Coloration Your World!
Let’s take a better take a look at the brand new Quiltmaker July/August & September/October Coloration Concern .
There’s one thing magical about colours. If you select materials for a quilt, it’s not simply concerning the hues—it’s additionally how they play collectively and the feelings they evoke. Coloration has this uncanny means to talk to our souls and ignite our imaginations. So, we couldn’t be extra excited to share a little bit concerning the kaleidoscope of patterns and options we’ve assembled for you in Quiltmaker’s vibrant, super-sized coloration subject. From daring and vivid designs to mushy, soothing palettes, there’s something for each style and magnificence!
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We’ll present you ways the colour wheel, like a quilter’s compass, can efficiently information you thru the huge expanse of coloration mixtures. See how two colours can complement one another as you piece Ramona Sorensen’s candy Child Checkerboard Squares.
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Experiment with three colours on the colour wheel to make Dee Sydnor’s Floral Trinity throw or Judy McCrosky’s Coloration Combos quilt.
Dive into tetradic (four-color) schemes for Carl and Linda Sullivan’s Swatch Bloc quilt or Jane Baumstark’s Classic Violets mission.
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If you’re drawn to harmonious blends of a number of colours, try Splendid Spectrum by Susan Deshensky, Solidiflies by Mary Kay Davis, or Samara by Alison Barry.
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Uncover how colours can create visible temperature with Jen Daly’s Shimmering Sundown or the phantasm of transparency with Gigi Levsen’s Filtered Gentle.
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Coloration Inspiration
The colour wheel is only one instrument for unlocking the countless coloration prospects in quilting tasks. We’ve additionally sprinkled in some insightful articles from Luana Rubin and Steph Skardal to assist take your quilting sport to new, colourful heights. And Amy Struckmeyer shares her ideas for utilizing coloration successfully in our Designer Q&A.
On this particular collector’s version of Quiltmaker’s July/August & September/October Coloration Concern, there’s an entire spectrum of prospects ready to be explored. Are you able to experiment with totally different coloration mixtures to see the place YOUR creativeness takes you?
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