tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post921068546294035448..comments2024-03-29T00:36:21.447-07:00Comments on Quilty Folk: Scrap Quilting ABC's: Authenticity--Part 3 of 3audreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102559813211702736noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-26612800855201136272018-02-21T05:09:29.894-08:002018-02-21T05:09:29.894-08:00I love this article! I hope you don't mind me ...I love this article! I hope you don't mind me sharing it to my newsletter readers next week. I really love the way you interpret each of your quilt digging more of who you are and all. I have been loving doing this recently and trying all various things to see how I like it. Thanks for your thoughts!Amira@littlemushroomcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359790390932734214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-68798130344795088262017-08-27T04:43:26.986-07:002017-08-27T04:43:26.986-07:00Do not take offense when I say this post made me c...Do not take offense when I say this post made me cry. There was such a deep truth to your wording, and I was primed to both hear and understand finally. This is a well worded series on scrap quilting that rises heads above the norm. I am so appreciative. Thank you.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834496271292973632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-42712820378719500562015-01-31T18:13:49.523-08:002015-01-31T18:13:49.523-08:00I have really enjoyed reading this series. You...I have really enjoyed reading this series. You've articulated a "scrappy" authentic sensibility so well, putting into words many things I feel and know but haven't been able to put into words. I also enjoyed your posts about creativity. Your words and your many quilts as examples - it's all very inspiring! Cynthia@wabi-sabi-quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03409769915035855136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-30403532317856049572015-01-10T02:16:13.918-08:002015-01-10T02:16:13.918-08:00This is such a helpful series and this last instal...This is such a helpful series and this last installment has some good insights. Quilters are so unique; I always enjoy the many ways they personalize their quilts.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-90725443505219040992015-01-09T11:33:57.843-08:002015-01-09T11:33:57.843-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922656955543465650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-69861777098628280692015-01-09T11:02:04.069-08:002015-01-09T11:02:04.069-08:00I couldn't find your email so wanted to say &#...I couldn't find your email so wanted to say 'thank you' here! Best of luck getting through them all.:)audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102559813211702736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-80536190888535764482015-01-08T23:47:04.889-08:002015-01-08T23:47:04.889-08:00I need to read your posts again, very inspiring, e...I need to read your posts again, very inspiring, each quilt or project needs a spark of personality, even if it takes time, take it slow and and enjoy !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551800576366445461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-46424511787588051622015-01-08T15:27:00.888-08:002015-01-08T15:27:00.888-08:00Thanks for this series. I've particularly enj...Thanks for this series. I've particularly enjoyed this last post - its's given me pause for thought. As ever, Audrey, you're a very insightful person. Thank you.pandchintzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946088061632823182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-80885919303223999432015-01-08T11:20:31.368-08:002015-01-08T11:20:31.368-08:00HI, I left a longer comment earlier this morning b...HI, I left a longer comment earlier this morning but it must have been eaten by the cyber monster. The short version is : thank - you, I am recently awakening to what you already know and this series has been a great help. please, as what you wrote in the beginning of your post - do not " shut - up ", your quilts and writing are inspirational.<br />Sincerely, Colleen Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357605409906167140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-43100830393531650532015-01-08T10:35:10.039-08:002015-01-08T10:35:10.039-08:00A very well done series Audrey! I think another p...A very well done series Audrey! I think another purpose for the "simmering" period is the chance to add something new to the mix. While you can start with your stash which has been gathered over time, there's nothing wrong with going out and seeing and adding something from a more recent period that just came on the market. Sometimes the time period a fabric was designed or sold in has a specific "look" too and adding something newer also can add "spark".<br /><br />You are so right that we should listen to our own voices and try to put it in all of our quilts. I believe that even when we are making the same quilt in the same colors or fabrics as everyone else, there is always room to still add a little "YOU" to your finished project!Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845920248231910491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-28349070227343041962015-01-08T10:08:03.296-08:002015-01-08T10:08:03.296-08:00Another great, thought-provoking post. I agree it...Another great, thought-provoking post. I agree it is important to hold on to who we are, to allow that to be expressed through what we make and to trust our own voices. It can be too easy to focus on an imagined end and not listen to what our instincts (and our fabric) are telling us. Kajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417544341324291385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-30561988776219549592015-01-08T09:08:46.103-08:002015-01-08T09:08:46.103-08:00Thank you for this series on color. I have learned...Thank you for this series on color. I have learned quite a bit. I remember when I was learning water color painting. After a couple of lessons