, left to right. Put the project away. Started again today and now all my mountains - ALL OF THEM! - go UP left to right. I must have to do with using rectangles, and not being able to rotate them freely, RST, before cutting. HOW did you solve this?? See? Your (non)pattern has a market!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703308019856972175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-91394663630213324102014-11-22T14:57:33.407-08:002014-11-22T14:57:33.407-08:00I love both of your quilts and your mum's too ...I love both of your quilts and your mum's too !leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907659541783694577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-77831231102469265802014-11-03T09:57:05.985-08:002014-11-03T09:57:05.985-08:00L-O-V-E this quilt and want to make one today!L-O-V-E this quilt and want to make one today!cakegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937861882306370326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-49795011565068254522014-10-30T12:26:15.631-07:002014-10-30T12:26:15.631-07:00Great post! LOVE the quilt as well... I LOVE GREEN...Great post! LOVE the quilt as well... I LOVE GREEN and it worked REALLY well in this! I want to make one now! I have a few quilts I have been putting off for awhile now as well for patterns... and this gave me the boost to get up and do it finally before it is out there from someone else. Either way... I may find myself in the same boat as you and with you writing this post, I will be ok with that. If I don't finish them by the end of this year, then I just need to accept that I am just good at making quilts and not patterns. Not that I strive on making some for a necessary purpose other than others enjoyment; however I just thought the ideas of the quilt were good and that others would want to make it as well. Thanks for this post, for various reasons!Sew Stitching Cutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545858092448075925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-11679322281285809092014-10-25T21:13:50.013-07:002014-10-25T21:13:50.013-07:00Wow! Love both quilts. :)Wow! Love both quilts. :)bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968732077743225057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-15808425821566442652014-10-23T04:35:44.377-07:002014-10-23T04:35:44.377-07:00I so want to make this quilt! . Please do the patt...I so want to make this quilt! . Please do the pattern !Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376679318037889508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-74298141868529342412014-10-21T21:33:53.657-07:002014-10-21T21:33:53.657-07:00I would very much like to buy this pattern. I thin...I would very much like to buy this pattern. I think your quilt is the nicest I've seen of this type.<br />If you reconsider and decide to sell it, you'd make me very happy!Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067215130249447911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-31304967702509333332014-10-17T17:29:22.406-07:002014-10-17T17:29:22.406-07:00well, you did get two amazing looking quilts out o...well, you did get two amazing looking quilts out of it! i especially love the quilting on the scrappy version.<br /><br />and i feel EXACTLY the same way about when i try to explain clearly for a tutorial or patter (writing my first one now) - it all just sounds like a muddled mess to me in the end. fortunately, i have only done tutorials and patterns for free on my blog and not spent too much time on them. if people can't follow my tutorials or patterns, well, they're free! so i don't feel the pressure quite as much as if i was trying to sell them. but it is amazing how hard it is to be precise and concise when explaining anything. not my skill set either!hydeeannsewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-30528628274524585822014-10-17T04:23:18.850-07:002014-10-17T04:23:18.850-07:00Hey Jolene,
Your beautiful eye and colour sense ha...Hey Jolene,<br />Your beautiful eye and colour sense has done it again. I love both quilts, especially the scrappy one. <br />Are you being too hard on yourself with your assessment of your pattern? These quilts are both beautiful and a pattern would surely sell. Maybe you could find someone who likes the writing part. I for one would love to make this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923744015628530281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-74516323277584109672014-10-13T17:15:22.518-07:002014-10-13T17:15:22.518-07:00Beautiful quilt design, Jolene! I'd love to p...Beautiful quilt design, Jolene! I'd love to proof/test it for you - I do the same for Freckled Whimsy - and you might find it's not so hard to understand as you think it is! From the comments, I think you'd sell a bunch of them! Email me if you are interested…. salliesue57 (at) gmail (dot) comSarah Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-34498125564682238322014-10-13T01:57:01.517-07:002014-10-13T01:57:01.517-07:00I love the pattern! I would definitely buy a copy ...I love the pattern! I would definitely buy a copy 😄Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042439506901561443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-87187416013308035982014-10-12T21:58:09.845-07:002014-10-12T21:58:09.845-07:00Love the detail in your fabric choices. The dark ...Love the detail in your fabric choices. The dark "print", not solid in the first quilt with a vintagey back....