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2 Ways to Make your Scrappy Quilt Look Lovely (and NOT like a hot mess) Apr 17, 2018

You know how some scrappy quilts can look super gorgeous and unexpected, while others look like the quilter had a tad too much wine??

Here are a couple fun effects to make your next scrappy quilt look ...

Violet and Gray: A Cool and Eerie Palette Apr 10, 2018

I love these violets and purples alongside these cool grays. It makes for a stark, almost eerie palette. Perhaps it's only eerie since it is made into a giant octopus... who can say?

Not all ...

How to Use Warm and Cool colors in your Quilt Apr 03, 2018

One of my favorite tools that I keep in my fabric selecting toolbox is-- temperature!

A color can be described as warm or cool. Generally, yellows, oranges, and reds are considered warm, while bl...

How to Brighten up a Dull Color Palette Mar 28, 2018

Have you ever been making a quilt, and while you're loving the fabrics you've chosen, the overall palette is looking a little dull?

This happened to me while I was making this London Skyline quil...

How to add Pops of Color to your Quilt: Part 3 Jan 23, 2018

Have you ever been pulling fabric for a quilt, and thought, how can I make this look more interesting?

One of my favorite ways to make a color palette instantly more interesting is to add a P

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How to Add Pops of Color to your Quilt: Part 2 Jan 16, 2018

I travel all over the country teaching, and a question I get asked a lot is HOW do I add a pop of color to my quilt? How do I know which color to choose for the pop?

I LOVE adding a pop of

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How to Add a Pop of Color to your Quilt: Part 1 Jan 10, 2018

One of my favorite fabric palette tricks I have in my belt is the POP of color!

Adding a pop of color to your otherwise monochromatic (one colored) quilt can instantly add a lot of interest.

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Color Crush: Cream, Aqua, Chartreuse Oct 31, 2017

Have you ever had that one fabulous piece of fabric that inspired a whole quilt? Well that happened to me recently, but it was a spool of yarn!

In addition to my quilting addiction, I also love k...

How to Build a Fabric Palette: Working with Golds Oct 24, 2017

Sometimes a fabric palette will start with one thread of an idea-- sometimes a literal thread. I saw gold embroidery on a dark cobalt fabric, and I knew I wanted to translate that into a quilt. My new...

How to Create a Dynamic Color Palette for your next Quilt Oct 19, 2017

I wanted to share my thought process behind the fabric selection for my recent quilt, GLOBE. I often want to include both warm and cool colors in a quilt to create a really dynamic palette. There are ...

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