tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604403499576985528.post123227203986492214..comments2024-02-23T22:47:33.131+13:00Comments on Charlotte Scott - Textile Artist: Affordable QuiltingCharlotte Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11696100659597422648noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604403499576985528.post-70821499315553560472011-04-26T20:14:13.135+12:002011-04-26T20:14:13.135+12:00This is a great posting! I am a "scrap"...This is a great posting! I am a "scrap" quilter from way back, and, although I LOVE the coordinated fabric packs, which I do collect, I really enjoy just going into my stash and finding just the exact shade I need....and if I don't have it, then I have a good excuse to go shopping! Yes, fabric IS expensive down here, and it was quite a shock coming from the US. I don't know how you guys do it. If you are a beginner and want to build a stash, look at all your fabrics, and look at a color wheel....then fill in the blanks with monochromatics (those fabrics that read as solids from a distance). But the current fabrics that strike you and make sure you get at least 1-2 meters so you don't run out.<br />Of course, all these thoughts fly out the window if you do alot of art quilts. In that case, just buy what you want when you see it - it will find a use somewhere! just make sure you support your local patchwork shops, or they may go the way of the moa...Caroline Pynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813139576534086511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604403499576985528.post-15358372168701546362011-04-03T19:02:30.173+12:002011-04-03T19:02:30.173+12:00Awesome post and great comments.That has helped fr...Awesome post and great comments.That has helped free my thinking up a lot. I seem to lose my bold nerve in actual quilting shops because everything seems so "ranged" and themed. Even Kaffe Fassett seems ranged. I have decided to make a quilt like the one in Brambly Hedge story which is an eclectic looking pieced one anyway. I want to thank Ms Lottie so much for the big reply and I'm sure it has been useful for others. Thanks to everyone else for sharing their thoughts too. X to all.Tanya Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867118885094628168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604403499576985528.post-8947356159362464122011-04-01T12:24:03.766+13:002011-04-01T12:24:03.766+13:00That sounds just like what I do except I tend to m...That sounds just like what I do except I tend to make arty pieces rather than quilts. (I still make quilts too just not so many). I just replaced my sandals after 5 years and got a great bargain $2.20 new and normally I just don't fit shoes and have to pay hundreds!<br /><br />Haircuts don't happen either, or new clothes. Supplies are much more important :)<br /><br />vivknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604403499576985528.post-42307203528018187552011-03-31T17:30:59.195+13:002011-03-31T17:30:59.195+13:00I got to the point a few years ago that I needed t...I got to the point a few years ago that I needed to come up with a plan to pay for my hobby, I started quilting for others.This is now virtually a full-time business, which means I don't have much time for my hobby!! Murphy Law!I guess everyone has to find a way that works for them.Some folks might have a monthly budget.Some ask for vouchers for birthdays/xmas.<br />The world of scrappy quilts is really taking off, or being revisited as quilting was born from not having much but making something from it.<br />As far as quilt shops go , I think of all small business as the back bone of the country ,they are what keeps this country ticking, so by supporting them in turn we help ourselves and our kids. <br />Just my 2cents worth.<br />Best of luck Tanya.Leeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616599642690765779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604403499576985528.post-29912830431674948622011-03-31T17:25:22.984+13:002011-03-31T17:25:22.984+13:00I'm a bit lucky in that I now work from time t...I'm a bit lucky in that I now work from time to time in a quilt shop so I can earn my impulse buys. But I am with you in that I don't spend much money on anything else, except groceries, the occasional haircut and enough clothes to get me by!! (and it helps that the kids have left home, even if they need the odd care parcel!). I still like to collect a variety of fat quarters rather than larger pieces, but maybe my look/style is more scrappy anyway. When I am actually into an actual project than I will buy the larger yardages needed for backgrounds, borders etc. I really admired your discipline last year, Ms Lottie, when you decided to make do from your stash and not buy any fabric. WOW!!Raewynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123089629481933099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604403499576985528.post-62538013179871020482011-03-30T16:37:05.866+13:002011-03-30T16:37:05.866+13:00Does anybody afford their hobby?Does anybody afford their hobby?Suz Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258780686330752534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604403499576985528.post-37547858961684635382011-03-30T16:34:40.815+13:002011-03-30T16:34:40.815+13:00It is funny how everyone approaches things differe...It is funny how everyone approaches things differently. I'm very much a fat quarter person. I love having lots of different fabrics in my quilts. I buy a few at a time and the joy of collecting the fabrics is part of the enjoyment of the entire process. Sometimes I collect for several years before the actual project gets designed. Then I design around what I have gathered. Other times it is buy, start cutting, and then work out what else I need to make it work...Suz Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258780686330752534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604403499576985528.post-1524308618237530312011-03-30T12:00:46.541+13:002011-03-30T12:00:46.541+13:00I purchase "stuff" on sale too...it'...I purchase "stuff" on sale too...it's so thrilling to get a really good bargain! Plus I re-purpose sheets and old woolen blankets. Perfect for warmth and extra "weight" ...I'm not really fussed on the white fluff stuff that is available. <br /><br />My quilt covers on my 3 and 2 seater couches are made from curtain fabric sample scraps (not the thermal backed) that I picked up over time at 50 cents a piece. I backed them with old sheets :-)Hopes Handcraftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388763562145957609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604403499576985528.post-21184890120651251882011-03-30T09:52:03.102+13:002011-03-30T09:52:03.102+13:00I meant to add: I'd love to hear how other pe...I meant to add: I'd love to hear how other people afford their hobbies.Charlotte Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11696100659597422648noreply@blogger.com