Hello! Today I’d like to share my finished Solstice BOM quilt top. This is the BOM (block of the month) we’ve been working on inside the Make Modern Triangles program this year and it is so fun to finally start seeing these beauties become quilts! A few weeks ago, I took the above picture at one of our favorite wineries,…
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Sharing a Finish – Solstice BOM
Color Palettes: Start With a Favorite Fabric
CHoosing color palettes is easier ALONGSIDE a favorite fabric Our Playful Color Quilt Guild members challenged themselves to see colors better by sampling a favorite fabrics’ color palettes. They gathered favorite print fabrics and their color chips. Using a playful, experimental approach, members discovered a new way to build a color palette. Selecting fabrics is an easier task when working…
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What Are Color Harmonies?
Color harmonies are Like a chorus, where Colors SING NOTES together in Perfect pitch. When your quilts lack color harmonies, it’s like a four-part, out-of-tune rendition of Row Row Row Your Boat at summer camp. You know when it sounds bad, but which campers are croaking off key?! We’ve all done it. Like sewing a bunch of quilt blocks and…
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Best Storage Containers for Organizing Color Chips
StOrage Containers are a Quilter’s Catnip. Who doesn’t thrill over the PERFECT CONTAINER for quilty things? Using the best storage containers or systems suited for you and your color chips is fun. Like a custom closet for our clothes, the right storage containers and displays for color chips make finding the right fabrics enjoyable. Gazing at a bulletin board or…
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Color Tools for Color Mastery: The Must-Have List
Color mastery is magical in quilts when it works and it’s all about the color tools. START A QUILT WITH COLOR TOOLS Starting a quilt with must-have color tools makes the process easier, less stressful and way more fun – with the bonus of beautiful quilts! Color doesn’t have to be hard but it often feels that way. Few of…
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Quilt Photography: Pro Tips for Wow! Photos
MEET QUILT PHOTography Pro Kitty WIlkin, for your quilt’s sake. Pro quilt photographer Kitty Wilkin recently shared her photography magic tricks with the Playful Color Quilt Guild as our guest teacher. We tested her tips on our own quilts in February’s Photo Challenge. When I met Kitty in 2015, we quickly bonded over quilting, creating, and mothering young children. A…
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