tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post2445238839471034672..comments2024-03-28T08:39:05.413-04:00Comments on joy for grace: Tulips, Maybe?Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-66256060773631722112017-07-12T14:21:56.725-04:002017-07-12T14:21:56.725-04:00Hi, Susan. Thanks for sharing how you choose fabr...Hi, Susan. Thanks for sharing how you choose fabrics. I should try your method one of these days! Thanks for hosting Midweek Makers.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-41883094567338978042017-07-12T14:20:49.625-04:002017-07-12T14:20:49.625-04:00Thanks, Susan. In one respect with work similarly...Thanks, Susan. In one respect with work similarly. I can't make myself cut every block at the beginning. It would drive me nuts to have those piles of cut pieces and keep them organized as well as remember how to put them together. I much prefer to cut and sew one block at a time (usually), though I suppose it's much slower that way.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-70179198282490251422017-07-12T14:18:16.593-04:002017-07-12T14:18:16.593-04:00Thank you, Jennie. I think creativity asks that, ...Thank you, Jennie. I think creativity asks that, along the way with a block or quilt or any creative endeavor, we keep considering, evaluating, and imagining the possibilities of other options. (Or maybe that's just indecisive me....) Maybe one of these days I'll tackle squiggles around the edges of flowers....Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-35564130130264312142017-07-12T14:15:00.218-04:002017-07-12T14:15:00.218-04:00Thanks for sharing how you choose fabrics, Robin, ...Thanks for sharing how you choose fabrics, Robin, and your suggestion to use blue/aqua. For this basket Cheri posted it with a charcoal background. (She's so brave with color.) I didn't think charcoal would work with the rest of my baskets, which are reds and browns, so I opted for the light brown background. I hope the whole thing works.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-57836020057310768942017-07-12T14:12:05.225-04:002017-07-12T14:12:05.225-04:00Thank you, Karen. Maybe too many fabrics/options ...Thank you, Karen. Maybe too many fabrics/options is my problem, too, because I'm like you: it takes me ages to choose fabrics.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-15579413062591860212017-07-12T14:10:22.351-04:002017-07-12T14:10:22.351-04:00Hi, Jocelyn. Maybe that's my problem: I imag...Hi, Jocelyn. Maybe that's my problem: I imagine that one fabric will be perfect when, in fact, a number of fabrics will be perfect or equally good. <br /><br />I've decided the flowers can't be tulips because Cheri didn't give us tulip leaves! Ha.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-66313043799015684642017-07-12T14:09:06.644-04:002017-07-12T14:09:06.644-04:00Thanks for sharing how you choose fabrics, Janet. ...Thanks for sharing how you choose fabrics, Janet. I've never done a sampler (unless Cheri's basket blocks are considered a sampler) so I don't really have experience with that, although I sometimes make the same block in a variety of colors, in which case I also usually choose the colors before and, like you, reconsider/add/change as I go along.<br /><br />I'm hoping to finish the basket block today but we'll see.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-76723056888223063652017-07-12T13:15:06.299-04:002017-07-12T13:15:06.299-04:00Thanks for sharing how you choose fabrics, Julie, ...Thanks for sharing how you choose fabrics, Julie, and thanks for co-hosting sew stitch snap share.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-11552955471351565372017-07-10T17:55:17.419-04:002017-07-10T17:55:17.419-04:00I tend to choose fabrics before getting started, t...I tend to choose fabrics before getting started, though others may be added in along the way. Thanks for sharing today on Midweek MakersSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020294112107230403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-19637441958467813732017-07-08T13:15:27.304-04:002017-07-08T13:15:27.304-04:00I choose both ways, but I don't ever cut it al...I choose both ways, but I don't ever cut it all at once - I tend to forget what I'm doing with all those piles of fabrics! I have a shoebox full of cut pieces, and I don't remember what they are for, and have no idea how to figure it out, and I had it labeled! The label doesn't make sense now. I got distracted and there it went. I like your basket. Could you swap one round flower and one tulip?Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/09159163720029661287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-22393682508240113642017-07-06T18:47:13.184-04:002017-07-06T18:47:13.184-04:00Looking good. I usually pull what I think will wo...Looking good. I usually pull what I think will work, but it is not uncommon for me to change those options midstream. I think I would have done away with all of those little squiggles in the flowers, too.Jennie in GAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266853059892546656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-18727120362611568712017-07-06T14:33:56.214-04:002017-07-06T14:33:56.214-04:00I usually have a certain fabric in mind that I wan...I usually have a certain fabric in mind that I want to use. I pick out which part of the block I want it to go in and then I choose the rest of the fabric as I sew along to make sure it plays well with the rest. The color of blue on your scissors handles in the picture really brighten up that background. Perhaps some blue or aqua would give you some other possibilities.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-17444076901606318432017-07-06T13:39:39.061-04:002017-07-06T13:39:39.061-04:00Very sweet block! I find that it takes me ages to ...Very sweet block! I find that it takes me ages to select the right fabrics from my stash--too many possibilities--lol! Karen in Breezy Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931154097211557249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-69452370645557316032017-07-06T12:40:18.572-04:002017-07-06T12:40:18.572-04:00Once again, Nancy, I love hearing you talking thro...Once again, Nancy, I love hearing you talking through your choices and possibilities. That is the hardest part for me all the time. It is very seldom that a fabric jumps out at me as the perfect one. The flowers do look rather tulip like so the options are rather endless. Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770193529950365462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-84053400579583279502017-07-06T10:36:13.867-04:002017-07-06T10:36:13.867-04:00If it is a sampler in scrappy colors I choose each...If it is a sampler in scrappy colors I choose each block as I go. If it is in a particular color scheme, I will pull all the fabrics I think I want to use at the very beginning, but I may negotiate as I go, if thinks aren't clicking for me.<br />I think your basket and flowers look good as is. You can spice it up with contrasting details, as you wish.Janet O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3572317733773180899.post-63994246463607755872017-07-06T00:05:27.121-04:002017-07-06T00:05:27.121-04:00I generally choose fabrics before cutting, but hav...I generally choose fabrics before cutting, but have been known to change my mind and recut a piece in a different colourway after cutting. Thanks for linking to sew stitch snap share.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07999097330359965266noreply@blogger.com