http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2006/05/06/off-the-bookshelfcolor-confidence-for-quilters/ Musings on Quilts and Quilting Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2006/05/06/off-the-bookshelfcolor-confidence-for-quilters/#comment-19 Fri, 26 May 2006 06:01:25 +0000 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2006/05/06/off-the-bookshelfcolor-confidence-for-quilters/#comment-19 [...] Arrange your fabrics by color family for easiest usage. You’ll spend less time searching for that certain blue fabric you know you saw months ago (that just might be the PERFECT fabric), and more time quilting. However, don’t obsess over it, either. You’ll always have fabrics that defy classification (these are the perfect “bridge” fabrics: is it green? is it blue?), so just stick it where it looks like it should go, or if there are many that look like they might be green, or might be blue, put them in a family by themselves. This organization is also a great way to practice blending colors together which can help you create a successful color scheme for your quilt. [...] […] Arrange your fabrics by color family for easiest usage. You’ll spend less time searching for that certain blue fabric you know you saw months ago (that just might be the PERFECT fabric), and more time quilting. However, don’t obsess over it, either. You’ll always have fabrics that defy classification (these are the perfect “bridge” fabrics: is it green? is it blue?), so just stick it where it looks like it should go, or if there are many that look like they might be green, or might be blue, put them in a family by themselves. This organization is also a great way to practice blending colors together which can help you create a successful color scheme for your quilt. […]

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