Conquering Your Quilting Fears - Guild Survey! All responses are anonymous! Please be honest with yourself and us. :) Question Title * 1. How Long Have You Been Quilting? Less than 5 years 5 to 10 Years 10 to 20 Years 20 Years or More OK Question Title * 2. How Comfortable are you with Traditional Techniques and Patterns? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable, might need a little help A little comfortable, depends on the project Not comfortable at all OK Question Title * 3. How Comfortable are you with Modern Techniques and Patterns? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable, might need a little help A bit comfortable, depends on the project Not comfortable at all OK Question Title * 4. What quilt *pattern* scares you the most? Check all that apply... Double Wedding Ring / Pickle Dish New York Beauty / Mariner's Compass Grandmother's Flower Garden or English Paper Piecing Pattern Hand Applique Quilt (Baltimore album, etc) Machine Applique Quilt Dresden Plate or Fans Quilt pattern featuring text Hawaiian Style quilt Drunkard's Path / Curves / Circles Quilt Star (Feathered, Lemoyne, etc) Tumbling Blocks Baskets Making traditional patterns more modern Piecing without following a pattern at all A pattern with lots of tiny pieces A pattern with very precise measurements Making my own pattern A very traditional, old-fashioned pattern A pattern with dozens of the same block A pattern with tons of negative space Other pattern (please specify, as many as you like) OK Question Title * 5. What quilt *technique* scares you the most? Check all that apply... Teeny-Tiny Piecing Foundation Paper Piecing English Paper Piecing Fussy Cutting Machine / Fusible Applique Hand Applique Hand Piecing Hand Quilting Redwork / Embroidery Dresden Plates / Fans Quilt Facing (in lieu of quilt binding) Improv Piecing Wonky Piecing Precise Piecing Lots of Pieces per Block Cathedral Window Quilting Yo-Yo Quilting Boro Quilting Trapunto Minimalist Design Negative Space Monochromatic Color Scheme Scrappy Color Scheme Extremely Colorful Color Scheme Not Using a Rotary Cutter Not Using a Ruler Calculating Yardage for a Quilt Choosing Colors for a Quilt Other (please specify as many as you like) OK Question Title * 6. Why do those patterns or techniques scare you? Check all that apply... It's too hard I will mess up It will take too long I don't know where to start I will make an ugly project It's a useless or outdated technique It won't look modern I will waste time and/or fabric that I could use on other projects People will laugh at my attempts I have too many ideas, can't narrow it down I need to take a class I like my current range of techniques just fine Don't push me, I'm too stressed as it is! Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 7. What scary patterns or techniques are you willing to *try* this year? Please specify as many as you like! We won't hold you to your answers, but it's a good indication of what you might be willing to attempt! OK Question Title * 8. Do you believe you can try something new, in honor of the New Year? Absolutely, I know I can expand my horizons in 2019! OK, I'm willing to give it my best shot. Um, it may not turn out great, but I'll try something. Can I just hide in bed until 2020? OK DONE