tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post4419719965084944976..comments2024-03-26T08:35:24.246-05:00Comments on That man Quilts?: How do you pick fabrics?Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17961668927812199081noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-41007846484322215912014-09-24T10:50:19.610-05:002014-09-24T10:50:19.610-05:00Just thought I'd pass on how we handled the cl...Just thought I'd pass on how we handled the class ring thing with our 3 kids. We pointed out that very few people wear their high school rings after they graduate. We offered each kid the option of getting a ring of their choice from the jewelry store instead of the class ring. My son chose the onyx ring that his dad had gotten as a teen, and both girls chose rings with semi-precious stones. All 3 wear these rings these 20+ years later. Barb Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744581949539579718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-84796792790375790722014-09-23T23:25:57.948-05:002014-09-23T23:25:57.948-05:00"Asked her to lay an egg" - hahaha!"Asked her to lay an egg" - hahaha!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13353211738068512128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-870126430251457562014-09-23T14:41:18.168-05:002014-09-23T14:41:18.168-05:00Does anyone wear their high school ring past high ...Does anyone wear their high school ring past high school? (Not many!) Still, it's a significant marker of a significant time. Get the ring; nothing will make her happier. I say, get a ring that she'll love wearing, and that you'll be happy to put in a display or keepsake box. lindaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378726866013609136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-42557960790977237662014-09-23T13:37:13.832-05:002014-09-23T13:37:13.832-05:00The Class ring....oy vey...went through the same t...The Class ring....oy vey...went through the same thing a few years ago. Talked me into the more expensive ring...wore it 3 or 4 times...graduation pictures, capping and senior day/night. Now sits in her dresser in the box it came in. :)<br /><br />KathiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-38956075350589472102014-09-23T12:16:34.899-05:002014-09-23T12:16:34.899-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-12165690561239349782014-09-23T12:03:59.442-05:002014-09-23T12:03:59.442-05:00I have recently put up a bit of flannel and use it...I have recently put up a bit of flannel and use it as a desin wall, i have found i see the fabric far better this way, as i have to stand quite a ways back, you can see me in my studio walking backwards away from the design wall and then slowly moving closer, i have not counted my record yet of how many times i can go back and forth while staring at the wall...Maybe its a good thing there are no windows down there... I have been shocked to find that the thing that gets me so excited- the fabric selection is also the thing that has challenged me most, this was what i had taken for granted and expected myself to do well, naturally. I am learning, as you know the fabric choices can really make or break the design, and I have struggled with figuring out what i like and then struggled with making the things i like work, i have found that often it is the prints and colors i am less fond of or drawn to that are needed to make my original choices work, my taste has really changed and evolved since i started a couple years ago. I love your fabric choices, is it always that obvious for you, i mean, in what direction you will lean regarding fabrics you choose?karraristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979355283608954978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259952795997957550.post-52508048243909383862014-09-23T10:24:33.907-05:002014-09-23T10:24:33.907-05:00When I'm choosing fabrics, I do the same thing...When I'm choosing fabrics, I do the same thing, but I set the candidates up and then leave for a while. When I come back, the fabric is obvious, like it was for your pick. <br /><br />Changing your mind is part of the creative process. Now that you have mastered nearly all of the skills you need, it's only a matter of time before you produce patterns instead of follow them, and then start teaching us how to successfully break the rules.lwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731797783816953087noreply@blogger.com