Gail posted a survey about our fabric choices. Here are my answers:
What is your favorite color to use in your quilts?
Purple is my favorite color and I used it a lot when I started quilting. Lately I’ve been using a lot of green in my projects. I did go through a pink phase earlier this year. I guess I’m destined to go through different color phases. That’s fine with me.
Do you have a favorite style, ie. depression repros, 1800 repros, geometrics, florals, plaids, batiks, marbled, etc.?
I’m not a fan of batiks or orientals. Other than those I haven’t decided if I have a favorite style.
Do you have a favorite line of fabrics, ie. Kaffee Fasset, one of Moda's lines, Jo Morton, etc.
I like Moda marbles. They go with everything.
Do you tend to buy a particular subject , ie. butterflies, strawberries, cats?
Earlier this summer I visited a new quilt shop in town and a fun polka dot fabric found it’s way into my hands. Since then I’ve been on the lookout for fun polka dots.
Did I miss a category here?????
How about why we buy fabric? For fun, for a specific project or because it was on sale and you just “had to have it!?
Other than the polka dot fabric I still buy fabric with a project in mind or at least at a WHIM. I seldom buy fabric if it’s not on sale unless I absolutely need it. My dad taught me to be thrifty with my money and always look for a good deal.
One more question: if you are buying fabric that is not for a project how much do you buy?
I have given up buying FQs. I like to use fabric in a few projects not just one. Now when I’m buying fabric I buy at least one yard, sometimes two. That way I can also cut an FQ to send as a RAQ if I need to send one out.
Judy has posted her October Hour a Day quilt. I've wanted to try the maple leaf block and this is just the quilt to do that. I can't wait to get started.
I have a blog etiquette question. I certainly appreciate all the comments I get from everyone, but I'm wondering are you supposed to acknowledge every comment personally. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. I don't want to offend anyone so if it's considered proper to reply to everyone I'm sorry if I haven't acknowledged your comment in the past. What do you usually do with the comment you receive?
I haven't had my Saturday class today. We are going to Boston today and attending The Who concert tonight. Tomorrow I have to work a few hours and then it is football time. That means I'll be hand quilting tomorrow afternoon. I'm off for the day. I hope everyone has a great weekend!
9 comments:
I think if we responded to ever comment we received we'd never have time to do anything else but sit at the computer! I try to respond personally to comments that include questions. If I get a lot of similar comments on a post I try to acknowledge them in the next post. If I'm motivated to say something because of the comment then I do. Otherwise I don't worry about it. That seems to be the way people respond to my comments so I think this way works for many of us anyway. I think none of us expect a response to every comment.
I agree with Patti. There do seem to be a few people who respond to every comment, though, so I've been asking myself the same question!
There's no way I could ever respond to every comment left me and get anything else done! If someone asks a question that requries an answer I send a personal email. IF they have it set up where I can see their email. But if it comes to my mailbox as the no-reply blogger one then I don't put any effort into answering. Now if someone leaves a comment that I think the answer would be of general interest I make a post about it. Also I rarely answer a comment in my comments because it's been my experience that most people don't go back and re-read comments to see what else has been said. I used to but as there are more and more good quilt blogs out there I just don't have time to go back and re-visit posts like I used to and I imagine most people are the same.
I agree with the first 3 who answered this question. I can't answer every comment and still have time to read other people's posts. Besides, I think what they're saying is a whole lot more interesting than what I usually babble about.
Sometimes I respond and sometimes not -- just depends on my mood I guess. But it's kind of like sending a thank you note for a thank you note, it could just go on into perpetuity.
i was wondering the same thing myself the other day.
I do the same as Patti or you would spend sooo much time on the computer.
Thanks for your answers to my poll, it is very interesting to see what everyone says. I like the questions you raised to my last question, maybe I will ask those questions individually in the future (when I am out of photos to show....LOL)
I don't think it is possible to respond to each and every comment personally--there is not enough time in a day. I try to get back to people who pose questions though. Unless answering the question would be worthly of another post. In that case, I use that question to spring board me into another blog subject.
buying fabric:***Always good quality, then certainly aside from budget available I have gone through stages, I used to purchase FQ's which would work together, then for a while I did half metres, if it was on sale then 2 or 3 metres. A few times I have purchased 8 or 9 metres of a sale fabric ($5 or less per metre/yard) and I think that is the best. If the price is great then go for enough to do a backing and a bit. As long as you really like the fabric it will end up somewhere but I like having a stash of ready to use backings that cost me less than $50. You also then have lots for backgrounds, or swaps if that comes up.
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