Friday, March 16, 2012

What makes you nervous?

I am trying to figure out what square to do (even though my turn isn't until November) and I was curious...
What makes you nervous to quilt?

Does paper piecing give you nightmares?

Do "Y seams" put you in a hot sweat?

Do curves make your vision fuzzy?

Or are you like me and simply struggle with keeping your seams 1/4 inch?

So, let's hear it, what square would terrify you?




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14 comments:

  1. LizMarch 16, 2012 at 1:54 PM

    um, all of the above? :)

    seriously, i've only done curves in clothes and applique, our paper piecing last year did stress me a bit and i keep forgetting what a y-seam is! :)

    but that being said, bring it! that's what i love is that we're learning so many new things!!

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  2. kristinMarch 16, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    precision makes me nervous, and therefore any kind of piecing. paper piecing isn't my fave, but produces such lovely results, and really aids in the precision thing. i'm dying to try curves. it'll be my next challenge!

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  3. camieMarch 16, 2012 at 7:59 PM

    I'm September and I'm having trouble deciding on what to do too. I would love some good ideas so we don't repeat something we've already done. :) I paper pieced the Nauvoo temple and spent like a gazillion hours on it and can't remember how I did it but I could pick it up again. I have no idea what Y-seams are but I can learn! Curves? I've never done curves but I'm willing to try! Just please, whatever you do don't make me applique using freezer paper. I think that terrifies me. I'd love to see some of your ideas!!

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  4. JenMarch 17, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    i am terrified of making a quilt square that the owner will not like or want to use. i generally understand that my style is not the same as the owners, so i try really hard to research out their style. then i head to the fabric store. i am the queen of buying 1/8 of a yard of fabric. does anyone else worry as much as i about the owner liking their square?

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    1. LizMarch 17, 2012 at 8:51 AM

      Jen, I worry about it every month! I worry which colors to choose and which patterns will be liked.

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    2. mardieMarch 17, 2012 at 9:41 PM

      Isn't it funny how we all are so desperate to please and worried that we haven't? Elizabeth and Teriney give me great guidance on what others like and what their taste is like. This month Elizabeth really helped me when I decided to do a second square for Kristin. I worry a lot!

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  5. TerineyMarch 17, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    I actually like any challenge that comes my way design wise, but I have also become BFF with my seam ripper. Some months we have more quality time together than others...it's nice to know I am not perfect ;)

    I apsolutely agree with Liz and Jen that choosing the right fabric by far is the most challenging, and for me stressful and time consumming! I am glad I know 1/2 of you really well so I feel like I am call or email with additional questions in my quest to catch your vision. You other half, don't worry, I'll find away to call or email you when it's your month whether you want me to or not :)

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    1. JenMarch 17, 2012 at 1:30 PM

      T, I do the same thing. Call and email to make sure the fabrics are something the owner would like. I have even thought of posting the fabric before quilting, but that would require that owner to be honest about likes and dislikes.

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    2. kristinMarch 17, 2012 at 1:41 PM

      Robyn emailed me a pic of a fabric to get my opinion an i really appreciated that.

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  6. emilysiglerMarch 17, 2012 at 4:27 PM

    paper piecing made me nervous before I tried it. Y-seams (like corners where hexagons meet) aren't my favorite, but I don't let them see my trepidation. My biggest concerns are... who is going to start cleaning and cooking around here so I can quilt? And how can I convince my husband that I need to go to quiltcon?

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  7. NicoleMarch 17, 2012 at 6:21 PM

    I think I can relate to what everyone said. Precision (patience) is my biggest issue. One day I will invest in a special presser foot. I also get really nervous about people liking the fabrics/square I make for them. I have nightmares about it actually. But I am loving the challenge. Kristin, hopefully I will have gathered enough fabrics by next weekend to finish yours!

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  8. mardieMarch 17, 2012 at 9:45 PM

    I really love the challenges in this group. Although, I am doing my first paper Piecing in "Trading Pieces" this month. I have put it off and put it off and started today and it is working out! Yay for learning something new! I am worried about the "Y-seams", they sound really hard. But, I say, bring it on. We are here to learn as well as have fun. (I am really just glad to hear that I am not the only one who gets really nervous figuring out what someone else is going to like!)

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  9. LizMarch 18, 2012 at 7:24 AM

    Hexagons!

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  10. AmyMarch 18, 2012 at 6:49 PM

    I'm super late in this conversation, but I ditto all that has been said. I've never done y seams or the hexagons, but I'm willing to learn. I actually enjoyed the paper piecing, it made things exact and was much easier than I anticipated. We are all fairly new to quilting, so of course we get nervous, but that's part of the learning. Bring it on, come what may, and love it!

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