Experiencing Color Combinations
In January, 2004 I offered my art quilter's group a color study opportunity. We started out with purple and yellow, opposites on the color wheel, and one of my favorite combinations. I asked them to pick a block that they would be making, over and over again, with several different color combinations throughout the study. I emphasized that a simpler block would be a better choice. I chose Sisters Choice.
I used as many variations of purple and yellow as I could find in my fabric collection. Some were hand dyed, some commercial, some batiks, some regular fabrics. I used several values of each color. I told them to also make one block of all yellow and one of all purple to experiment with values. I couldn't hold myself back on the scraps from piecing, I had to make a few crazy pieced blocks.
I haven't made them into a quilt yet. Maybe I need some more blocks, maybe every other block needs to be a spacer block with a simpler design. After all it has only been 3 3/4 years, lets not rush it now!
In case you think I may run out of quilt pictures to post, these are the boxes containing quilt tops waiting to be quilted. They are stored under my pool table/cutting table in my basement studio area. I am trying to finish as many as possible. I have given away and sold some that I didn't feel the need to finish.
I used as many variations of purple and yellow as I could find in my fabric collection. Some were hand dyed, some commercial, some batiks, some regular fabrics. I used several values of each color. I told them to also make one block of all yellow and one of all purple to experiment with values. I couldn't hold myself back on the scraps from piecing, I had to make a few crazy pieced blocks.
I haven't made them into a quilt yet. Maybe I need some more blocks, maybe every other block needs to be a spacer block with a simpler design. After all it has only been 3 3/4 years, lets not rush it now!
In case you think I may run out of quilt pictures to post, these are the boxes containing quilt tops waiting to be quilted. They are stored under my pool table/cutting table in my basement studio area. I am trying to finish as many as possible. I have given away and sold some that I didn't feel the need to finish.
4 comments:
My first visit (not sure about that ...) to your blog -- goodie, I think this is going to be fun! Thanks for the lift I needed today, but I'll be back - have added you to my bloglines.
I don't much care for quilting 'regular' and always enjoy things a little off the beaten path - looks like I've found it ??.
Uhhh...I get the impression that you'd have to completely stop making anything new for a couple of years in order to actually run out of pictures to share!
As usual, Wanda, very interesting! I would soooo love to play with you!!
I am astounded by how much quilting you do! How many hours in an average day do you spend piecing? Your work is wonderful.
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