Lisa, my tastes have definitely changed over the years. Of course, when I
first started quilting, calico was about the only 100% cotton fabric you
could find, along with some solid colors. There's such a variety of fabrics
out there now, so I think it's pretty natural that our tastes would evolve
with the new fabric fashions. That being said, when we moved last year, I
went through my stash and looked at some fabrics and wondered what on earth
I was thinking of when I bought them! I can't imagine ever liking some of
them and was certain someone must have snuck into the house periodically and
traded out my good stuff!
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Louise in Iowa
nieland4 at mchsi dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa

"Lisa Ellis" wrote in message
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I walked into my LQS this weekend and my friend who works there said she
had some quilt blocks for me...another friend had given them to her, to
pass on to me. There were block of the month blocks, from 1995. The
reason our friend decided to give them to me was that I had lusted after
them. The funny thing is that I couldn't remember the blocks, even though
I found the block I made.

The blocks were four appliqué hearts, set with sashing and corner stones.
Most were pastels or 30's repro material. I recognized the block I made
because I used actual 30's material (and there was a piece of tape with my
name on the back). While the blocks are nice, I can't imagine lusting
after them. I will put the blocks together, but I wouldn't make anything
like them now.

This incedent has driven home the fact that my tastes have changed over
the years. Certainly, I prefer brighter, more intense colors. How about
you?

lisae