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A total stranger at a fabric store in Austin gave me the best design advice I've ever gotten
I was in there last Tuesday, totally stuck on this jacket pattern I was trying to make. I had all this cool patchwork denim but the pieces just looked messy together, like a pile of scraps. This older woman, maybe my mom's age, was looking at buttons next to me and just said, 'Honey, you're thinking in squares. Try cutting one of those on the bias.' I had never even thought of that. I bought a quarter yard of a solid dark blue, cut a strip on the diagonal, and used it to frame the main panel. It pulled the whole thing together instantly, like a picture frame for the chaos. It was such a simple fix but it completely changed how I see putting patterns together now. Has anyone else had a random tip from another shopper totally fix a project?
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wren6528d ago
Sounds like a nice moment, but was it really the best advice ever?
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the_jason8d ago
Best advice ever," @wren652? You're joking, right?
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