COLORS
Fabrics are available in all different prints and colors, let's find out a bit more on how to use them and how collections are designed.
COLORS
A starter guide about colors with Hues, Tints, Tones, Shades and the Power of Colors.
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The 3 Color aspects to take into Consideration when choosing Fabrics
It is important to understand how colors behave.
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WHEN TO START A QUILT
You wish to start a quilt project, you have two choices: either take a pattern from a magazine, a book or a website that was made by a designer or imagine it yourself. You might believe that there is no way for you to be able to do such a thing.
Well there is a way.
There is always a designer that will be there to help out along the way, wether you are a beginner or an expert (needing to learn a different technique).
Once you start making quilts, you will discover that there is always an other way to do it, or a new notion to use.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO START A QUILT
You need to learn the steps of the shapes, colors and distribution. In traditional patchwork, blocks are made of basic shapes such as squares, triangles and rectangles. Once you have established which ones you will be using, you decide on your color palette from the color wheel or why not just from your environment and nature.
Your surroundings will inspire you, it can be tiles, ceramics, architecture. Every thing around us can be a start to a quilt.
WHERE CAN YOU FIND INFORMATION ABOUT QUILTS
You can find all that information on blogs, websites or books, but they will only give you small parts of the whole picture, haven't you noticed that magazines will give you the quilt pattern but usually don't inform you on how to quilt it. Websites will also give instructionsĀ on how to make a project with a certain fabric collection but what happens when that collection isn't available anymore?
That is when you can call upon a designer to help out. Don't stop what you are doing because you are stuck, search around and ask for help.
I will have as many workbooks as you need to help out, just tell what you need and I will tell you what I have got.
WHO CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR QUILT
You need help choosing your color range? You need someone to show you how to quilt and bind your project? DESIGNING A QUILT 101 will help you through those steps and much more, it will even give you the tools to create your own patterns. With helpful worksheets, exercises and templates, you will make your way through the making of a quilt in no time wether you are a beginner or a teacher, you will have access to all the material you need to achieve your goal and color coordination won't be a mystery to you anymore.
Learn more about DESIGNING A QUILT 101