Hello everyone. I've been thinking about color lately--what I like and why I like it. My preferences are more instinct than anything else; I know what I like when I see it. As for why, I don't particularly care.
When I spotted this peculiar paisley fabric in a friend’s scrap bag, something about it drew me in for a closer look. The colors were muted, and not particularly pretty.
To narrow down what intrigued me, I googled "green and lavender color scheme" and used an online resource called Color Palettes. Most of the combinations were either too pastel or too vibrant for my taste, until it came to these:
I liked these soft, grayed shades--
but this one was even better!
Bingo!
Turns out, it was the low-contrast blending of colors that I liked so much! Once I chose green and lavender fabrics of similar value, I was able to create the same effect that drew me to the paisley in the first place. Here, have a closer look!
A reader asked if I use patterns when making my quilts. Commercial patterns, no, but I like drafting things to the size I need for a particular project. In this case, the Variable Star blocks measure 4” because that's all the paisley print I had to work with. The finished quilt is 10"x10.”
Even the smallest quilt deserves a label. My friend Laurie Peters designed and inked this one for me.
Diane, I really like how subtle and beautiful this one is. When I try for subtle I usually get mush.
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this is beautiful, great use of that fabric.
ReplyDeletethanks for answering my question.
Your blog is very inspirational to me.
Love your color sense and of course your style of quilts!
kathie
I'm a huge fan of low contrast pieces - your quilt does look just like the lavender. Fantastic *s*
ReplyDeleteI recently visited a lavendar farm in the Cottswolds. I never realized how many different shades of lavendar there are! Immediately upon getting home from the farm I played in my purple and pink piles of fabric.
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