she looked at my painting and said, "You are developing your own style." The painting we were doing was of a New England beach town. All the buildings were weathered browns and greys. The only spot of color was the ocean and a lone catamaran on the beach. I painted each house a different bright color and changed the foliage to palms. I was on a tropical beach now. I find myself attracted to fabric in those tropical colors of blues, greens and coral. And I often select a pattern by the colors in the quilt in the book or on display. Daytona Damselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00973995351685168211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-61766352348894032322015-01-08T07:55:22.458-08:002015-01-08T07:55:22.458-08:00Great, as usual. Your quilts do have a signature ...Great, as usual. Your quilts do have a signature look and I think it's because they tell the viewer something new about you each time. You've expressed your creativity process well and given me a lot of "food for thought". I'm cutting out a quilt right now that I bought the supplies for a few years ago. I have to admit I'm no longer in love with the fabric. I'm going to continue making it but you've given me the courage to make it my own and change up some of the obvious choices for sashing and background. I can hardly wait to go to the sewing studio! Thanks.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423024947233260195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-71210748067711701862015-01-07T19:21:30.348-08:002015-01-07T19:21:30.348-08:00So much to think about Audrey - this series deserv...So much to think about Audrey - this series deserves several re-reads! This year I am making a concerted effort to make quilts that really speak for me. I've reduced my stash by quite a bit, only keeping those fabrics that I adore. Surprise surprise - I'm not sure I can find a theme! I'll work my way through them, seeing who plays well with whom. Somewhere along the way I'll identify my style. It's all about the process and I love it so - take careAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-28080181284266963242015-01-07T07:16:27.337-08:002015-01-07T07:16:27.337-08:00I'm so happy to be included in your "iden...I'm so happy to be included in your "identifiable quilts" list. :) I did so many quilts last year that weren't me, but were growing experiences. I'm ready to get back to what I want to make. <br />What a great 3 part article!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-77437353354442564922015-01-07T05:03:15.421-08:002015-01-07T05:03:15.421-08:00I've enjoyed your series. Thanks for your thou...I've enjoyed your series. Thanks for your thoughts and time. <br /><br />I have a couple of UFO quilts that are just like everyone else's in blog land (popular yearly sew alongs) that I really don't want to finish because I don't really consider them mine. But someone else may enjoy them as a gift so I will. <br /><br />I'm really tired of seeing all the same quilt in the same colors all over blog land and then I am hungry for a glimpse of something unique. So I try unique. <br /><br />I think that it takes a while to find your own voice in creative writing as well as creative quilting. I think I've lost and found my voice a few times!<br /><br />Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793711897790110579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-37393305315093744122015-01-07T01:55:10.311-08:002015-01-07T01:55:10.311-08:00What a great post, it is so important to make quil...What a great post, it is so important to make quilts (or anything) with a bit (or a lot) of ourselves in it. And that holds not only for scrap quilts! My quilts often start from my stash, mostly fabrics I bought because I like them (having no quilt shop close by helps), and though they all have a completely different "feel" they are very much "me".Sew of Coursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851056498007889151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-17284303960287302622015-01-06T17:11:56.299-08:002015-01-06T17:11:56.299-08:00So very, very well said. As a long time student a...So very, very well said. As a long time student and maker of scrap quilts, you nailed it on this part.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477948659411074859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-88340692988738913692015-01-06T15:49:12.665-08:002015-01-06T15:49:12.665-08:00A good reminder to by our own person, not to worry...A good reminder to by our own person, not to worry about what others think. Which is good advice in life as well as quilting. When I first read Roberta Horton's book, it took me on a long plaid journey too. Those quilts still make me happy. Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-25697107811979127552015-01-06T14:01:52.445-08:002015-01-06T14:01:52.445-08:00Another fascinating post. You've made me real...Another fascinating post. You've made me realize a few fundamental errors in my scrap quilts and why I frequently don't end up with the quilt I originally visualized.lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965043838288712362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-12610012525118345362015-01-06T13:52:51.268-08:002015-01-06T13:52:51.268-08:00I agree with Every Stitch - I too try to make all ...I agree with Every Stitch - I too try to make all my quilts "mine" and I wish more quilters would deviate from the commercial patterns.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619642267222624728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297789041481934828.post-36268346302514829022015-01-06T13:44:07.640-08:002015-01-06T13:44:07.640-08:00Some very wise words there about finding your own ...Some very wise words there about finding your own voice in your quilts. I think that is why I am always making little changes to patterns I use - making it more my 'style'. Your beautiful colour and fabric combinations reflect your style perfectly - love it!Every Stitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573090188337210419noreply@blogger.com