tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post6504355656249764588..comments2024-03-17T12:42:02.746-05:00Comments on Deb Rowden's Thrift Shop Quilts: Behind the scenes - Quilt RetroDeb Rowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832326523541992930noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-28375714375457945242011-10-14T08:04:58.661-05:002011-10-14T08:04:58.661-05:00you all are fun - thanks for the comments! I'v...you all are fun - thanks for the comments! I've selected 2 winners..........Deb Rowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832326523541992930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-7755401682346662332011-10-14T03:56:54.146-05:002011-10-14T03:56:54.146-05:00I'm usually a very rigid person, but I've ...I'm usually a very rigid person, but I've been stretching by improvising in my quilting. Primarily, I've been following my inspiration--sketching designs I like and then piecing them. I have four original quilts in the works right now, which is great fun, especially since they have meaning to us because of their name or theme or sometimes the fabric I use. <br /><br />wordygirl at earthlink dot netBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786511163919657885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-27389553827071873872011-10-13T22:24:16.609-05:002011-10-13T22:24:16.609-05:00I try to substitue with some fabrics scarps when t...I try to substitue with some fabrics scarps when there is no fabrics leftover..<br />Thanks for the great chance to win!hueiseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18417367688070260989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-63661934720147144132011-10-13T17:18:28.959-05:002011-10-13T17:18:28.959-05:00Ha! Since I'm new to quilting, I've been f...Ha! Since I'm new to quilting, I've been following easy tutorials for the most part but it seems I always end up throwing a twist in there one way or another. Mostly because I've screwed up somehow and end up opting to work with it instead of back tracking (and picking stitches).Heather Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-3324064993313854742011-10-13T15:24:14.441-05:002011-10-13T15:24:14.441-05:00I am like Gidget in that if I am FORCED to improvi...I am like Gidget in that if I am FORCED to improvise, due to my errors, than it usually works out. Otherwise, I pretty much have a plan and try to stick to it.Linda Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376005238398666520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-39331125244465830502011-10-13T15:09:41.078-05:002011-10-13T15:09:41.078-05:00Hahaha when I improvise its usually because I hav...Hahaha when I improvise its usually because I haven't read the instuctions well....in to much of a hurry to get sewing.. I have had to set a project down and come back tomorrow to many times.. I usually figure out a way to make even my mistakes work.Gidgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145361580106370351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-87166154006905757342011-10-13T08:53:32.483-05:002011-10-13T08:53:32.483-05:00Well......first I might try out a more conventiona...Well......first I might try out a more conventional setting.....and then just cut it up! or change it all around some way. When I see it the first way, some really unusual way usually comes to mind.<br /><br />Thx for the chance to win this fried egg.Sequanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617638382237815770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-35134259382361038072011-10-13T08:28:45.419-05:002011-10-13T08:28:45.419-05:00I'll pick a winner tomorrow morning- thanks fo...I'll pick a winner tomorrow morning- thanks for all the great comments!Deb Rowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832326523541992930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-12795178737217475812011-10-12T17:11:42.087-05:002011-10-12T17:11:42.087-05:00Well, since I can't follow a pattern to save m...Well, since I can't follow a pattern to save my life.... I am constantly improvising and I always try to add something special to the quilts I make. As the years go by I am noticing a greater richness and creativity in the quilts too!Michele Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807384185241255549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-35905581398628421072011-10-12T12:55:05.512-05:002011-10-12T12:55:05.512-05:00Improvisation is my life, nothing is ever as the p...Improvisation is my life, nothing is ever as the pattern says it should be. I mix and match and fortunately it all turns out well in the end. I also always have an intentional mistake in my quilts. sometimes you have to look long and hard to find it and my family and friends love it.Jeanne Gwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081464013958959234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-69006311907495319882011-10-12T11:16:06.031-05:002011-10-12T11:16:06.031-05:00I improvise with every quilt because I never follo...I improvise with every quilt because I never follow a pattern!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-17954379192217924512011-10-12T11:09:14.147-05:002011-10-12T11:09:14.147-05:00I like to machine quilt with a stitch other than a...I like to machine quilt with a stitch other than a straight stitch. Thanks for the giveaway.Salliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595920651501562113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-12244617914420274662011-10-12T09:49:02.304-05:002011-10-12T09:49:02.304-05:00Improvising sometimes scares me, but when I take a...Improvising sometimes scares me, but when I take a chance and do it I'm usually pleased. I like the freedom to do what I want in the borders, but especially on the backing.Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932500297659852070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-18014783529642653912011-10-12T09:00:03.350-05:002011-10-12T09:00:03.350-05:00i love to improvise with the binding. Love to thr...i love to improvise with the binding. Love to throw an unexpected color. Thanks for the opportunity to win the potholders. They are so cute!Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09498433103348934189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-62994771471003353542011-10-12T07:46:35.822-05:002011-10-12T07:46:35.822-05:00When I improvise it is usually the size first and ...When I improvise it is usually the size first and then I start doing things to make the quilt my own, like add applique.Carrie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10063988589711911820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-60353253792274882492011-10-12T02:33:34.369-05:002011-10-12T02:33:34.369-05:00i change the size of the quilt. leave off a row or...i change the size of the quilt. leave off a row or so, if the pattern is for a large quilt, add a row or extra border for a smaller wallhanging. the older i get, the less strength have, so i make lap quilts, 50 - 55 inch squares.ritainalaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251710250069212200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-55027944247573521762011-10-11T22:40:27.326-05:002011-10-11T22:40:27.326-05:00when i run out of fabric, i just use something els...when i run out of fabric, i just use something else. i also give my self permission to change the design mid way through!woolywomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798060848062776281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-6264269610662767772011-10-11T16:49:45.093-05:002011-10-11T16:49:45.093-05:00The backing on the quilt is lovely. Think will wor...The backing on the quilt is lovely. Think will work on giving my backings more interest. Thanks for the stop on the blog tour and chance to win Quilt Retro. I did enjoy looking at all the photos of your "finds" and almost forgot to return and enter this giveaway!Marcia W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11895729581181426478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-8423392728306680112011-10-11T11:11:05.798-05:002011-10-11T11:11:05.798-05:00I let the fabric speak to me, and I play with scra...I let the fabric speak to me, and I play with scraps to grow a quilt. thanks for the chance to win!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09029115839076216849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693014680828362160.post-55823074371681428782011-10-11T09:38:50.107-05:002011-10-11T09:38:50.107-05:00Besides doing something like what she did to her b...Besides doing something like what she did to her back, there is using extra blocks or the mistake blocks on the back also.Rose Prairie Quilts and Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15178342568603202027noreply@blogger.com