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    Mimis-quilts's Avatar Mimis-quilts is offline Senior Member
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lisapc View Post
    Usually I only buy fabric with a specific project in mind. Occasionally I just can't leave some fabric/pre-cuts behind because I fall in love with them. Those are the ones that haunt me because I sit for months looking at them and have no idea what to do with hit. I held a Swirl JR for months then the falling charms quilt tutorial came out and it was still a month or more before I decided to use that JR for that quilt. When I fall for a pattern it makes it a lot easier to use that and go buy fabric/precuts with a finished project in mind.

    You are not alone.
    I am like you Lisa...however, when I buy material I usually end up buying more than I need because I love it! Crazy I know! I rarely buy precuts, I prefer having that large piece of material.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mimis-quilts View Post
    Claire, love this quilt too! Is it done with HSTs? That is too cute!!!!
    No HST in the quilt at all, lots of strips and what F&P calls flippy corners. Like I said it is a Kim Bracket pattern from a recent book of hers. Amazon.com: kim brackett quilt books

    I think it is in the Beauties book. Irene's Vexation

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    Quote Originally Posted by brook View Post
    When I buy JR, I struggle in figuring out what to do with them. So then I buy Layer Cakes and I struggle finding a pattern that I want to make. : P
    This is exactly my problem. I'm overwhelmed. If you look in my notes section you will see the list of all the tutorials that I want to try. I have no idea how I'm going to decide!! Then I look at the fabric and it's soooo pretty. I get afraid to mess it up.

    I know there are plenty of patterns out there but I usually choose the one that need both JR and LC. I'm currently working on finding a pattern for the Ellie Ann JR. The DD has the layer cake on sale.
    The Ellie Ann LC has been on my wish list since I joined here so when I saw it was the DD I bought it...AND a JR. LOL. I now have 3 free shipping orders (you know what that means$!) placed with M* and I haven't sewn the first thing yet!

    I just wish I could get my sewing machines out of my storage unit in NJ, but we would literally have to empty about 3/4 of the unit to reach them. Poor planning on my part, but I knew I wouldn't be able to be crafting while I'm trying to pack up and move, so I thought, "get them safely out of the way first". I had no idea that when I packed all my creative life (sewing, scrapbooking, painting etc) away it would be gone from me for close to 3 years now.

    So apparently, in order to cope...I buy fabric. Lots of fabric. But I save $5 every time! That's got to count for something.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jean Sewing Machine View Post
    I've purchased several patterns from www.cozyquilts.com. The owner/designer does a monthly design and presents it to her quilt shop customers in YouTube segments. It's called "Strip Club" and the designs are amazing, and all done with 2-1/2" strips. She shows the piecing for each block. She is more laid back than our Jenny, goes slower, but explains very thoroughly. It is still very entertaining. You might try watching some of these videos for inspiration for using JRs in some different ways.
    Jean, thank you for letting me know about this site. They have a lot of good patterns, etc... I even ordered one. : )
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    Quote Originally Posted by Claire Hallman View Post
    I just love the Ellie Ann fabric. I have been very tempted to buy more with the recent DD s but there is so much more I want to do with other fabrics, too.
    I made a Kim Bracket design with a EA jelly roll. I pulled out the orange tones and used them for another quilt, can't find that picture.Attachment 52212

    When I buy a DD or precut elsewhere I usually buy a yard or two of one of the small prints for borders or binding so I will have something that matches and usually expect to add background as well.

    The first class I ever took was the pineapple blossom from Bonnie Hunter and it was reasonably easy to do and since you used all the little cut off pieces it didn't waste much if anything.
    Clair, this is beautiful! I could see myself making this one with my JR. : )
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    I purchased two JR last year with no particular project in mind. Yesterday morning I was inspired to try to make a quilt in a day, start to finish. I almost made it...I finished a throw today using one of the JR. I used the MSQC tutorial "Amazing Jelly Roll Race" as a jumping-off point. It was not a work of art, but it turned out cute. And it was the perfect gift for my friend who came home from the hospital today. She was touched and especially surprised when I told her I started it yesterday!

    All this to say, JR are a great way to say "I love you" with a quick project. I posted the picture on my wall.

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    I'll buy some and then find that while they all go together - some of the colors don't work with each other. I've had reddish browns, greenish and yellowish browns in the same pack. I wind up either tossing the extras if I have a friend that doesn't want them. I don't have the patience to sell them, and since I don't think much of where I live, I won't donate them, either.

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