<br />And the burgundy? with a bit of blue print fabric in the second one....coastal grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885561436537612896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-21305193852620649392014-10-12T21:02:14.182-07:002014-10-12T21:02:14.182-07:00I just adore the top quilt. I'm the same. I...I just adore the top quilt. I'm the same. I've made one pattern. It sells well, and people say it's very clear, but when I see other patterns (like Anna Maria Horner's) written out with simple line drawings on one or 2 pages, I wonder if I'd ever trust the process enough to be that concise. <br />If you ever decide to release it (or want another editor), I would absolutely love to make this! :)Jodi Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385968253480503033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-32349680966733631552014-10-12T16:45:47.850-07:002014-10-12T16:45:47.850-07:00Wow! Love your quilt. I think the pattern is very ...Wow! Love your quilt. I think the pattern is very striking, but you have a clear talent for choosing colors and fabrics to compliment whichever one you're using! I enjoyed the honesty in your post. I have been trying to write a pattern, get it ready to sell and it's incredibly frustrating. Not sure it's for me either. I'd really rather be making.:)audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102559813211702736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-52674657487429644972014-10-12T13:07:58.695-07:002014-10-12T13:07:58.695-07:00This sounds so much like me. My second guessing my...This sounds so much like me. My second guessing myself kills a lot of my ideas. I think you should do the patterns. You've already done so much of the work! Maybe get someone else to write it up for you? That might be helpful in getting you started. Anyway, I really like them both. Nice job! Lisa Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839258516803626194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-1729202224130613602014-10-12T12:04:02.807-07:002014-10-12T12:04:02.807-07:00As someone who is also designing and writing patte...As someone who is also designing and writing patterns I completely understand. There is A LOT of work that goes into figuring out a pattern and explaining it well. Wish more people understood this and appreciated it. In the long run it's good to know what it is about quilting that you love and what you don't. For me it's the actual machine quilting that I don't love and have had to come to terms with letting someone else do the quilting. Your work is beautiful so do what you love.Anne / Springleaf Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114887911414187175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-78553149142672203422014-10-12T08:22:02.544-07:002014-10-12T08:22:02.544-07:00I would certainly purchase your pattern! Love bot...I would certainly purchase your pattern! Love both your examples!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903156669659665154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-26708626770954465822014-10-12T00:33:10.999-07:002014-10-12T00:33:10.999-07:00Sounds like our brains work in a similar way. I fi...Sounds like our brains work in a similar way. I find it frustrating when my 'flash idea', as you call it, takes so long to get into a tangible state! It's a beautiful pattern and looks wonderful in both the scrappy and non-scrappy versions. Although the whole tribal thing way be waning now, the prairie and navajo looks are coming back with a vengeance, and this quilt would work as a navajo blanket inspired piece. Thanks for all your lovely posts, you make it look so easy :)<br />xoClairClairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09818146879934401256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-59596315493234936862014-10-11T16:41:52.583-07:002014-10-11T16:41:52.583-07:00I would like to buy one of your patterns, if you g...I would like to buy one of your patterns, if you go that route! I love the scrappy one, and I can appreciate all the hard work you put into that - wow. I'm hopeless when it comes to figuring out how to write patterns, so I need people like you!Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507897357860936296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-11583609622294646712014-10-11T10:37:19.340-07:002014-10-11T10:37:19.340-07:00Lovely quilts and a true quilt story! Love every o...Lovely quilts and a true quilt story! Love every obstacle on my quilts way. They add something to the project and it makes them more special. Ralitzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373415790191851814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-17685059480599434442014-10-11T10:13:12.519-07:002014-10-11T10:13:12.519-07:00oooh, this is such a lovely quilt. Sorry to hear a...oooh, this is such a lovely quilt. Sorry to hear about all the obstacles, I still think this would make a great pattern. Your eye for color and design is so wonderful and I'd be happy to buy your quilting patterns or a book written by you for sure.Svetlanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361853417225808450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-30037550828168200042014-10-11T08:35:00.838-07:002014-10-11T08:35:00.838-07:00I love your block and the resulting quilts. I have...I love your block and the resulting quilts. I have a very similar block on my design wall. I am trying different methods to "unsquish" the delectable mountain. I am not a big pattern purchaser. I inevitably make a mistake or skip a step and get frustrated. Its more fun and satisfying for me to experiment and figure things out on my own. I am definitely inspired by others, but I like creating my own individual quilts.Kristigreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07028248753169927607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-53728478969389197312014-10-11T06:17:26.677-07:002014-10-11T06:17:26.677-07:00Beautiful creative quilts!Beautiful creative quilts!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391966684919352361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786121707879366131.post-47649727305883596272014-10-11T05:31:02.675-07:002014-10-11T05:31:02.675-07:00Beautiful quilt! Sounds like you might want to hi...Beautiful quilt! Sounds like you might want to hire someone to do the writing of the pattern for your design. Might be worth it in the end.Carolyn Loewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447156141864606513noreply@blogger.com