tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770575295198290940.post8211190851478042849..comments2023-12-25T02:19:02.886-06:00Comments on Ann Fahl's Color and Quilts: A Great Quilt ExhibitannieQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14000318378889172111noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770575295198290940.post-36422712501383822992010-08-27T10:24:38.089-05:002010-08-27T10:24:38.089-05:00I stand rebuked.I stand rebuked.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961668927812199081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770575295198290940.post-67011614006582258142010-08-26T22:36:53.767-05:002010-08-26T22:36:53.767-05:00For quiltfool.
Color and fabric selection is reall...For quiltfool.<br />Color and fabric selection is really a very personal thing. It's the same as the sense of taste, some people like coffee others like tea. I like chocolate with caramel others prefer chocolate with coconut. <br /><br />Our color preferences are also unique. Some love bright glowing colors, others use the duller 30's or civil war type fabrics. I have made some quilts in somber tones, but I feel much better when I use strong colors.<br /><br />Like many of you I have very strong personal preferences and opinions. After years of being in small critique groups I have found that it is better to encourage a person, instead of being too critical of their color and design choices. Unless the FQ quilter asks for your opinion, it's best not to offer your critique! You'll find your foot in your mouth and the FQ quilter will have bruised feelings and perhaps get discouraged when it comes to trying something new.<br /><br />For me the best way to learn a lesson is to make a mistake. It is a harsh way to learn, but it will be one that is never forgotten! I have a pile of quilts that will never see sunshine, and with each one, I learned something that will make the next quilt a better one.annieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000318378889172111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770575295198290940.post-68916452686532318372010-08-26T22:14:35.978-05:002010-08-26T22:14:35.978-05:00There is a good reason for having some of your bed...There is a good reason for having some of your bed quilts done by a long arm. Quilts that are extra large, or will be heavily used are perfect for sending out. But please save your really special pieces until you have the time to quilt them yourself, whether by hand or machine. <br /><br />As a judge I have seen tops that were really beautifully designed and crafted, only to be almost destroyed by an inexperienced long arm quilter! AnnannieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000318378889172111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770575295198290940.post-6280623301948953822010-08-26T16:21:15.910-05:002010-08-26T16:21:15.910-05:00Hi, Ann. I'm really enjoying the direction yo...Hi, Ann. I'm really enjoying the direction your posts are taking. I love that you're talking about things like "overquilting", composition, and making our quilting fit the quilt. And, I hope you'll keep it going. Maybe a post about how grouping garish colors together does not calm any one of them down? I recently saw someone so proud of a set of selected FQ's for one quilt in pink, orange, lime, and gold. It was hideous. Eek! Oh, and my other favorite; an old pattern in a new fabric line does not a new pattern make. Thanks for being there and helping us find our way...if we'll stop and listen, that is. LaneLanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961668927812199081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770575295198290940.post-12158226341219366442010-08-26T14:09:32.119-05:002010-08-26T14:09:32.119-05:00Why I send quilts out to be quilted: When I first ...Why I send quilts out to be quilted: When I first started quilting I had the idea that I had to do it all myself. Over the years very few quilts got finished because I have perfectionist tendencies and I'm not very good at quilting, machine or hand, and I'm too slow. I finally came to the conclusion that I had to give up the idea that I had to do everything myself if I wanted to finish things. Now that I'm sending some out, I actually get quilts finished - 4 this year, 3 quilted by check and one by me. Maybe in a few years when I retire and have more time, I can conquer my fear of free-motion machine quilting and have time to improve my hand quilting. I did hand-quilt my parents 50th anniversary quilt which was my first finished quilt.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687940102998242654noreply@blogger.com