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Throwback Thursday – Picking Quilt Fabric Colors

COLOR is always on Quilter’s mind, And here is the way that I was taught.

1) Start with one fabric. Take this one fabric and work from it. Is that one fabric, a dark, medium or light color?

This is a Dark

Add the light and medium. Move and change it until you like it.

Lay them out in front of you.

Then add, a dark medium, a light medium, until you have the mix of what you like.

2) Choose colors and patterns you love. An average a twin size quilt will take me about a week to piece together, and if hand quilted another, 3-4 months. If tied or machine quilted 3-4 weeks, you have so much time and cost involved you have to love it.

3) Natural or background colors. These are the corner stone. More often than not the background color is your light color. Your background color helps bring the blocks together. It does not always need to be a light either, dark or medium work well to, any color can be used.

4) Color Wheel. I’m not a big fan of the color wheel, I do like when colors pops and on most of my quilts the start fabric is not the most prominent color used it in, it is just a starting point.

5) Make one block. This should always be done, a Quilters practice, cut only fabric for one block and live with it for a few days. Especially, if it’s something you’ve never tried before. Most times you will know right away if you like it or not.

6) Have fun. This is the best way I’ve found to pick colors, enjoy the process, your quilt will be fantastic.

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Free Shadow Star Quilt Pattern just for YOU !

I have a house full of company and I’m doing this just for you all ! I have so much to tell you about and will, but next week?? So, please share this quilt pattern and enjoy. I’m a bit overwhelmed !

Cut 1 Assort blue – 4 ½” x 4 ½”

Make the Flying Geese First

Cut 8 Assort blue to match – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Cut 4 Yellows 4 ½” x 2 ½” Make Flying Geese block

Cut 8 Yellow – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Cut 4 White – 4 ½” x 2 ½” Make Flying Geese block

Cut 4 Yellow – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Cut 4 White – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

Make Triangles

Cut 4 Yellow – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Cut 4 White – 2 ½” x 2 ½”

Piece block as shown above

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Self-binding a Quilt Tutorial

How to do self binding to a quilt. You bring the quilt backing to the front and using it as your binding, It’s from The Quilt Ladies, you know they know !

Self-Binding Quilt Tutorial

Self Binding means:

Bring the quilt backing to the front and using it as your binding, I am bring this over from The Quilt Ladies, this post is used and asked for all the time, Thank you for that.

Just a few days ago I received this comment on my original post:

from Helen:

After reading the tutorial 3 times I committed to try it.
It worked perfectly. I just followed the instructions and it worked
on a table runner. This method stops so much waste of material.